HJR0108 - Tennessee: Constitutional Amendments, Game And Fish Laws

Constitutional Amendments - Adds provisions establishing the right to hunt, fish, and harvest game subject to reasonable rules and regulations; establishes standard for reviewing such rules and regulations. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR0108Increase State Expenditures - $20,000 One-Time Bill Summary for *HJR0108 ON JUNE 4, 2007, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS #1 AND #2 AND COMPLETED THE FIRST READING OF HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 108. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the language of the proposed constitutional amendment so that it would read as follows: The citizens of this state shall have the personal right to hunt and fish, subject to reasonable regulations and restrictions imposed by law. The declaration of this right does not abrogate any private or public property rights, nor does it limit the state's power to regulate commercial activity. AMENDMENT #2 adds the following legislative findings and declarations of intent to this [...]

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