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S.J.R. 10 Enrolled

    

RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING WILDLIFE NUMBERS

    
1998 GENERAL SESSION

    
STATE OF UTAH

    
Sponsor: Leonard M. Blackham

    John P. Holmgren
    Howard C. Nielson
    Ed Mayne
    Lorin V. Jones
    Alarik Myrin
    Lyle W. Hillyard
    David H. Steele
    Howard A. Stephenson
Robert F. Montgomery
Craig A. Peterson
Robert M. Muhlestein
Craig L. Taylor
Joseph L. Hull
Mike Dmitrich
LeRay McAllister
L. Alma Mansell
Lane Beattie
Pete Suazo
Michael G. Waddoups
L. Steven Poulton
Blaze D. Wharton
George Mantes


    A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE LEGISLATURE PROPOSING TO AMEND THE UTAH
    CONSTITUTION; PROVIDING THAT ANY VOTER INITIATIVE REGARDING THE
    TAKING OF WILDLIFE SHALL BE ADOPTED UPON APPROVAL OF TWO-THIRDS
    OF THOSE VOTING; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
    This resolution proposes to change the Utah Constitution as follows:
    AMENDS:
         ARTICLE VI, SECTION 1
    Be it resolved by the Legislature of the state of Utah, two-thirds of all members elected to each of
    the two houses voting in favor thereof:
        Section 1. It is proposed to amend Utah Constitution Article VI, Section 1, to read:
         Article VI, Section 1. [Power vested in Senate, House and People.]
        The Legislative power of the State shall be vested:
        1. In a Senate and House of Representatives which shall be designated the Legislature of
    the State of Utah.
        2. In the people of the State of Utah, as hereinafter stated:
        The legal voters or such fractional part thereof, of the State of Utah as may be provided by
    law, under such conditions and in such manner and within such time as may be provided by law,
    may initiate any desired legislation and cause the same to be submitted to a vote of the people for
    approval or rejection, or may require any law passed by the Legislature (except those laws passed


    by a two-thirds vote of the members elected to each house of the Legislature) to be submitted to the
    voters of the State before such law shall take effect. Legislation initiated to allow, limit, or prohibit
    the taking of wildlife or the season for or method of taking wildlife shall be adopted upon approval
    of two-thirds of those voting.
        The legal voters or such fractional part thereof as may be provided by law, of any legal
    subdivision of the State, under such conditions and in such manner and within such time as may be
    provided by law, may initiate any desired legislation and cause the same to be submitted to a vote
    of the people of said legal subdivision for approval or rejection, or may require any law or ordinance
    passed by the law making body of said legal subdivision to be submitted to the voters thereof before
    such law or ordinance shall take effect.
        Section 2. Submittal to electors.
        The lieutenant governor is directed to submit this proposed amendment to the electors of the
    state of Utah at the next general election in the manner provided by law.
        Section 3. Effective date.
        If approved by the electors of the state, the amendment proposed by this joint resolution shall
    take effect on January 1, 1999.

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