Home

Constitutional amendment to hunt and fish

Posted By: HatchetJack

Constitutional amendment to hunt and fish - 04/06/2013 09:51 AM

At the hearings earlier this week the chairman said he wasn't having anymore meetings of the House Natural Resources Committee. If true I believe that kills the constitutional amendment to hunt and fish:

http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/...1&request=getBill&docno=0007&doctype=SJR

Since they amended the original resolution to include farming I have not supported this. I believe it to be a cover for high fence cervid facilities to operate.

Jack
Posted By: cedarthicket

Re: Constitutional amendment to hunt and fish - 04/06/2013 06:49 PM

I believe the current version of SJR 0007 (as well as the one passed last year) includes the phrase “subject to laws prescribed by the general assembly and rules prescribed by virtue of the authority of the general assembly.” In other words, if Indiana’s Constitution were amended per SJR 0007, hunting would not be an absolute right without restrictions. It would still be subject to various laws and regulations of the General Assembly and the DNR. And, I believe the General Assembly can overrule (by legislation) much of what a regulatory agency can do. Then, if someone believed the law to be unconstitutional, and wanted to go through the court appeals process, it may have to be appealed up to the Indiana Supreme Court. JMHO, but I am no lawyer.
© 2024 Hoosier Hunting