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ID HJR002
Joint Resolution
Status
3/22/2012
Primary Sponsor
Ways and Means Committee
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AI Summary
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Proposes amendment to Idaho Constitution Article I adding Section 23 to establish that hunting, fishing, and trapping using traditional methods are valued heritage rights to be preserved and managed through state laws, rules, and proclamations
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Designates public hunting, fishing, and trapping of wildlife as the preferred means of managing wildlife in Idaho
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Clarifies that these rights do not permit trespassing on private property, do not affect water diversion or appropriation rights, do not establish minimum water levels, and do not diminish other private rights
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Preserves the Legislature's authority to suspend or revoke hunting, fishing, or trapping licenses by statute
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Directs the Legislative Council to prepare required statements and the Secretary of State to publish the amendment and arguments for submission to Idaho voters at the next general election
Legislative Description
Proposing a new section to the Constitution of the State of Idaho to provide that the rights to hunt, fish and trap, including by the use of traditional methods, are a valued part of the heritage of the State of Idaho and shall forever be preserved for the people and managed through the laws, rules and proclamations that preserve the future of hunting, fishing and trapping; to provide that public hunting, fishing and trapping of wildlife shall be a preferred means of managing wildlife; and to provide that the rights set forth do not create a right to trespass on private property, shall not affect rights to divert, appropriate and use water, or establish any minimum amount of water in any water body, shall not lead to a diminution of other private rights and shall not prevent the suspension or revocation, pursuant to statute enacted by the Legislature, of an individual's hunting, fishing or trapping license.
RIGHTS TO HUNT, FISH AND TRAP
Last Action
Rpt delivered to Secretary of State on 03/29
3/29/2012