Arkansas Constitution
Amendments
Amendment 88 - Right to Hunt, Fish, Trap, and Harvest Wildlife.

    1. Citizens of the State of Arkansas have a right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife.

    2. The right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife shall be subject only to regulations that promote sound wildlife conservation and management and are consistent with Amendment 35 of the Arkansas Constitution.

  2. Public hunting, fishing, and trapping shall be a preferred means of managing and controlling non-threatened species and citizens may use traditional methods for harvesting wildlife.

  3. Nothing in this amendment shall be construed to alter, repeal, or modify:

    1. Any provision of Amendment 35 to the Arkansas Constitution;

    2. Any common law or statute relating to trespass, private property rights, eminent domain, public ownership of property, or any law concerning firearms unrelated to hunting; or

    3. The sovereign immunity of the State of Arkansas.

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