THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BAKER, DALLY, STERN, ARGALL, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, GROVE, HARHAI, HESS, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, MAJOR, MARKOSEK, METCALFE, MOUL, MURT, PEIFER, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, QUIGLEY, RAPP, READSHAW, ROAE, ROCK, ROHRER, SCAVELLO, STABACK, STEVENSON, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH AND WHITE, FEBRUARY 13, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, FEBRUARY 13, 2009  

A JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth

of Pennsylvania, providing for the right to hunt, fish and

harvest game.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby resolves as follows:

Section 1.  The following amendment to the Constitution of

Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:

That Article I be amended by adding a section to read:

§ 29.  Right of the people to hunt, fish and harvest game.

The right of the people to hunt, fish and harvest game shall

be forever preserved, subject to restrictions relating to

species, seasons, licensure, limits, methods and locations, as

prescribed by the laws of this Commonwealth.

Section 2.  (a)  Upon the first passage by the General

Assembly of this proposed constitutional amendment, the

Secretary of the Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to

comply with the advertising requirements of section 1 of Article

XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the

required advertisements to two newspapers in every county in

which such newspapers are published in sufficient time after

passage of this proposed constitutional amendment.

(b)  Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of this

proposed constitutional amendment, the Secretary of the

Commonwealth shall proceed immediately to comply with the

advertising requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the

Constitution of Pennsylvania and shall transmit the required

advertisements to two newspapers in every county in which such

newspapers are published in sufficient time after passage of

this proposed constitutional amendment. The Secretary of the

Commonwealth shall submit this proposed constitutional amendment

to the qualified electors of this Commonwealth at the first

primary, general or municipal election occurring at least three

months after the proposed constitutional amendment is passed by

the General Assembly which meets the requirements of and is in

conformance with section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution of

Pennsylvania.