A local lawmaker thinks the Missouri constitution is missing something big.
Rep. John Black, R-Marshfield, is pushing legislation this year that would enshrine a “right to hunt and fish” in the document to ensure those pastimes are never taken away.
“We all know that the heritage to hunt and fish in this state is significant and historic,” Black told a House committee last week. “It would seem appropriate that within 200 years from our founding, we finally get it in the constitution.”
Black assured colleagues that his idea, which would require voter approval, is not an attempt to second-guess controversial decisions from the Conservation Department.
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INDIANAPOLIS â Noble Countyâs State Rep. Dave Abbott was selected to receive the Indiana 2020 Legislator of the Year Award presented by the Humane Society of the United States.
Abbott, R-Rome City, was selected as Indianaâs top animal-friendly lawmaker for his efforts to protect exotic animals, a role that comes with the District 82 territory that includes Black Pine Animal Sanctuary in Albion.
Abbott, whose district covers all of Noble County as well as small portions of Allen, LaGrange, Whitley and Kosciusko counties, received the award last week.
His district covers Albion and the Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, a rescue for exotic animals seized from roadside zoos and private owners who reside at the location west of town for the rest of their lives. Animals at Black Pine are not bred like in zoos, and tourism at the sanctuary helps raise awareness as well as revenue to help care for the rescued animals.
Hunter Nation contends the agency’s decision violates the rights of their roughly 20,000 members in Wisconsin, according to
Luke Hilgemann, the group’s CEO and president.
“Clearly, this comes down to whether or not the administration is going to follow the law, and whether or not they want to have the management of a wild population of wolves that’s growing beyond our stated goal of management,” said Hilgemann.
Hilgemann said they’re suing to force the DNR to immediately resume the wolf hunt in compliance with state law. Under state statute, the DNR is required to hold a single wolf hunting and trapping season from Oct. 15 through February when the animal is not listed as an endangered species.