THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 1512


Session of 2003

        INTRODUCED BY BAKER, B. SMITH, ALLEN, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BELFANTI,
           BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, BUNT, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CREIGHTON, CRUZ,
           DALEY, DeWEESE, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FLEAGLE, GEIST, GERGELY,
           GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HERSHEY, HORSEY, HUTCHINSON, KIRKLAND,
           LAUGHLIN, LEWIS, McGEEHAN, S. MILLER, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS,
           SATHER, SAYLOR, STABACK, T. STEVENSON, WATERS, WILT,
           WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 3, 2003

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, JUNE 3, 2003

                               A JOINT RESOLUTION

     1  Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
     2     of Pennsylvania, to provide for the right to hunt and fish.
     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby resolves as follows:
     5     Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of
     6  Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
     7     That Article I be amended by adding a section to read:
     8  § 29.  Right of the people to hunt and fish.
     9     The right of the people to hunt and fish shall not be
    10  prohibited, subject to reasonable restrictions relating to
    11  seasons, licensure, limits, methods and locations, as prescribed
    12  by the laws of this Commonwealth. However, this right shall not
    13  be construed to confer a right to a license to hunt or fish
    14  issued by the Commonwealth when the privilege to hold such a
    15  license has been revoked or suspended pursuant to an act of the

     1  General Assembly.
     2     Section 2.  (a)  Upon the first passage by the General
     3  Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the
     4  Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to
     5  comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article
     6  XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the
     7  required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in
     8  which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after
     9  passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.
    10     (b)  Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this
    11  proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the
    12  Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the
    13  advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the
    14  Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required
    15  advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such
    16  newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of
    17  this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the
    18  Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment
    19  to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first
    20  primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three
    21  months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by
    22  the General Assembly which meets the requirements of and is in
    23  conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of
    24  Pennsylvania.


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