A Kansas House Concurrent Resolution to amend the Constitution of the State of Kansas has been introduced by Rep. Travis Couture-Lovelady in the KS House of Representatives. HCR 5008 is designed to protect the right to Hunt, Fish and Trap in Kansas. If this resolution passes both chambers of the Kansas legislature then it will be placed on the general election ballot in November 2016 for the voters to decide if it should be codified in the Kansas Constitution. It will require two thirds of the voters voting yes to adopt this resolution. This amendment is to preserve constitutionally the right of the public to hunt, fish and trap wildlife subject to reasonable laws and regulations. The right of the public to hunt, fish and trap shall not modify any provision of common law or statutes relating to trespass, eminent domain or any other private property rights.

The exact verbiage that will be codified in the Kansas Constitution, should it pass, is:

"The people have the right to hunt, fish and trap, including by the use of traditional methods, subject to laws and regulations that promote wildlife conservation and management and that preserve the future of hunting and fishing. Public hunting and fishing shall be a preferred means of managing and controlling wildlife. This section shall not be construed to modify any provision of law relating to trespass, property rights or water resources."