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IA HJR1
Joint Resolution
Status
1/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dean Fisher
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AI Summary
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Proposes adding Section 24A to Article I of the Iowa Constitution establishing a constitutional right for Iowans to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife, including by traditional methods
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Subjects this right to reasonable laws enacted by the General Assembly and reasonable rules adopted by the Natural Resource Commission that promote wildlife conservation and management
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Designates public hunting, fishing, trapping, and harvesting as the preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife populations
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Explicitly states the amendment shall not modify any existing laws relating to eminent domain, trespass, property rights, or water resources
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Requires referral to the 92nd General Assembly for adoption and publication for three months before the next general election, then submission to voters for ratification
Legislative Description
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people of the state have a right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife.(See HJR 7.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HJR 7.
2/13/2025