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Committee advances CACR 15 to preserve right to hunt and fish; minority report ordered
Summary
The House Fish and Game Committee voted to advance CACR 15, a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to hunt, fish and harvest game, over objections that it could be costly to reverse and spur litigation; the motion passed 8–6 and a minority report was requested.
The House Fish and Game Committee voted to advance CACR 15, a constitutional amendment that would enshrine a right to hunt, fish and harvest game and fish, moving the measure out of committee on an 8–6 vote.
Chairman Spillane, who led the session, said the amendment is designed to protect hunting- and fishing-license revenue streams and to make it harder for future legislatures to limit hunting and fishing without broader consensus. “All of the changes … none of that is in statute. None of that is codified by this constitutional amendment,” the chairman…
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