Missouri Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2022)
| Missouri Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment | |
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| Election date November 8, 2022 | |
| Topic Hunting and fishing | |
| Status Not on the ballot | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
The Missouri Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment was not on the ballot in Missouri as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022.[1]
The measure would have amended the Missouri Constitution to establish a constitutional right to hunt and fish.[2]
Text of measure
Constitutional changes
- See also: Article I, Missouri Constitution
The measure would have added section 36 of Article I of the state constitution. The following underlined text would have been added:[2] Note: Hover over the text and scroll to see the full text.
Section 36. That hunting and fishing provide exercise, social and emotional health, employment opportunities, and nutritious proteins; and that hunters and anglers are driving forces supporting Missouri's economy. To protect this important heritage and fundamental right, the individual right of hunters and anglers to engage in hunting and harvesting wildlife, and fishing, by traditional legal means shall be forever guaranteed in this state, subject to duly authorized powers of the conservation commission conferred in Article IV, Section 40(a) of the Constitution of Missouri. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the general assembly from enacting general laws that limit the rights of convicted violent felons or those adjudicated by a court to be a danger to one's self or others as a result of a mental disorder or mental infirmity. This section shall not be construed to modify any provision of common law or statute relating to trespass or property rights.[3]
Full text
The full text of the amendment can be read here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the Missouri Constitution
To put a legislatively referred constitutional amendment before voters, a simple majority vote is required in both the Missouri State Senate and the Missouri House of Representatives.
This amendment was introduced as House Joint Resolution 23 on January 6, 2021. On March 31, 2021, the state House passed HJR 23 in a vote of 125-18, with 19 not voting and one vacancy. HJR 23 did not receive a vote in the Senate before the legislative session adjourned.[1]
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Missouri State Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 23," accessed April 2, 2021
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri State Legislature, "House Joint Resolution 23," accessed April 2, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source.
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