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Introduced Version
SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION No. 14
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOLUTION
Citations Affected: Article 1, Section 40 of the Constitution of the
State of Indiana.
Synopsis: Constitutional right to farm and ranch. Provides that the
Constitution of the State of Indiana guarantees the right of the people
of Indiana to engage in diverse farming and ranching practices.
Provides that the general assembly may not pass a law that
unreasonably abridges the right of farmers and ranchers to employ or
refuse to employ effective agricultural technology and livestock
production and ranching practices. Provides that the new constitutional
provision does not modify any: (1) provision of the common law; (2)
statute relating to trespass or eminent domain; or (3) other property
right, existing or previously enacted statute, or existing or previously
adopted administrative rule.
Effective: This proposed amendment must be agreed to by two
consecutive general assemblies and ratified by a majority of the state's
voters voting on the question to be effective.
Doriot
January 7, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative
Procedure.
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First Regular Session of the 122nd General Assembly (2021)
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SENATE JOINT
RESOLUTION No. 14
A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Indiana concerning agriculture and animals.
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of the
2 State of Indiana is proposed and agreed to by this, the One Hundred
3 Twenty-Second General Assembly of the State of Indiana, and is
4 referred to the next General Assembly for reconsideration and
5 agreement.
6 SECTION 2. ARTICLE 1 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
7 STATE OF INDIANA IS AMENDED BY ADDING A NEW
8 SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Section 40. (a) The people of
9 Indiana desire to:
10 (1) protect the rights of ownership of property and the
11 adequate production of food, fuel, fiber, and shelter, while
12 maintaining the common law; and
13 (2) promote agriculture as a central activity to be conducted
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1 in Indiana, and to maintain agriculture as a vital economic
2 activity serving as a foundation and stabilizing force of
3 Indiana's economy.
4 (b) The right of the people of Indiana to engage in diverse
5 farming and ranching practices is guaranteed by this Constitution.
6 (c) The General Assembly may not pass a law that unreasonably
7 abridges the right of farmers and ranchers to employ or refuse to
8 employ effective agricultural technology and livestock production
9 and ranching practices.
10 (d) This section does not modify any:
11 (1) provision of the common law;
12 (2) statute relating to trespass or eminent domain; or
13 (3) other property right, existing or previously enacted
14 statute, or existing or previously adopted administrative rule.
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