WILDLIFE & FISHERIES CMN: (Constitutional Amendment) Provides relative to control and supervision of the wildlife of the state (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

This constitutional amendment (HB 711) proposes adding an exception to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission's authority over state wildlife. Specifically, it would remove the "Animal Rehabilitation Program" from the Commission's control and supervision, granting it a separate status under the state constitution. If approved by voters in the November 2026 election, the amendment would change Article IX, Section 7(A) to explicitly exempt this program from the Commission's oversight. The change directly affects the Animal Rehabilitation Program's regulatory structure, not other wildlife management.