PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE PRINTER'S NO. 580
No. 532 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, B. SMITH, DeWEESE, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FLEAGLE, FORCIER, GABIG, GEIST, GERGELY, GILLESPIE, GOOD, GRUCELA, HANNA, HARHAI, HARRIS, HASAY, HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, MANN, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, METCALFE, S. MILLER, PALLONE, PHILLIPS, PYLE, SAINATO, SATHER, SCHRODER, SHANER, STABACK, R. STEVENSON, T. STEVENSON, WALKO, WANSACZ AND WILT, FEBRUARY 15, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, FEBRUARY 15, 2005
A JOINT RESOLUTION 1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth 2 of Pennsylvania, providing for the right to hunt, fish and 3 harvest game. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby resolves as follows: 6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of 7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI: 8 That Article I be amended by adding a section to read: 9 § 29. Right of the people to hunt, fish and harvest game. 10 The right of the people to hunt, fish and harvest game shall 11 be forever preserved, subject to restrictions relating to 12 species, seasons, licensure, limits, methods and locations, as 13 prescribed by the laws of this Commonwealth. 14 Section 2. (a) Upon the first passage by the General
1 Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the 2 Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to 3 comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article 4 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the 5 required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in 6 which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after 7 passage of this proposed constitutional amendment. 8 (b) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this 9 proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the 10 Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the 11 advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the 12 Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required 13 advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such 14 newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of 15 this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the 16 Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment 17 to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first 18 primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three 19 months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by 20 the General Assembly which meets the requirements of and is in 21 conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of 22 Pennsylvania. B9L83DMS/20050H0532B0580 - 2 -