You are right. It will definitely infringe on property rights. What galls me is that on their site they state that this does not affect bison. So if you go by the Century Code definition to exlude bison, you cannot include farmed elk/privately owned deer by the Century Code definition either. Then they go on to tell us that it does not affect the slaughter of these animals. How does any man-made enclosure to prevent escape only include a high fence? What about a squeeze shoot or a slaughterhouse? They also say that this measure will eliminate internet hunting of animals on game farms, the infamous Texas-style computer shooting at game RANCHES. This does not even exist. This statement alone makes me question anything else they say!!

Great work as usual. Here are some other angles the antis could argue the proposed initiative includes. As the bill is now written, a vet would not be allowed to euthanize private deer, elk, buffalo, or (drum roll please) a zoo animal. Zoo animals could also be considered “exotic mammals.”

The North Dakota Hunters for Fair Chase will say their proposed initiative does not include what I mentioned above. But once approved and made state law, they will lose the ability to interpret the measure. HSUS or Peta would certainly take the measure to the state’s supreme court to argue the law includes what I mentioned.