Burgess v. Alaska Lieutenant Governor Terry Miller

OPINION

RABINOWITZ, Justice.

In May 1981, Terry Miller, Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, prepared an initiative petition 1 entitled “Personal Consumption of Fish and Game” which included the following summary:

This proposal would, for fishing, hunting, or trapping for personal consumption, prevent classification of persons on the basis of economic status, land ownership, local residency, past use or dependence on the resource, or lack of alternative resources. It would, as does the existing law, also bar classifications by race or sex for any taking of fish or game. It repeals existing provisions…