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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to hunt |
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and fish. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 33 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 33. (a) Every person has the right to hunt and fish in |
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this state in accordance with the laws of this state. Hunting and |
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fishing are the preferred methods of managing wildlife species that |
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are not classified as threatened species by the state agency |
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responsible for maintaining the list of endangered or threatened |
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species. |
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(b) The legislature may enact a general law to define the |
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term "threatened" with respect to indigenous species of fish or |
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wildlife. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2009. |
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The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment recognizing the right |
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of a person to hunt and fish in this state, recognizing hunting and |
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fishing as the preferred methods of managing wildlife species that |
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are not classified as threatened species, and authorizing the |
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legislature to enact a general law defining "threatened."" |