Bill Summary for S 889 (2015-2016)

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May 25 2016

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View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
Senate Bill 889 (Public) Filed Wednesday, May 25, 2016
AN ACT TO AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO HUNT, FISH, AND HARVEST WILDLIFE.
Intro. by Brock, Newton, J. Davis.

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Subject to approval by voters at the statewide election on November 8, 2016, adds new Section 38 to Article I of the North Carolina Constitution prohibiting the infringement upon the right of people to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife, subject to laws and regulations to conserve and manage the State's natural resources. Makes public hunting and fishing the preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife. If approved, effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2017.