Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Marc Ellinger regarding a proposed amendment to Article IV of the Missouri Constitution, version 1 (2018-068).

CHRIS KOSTER ATTORNEY GENERAL .·.:t:..·:·::·:· ' ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI JEFFERSON CITY 65102 January 3, 2017 P.O.BoxB99 (573) 751-3321 OPINION LETTER NO. 26-2017 The Honorable Jason Kander Missouri Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center 600 West Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Secretary Kander: This opinion letter responds to your request dated December 22, 2016, for our review under § 116.334, RSMo, of a proposed summary statement prepared for the petition submitted by Marc Ellinger regarding a proposed constitutional amendment to amend Article IV of the Missouri Constitution, version 1 (2018-068). The proposed summary statement is as follows: Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to: • not include confined big game hunting, breeding big game species, or raising big game species as farming/ranching under Missouri Constitution or law; • prohibit confined big game hunting without a permit until November 7, 2021, at which time all big game species must be located where they may be confined legally under state and federal laws and regulations in effect at that time; and OP-2016-0320 The Honorable Jason Kander Page 2 • prohibit captive privately-owned big game species from being imported into Missouri except in certain circumstances? Pursuant to § 116.334, RSMo, we approve the legal content and form of the proposed statement. Because our review of the statement is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the petition, nor as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. &:lz~.: .... -- CHRIS KOSTER Attorney General OP-2016-0320