BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE EIGHTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE

STATE OF ARKANSAS AND BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, A MAJORITY OF ALL

MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH HOUSE AGREEING THERETO:

That the following is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of

the State of Arkansas, and upon being submitted to the electors of the state

for approval or rejection at the next general election for Senators and

Representatives, if a majority of the electors voting thereon at the election

adopt the amendment, the amendment shall become a part of the Constitution of

the State of Arkansas, to wit:

SECTION 1. (a)(1) Citizens of the state of Arkansas have a right to

hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife.

(2) The right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife shall be

subject only t 1 o regulations that promote sound wildlife conservation and

management and are consistent with Amendment 35 of the Arkansas Constitution.

(b) Public hunting, fishing, and trapping shall be a preferred means

of managing and controlling nonthreatened species and citizens may use

traditional methods for harvesting wildlife.

(c) Nothing in this amendment shall be construed to alter, repeal, or

modify:

(1) Any provision of Amendment 35 to the Arkansas Constitution;

(2) Any common law or statute relating to trespass, private

property rights, eminent domain, public ownership of property, or any law

concerning firearms unrelated to hunting; or

(3) The sovereign immunity of the State of Arkansas.