Extraordinary Protections for the Industry that Feeds Us: Examining a Potential Constitutional Right to Farm and Ranch in Montana
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: INTRODUCTION " [O]nce in your life you need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman and a preacher but every day, three times a day, you need a farmer."Brenda Schoepp 1During the 2013 Montana Legislative Session, Senator Eric Moore introduced Senate Bill 300, a constitutional referendum to create a right to farm and ranch. 2 The bill attempted to replicate a successful constitutional amendment in North Dakota in 2012, 3 but it was never heard at Moore's * The author is a third-year student at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana.Prior to attending law school, the author served as communications director and lobbyist for the Montana Stockgrowers Association.She was present for many of the discussions about a possible constitutional amendment for a right to farm and ranch in Montana during the 2013 Legislative Session.
Source: The Mathematics Enthusiast
Author: Ariel Overstreet-Adkins
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2288426027