[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2978 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2978
Relating to State regulation of access to hunting and fishing.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
October 11, 2004
Mr. Reid (for himself, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Burns,
Mr. Stevens and Mr. Ensign) introduced the following bill; which was
read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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A BILL
Relating to State regulation of access to hunting and fishing.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. STATE REGULATION OF ACCESS TO HUNTING AND FISHING.
(a) Declaration of Policy.--Congress hereby declares that--
(1) the continued regulation of access to hunting and
fishing by the several States is in the public interest; and
(2) silence on the part of Congress shall not be construed
to impose any commerce clause barrier to the regulation of such
activities by the several States.
(b) State Regulation of Access to Hunting and Fishing.--The
licensing of hunting and fishing, or of other access thereto, and every
person engaged in hunting or fishing, shall be subject to the laws of
the several States which relate to the regulation of such activities.
(c) Construction.--No Act of Congress shall be construed to
invalidate, impair, or supersede any law enacted by any State for the
purpose of regulating the access to hunting and fishing unless such Act
specifically so states.
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