Loading chat...
AL SB340
Bill
Status
2/11/2014
Primary Sponsor
Scott Beason
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Proposes a constitutional amendment to clarify the existing right to hunt and fish in Alabama by amending Amendment 597, Section 36.02 of the Alabama Constitution.
-
Establishes that people have the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife including by traditional methods, subject to reasonable regulations that promote wildlife conservation and management.
-
Designates public hunting and fishing as the preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife.
-
Specifies that the amendment shall not modify laws relating to eminent domain, trespass, or property rights.
-
Names the amendment the "Sportsperson's Bill of Rights" and requires the amendment be approved by majority vote of qualified electors according to Alabama constitutional procedures.
Legislative Description
Hunting and fishing, right to clarified, subject to reasonable rules that promote conservation and management, const. amend.
Constitutional Amendments
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
4/1/2014