COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio lawmakers are weighing a proposal that could add a constitutional right to hunt and fish, a measure supporters say would preserve part of the state’s economy and heritage.
Senate Joint Resolution 8, introduced in October by state Sen. Steve Huffman (R-Tipp City), seeks to amend the Ohio Constitution to recognize hunting and fishing as fundamental rights. If approved by three-fifths of both legislative chambers, the proposal would appear on the November 2026 statewide ballot.
Under the resolution, a new Section 23 would be added to Article I of the Ohio Constitution, declaring that “the right to hunt, fish and harvest wildlife is a valued part of Ohio’s heritage and shall be forever preserved for the public good.” The measure specifies that those activities “shall be a preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife,” and that any regulation of them must come from the General Assembly or agencies acting under its authority.
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Huffman told members of the Senate General Government Committee during the resolution’s first hearing on Nov. 4 that hunting and fishing are vital to both the state’s economy and its rural traditions…