Colorado Amendment 83 — Constitutional Right to Hunt and Fish

What it does

Shall there be an amendment to the Colorado Constitution creating a constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest fish and wildlife by traditional methods, including all species of fish and wildlife managed by the state except non-game species, endangered species, or any species that is illegal to hunt under federal law, and, in connection therewith, establishing hunting and fishing as the preferred means of managing fish and wildlife populations; and preserving the right of the state to regulate hunting, fishing, and wildlife management if necessary for sound scientific wildlife conservation and management, public safety, or to preserve the future of hunting and fishing opportunities for all species?

A YES vote means

A yes vote creates a constitutional right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife by traditional methods and makes hunting and fishing the preferred means of managing wildlife, while keeping state regulatory authority.

A NO vote means

A no vote adds no constitutional right to hunt and fish; current statutory wildlife law continues.

Needed to pass

55% of votes cast

Put on the ballot by

citizen initiative

Official text: source

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