Oregon ballot measure that would have criminalized hunting and fishing fails to qualify for vote

Oregon hunters, anglers and farmers can breathe a sigh of relief.

Initiative Petition 28 — the deceptively branded animal-rights proposal that would have effectively criminalized hunting, fishing, ranching and a long list of other normal activities — will not appear on Oregon’s November ballot after all.

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And this one came down to the wire.

Supporters of IP28 submitted more than 142,000 signatures, comfortably exceeding the 117,173 required to qualify for the ballot.