Constitutional Amendment To Protect PA Hunting, Fishing, Trapping

HARRISBURG – Sen. Greg Rothman of Cumberland, Dauphin, & Perry Counties is introducing legislation establishing a constitutional amendment to enshrine Pennsylvanians’ right to hunt, fish, and trap. The amendment would ensure sportsmen across the state maintain this fundamental right as efforts grow in other states to undermine it. Rothman says hunting, fishing, and trapping have long been valuable components of PA’s heritage and should be practiced and preserved for generations to come. Not only are these practices recreational for many, but they contribute to wildlife and natural habitat conservation.  Currently, 24 states’ constitutions protect the right to hunt and 26 protect the right to fish. As a proposed constitutional amendment, the measure must be approved by the General Assembly in two consecutive legislative sessions and put before citizens in a ballot referendum.