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Nebraska Right-to-Hunt and Fish Bill Advances
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4/20/2011
A proposal that could place hunting, fishing and wildlife harvesting rights into the Nebraska constitution has won a first-round legislative vote.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A proposal that could place hunting, fishing and wildlife harvesting rights into the Nebraska constitution has won a first-round legislative vote.
Nebraska lawmakers advanced the proposal Monday despite protests that such sporting activities don't need constitutional protection.
The proposal by Omaha Sen. Pete Pirsch would set the issue before voters on the 2012 general election ballot. Lawmakers who opposed the measure said it would do little to stop a perceived threat of animal rights groups.
Several lawmakers introduced several counter-amendments in protest. Omaha Sen. Brenda Council introduced an amendment Monday that would give Nebraskans a "fundamental right to eat cows, pigs, chicken and sheep." Her amendment failed.
Pirsch's constitutional amendment proposal advanced, 32-6, through the first of three required votes.
