00CS FOR HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 51(FSH)                                                                               
01 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Alaska relating to                                           
02 limited entry for sport fish guides and allied professions.                                                             
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04    * Section 1.  Article VIII, sec. 15, Constitution of the State of Alaska, is amended to read:                        
05  SECTION 15.  NO EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF FISHERY.  No exclusive right                                                       
06 or special privilege of fishery shall be created or authorized in the natural waters of                                 
07 the State.  This section does not restrict the power of the State to limit entry into any                               
08 fishery or into the sport fish guiding profession and closely allied professions for                                  
09 purposes of resource conservation, to prevent economic distress among fishermen and                                    
10 sport fish guides and allied professionals and those dependent upon them for a                                         
11 livelihood and to promote the efficient development of aquaculture in the State.                                        
12    * Sec. 2.  The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be placed before the voters of                            
13 the state at the next general election in conformity with art. XIII, sec. 1, Constitution of the                        
14 State of Alaska, and the election laws of the state.