Florida voters will decide whether to enshrine a right to hunt and fish in the state Constitution

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Florida voters next year will decide whether to approve a ballot proposal that would enshrine a right to hunt and fish in the state Constitution.

The Senate voted 38-1 on Friday to approve a proposed constitutional amendment (HJR 1157) that would add a section to the Constitution that says hunting and fishing “shall be preserved forever as a public right and preferred means of responsibly managing and controlling fish and wildlife.”

The House on Tuesday unanimously approved the proposal. Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book, D-Davie, cast the only dissenting vote.

Senate sponsor Jason Brodeur, R-Sanford, said hunting and fishing is a “way of life” in the state.

“This would allow voters to memorialize that in the Constitution,” Brodeur said.

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