South Carolina General Assembly
105th Session, 1983-1984

Bill 899

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               899
Ratification Number:       441
Act Number:                388
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Prohibit a person from feeding or
                           enticing with food any alligator in the
                           wild
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(A388, R441, S899)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-2295, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A PERSON FROM FEEDING OR ENTICING WITH FOOD ANY ALLIGATOR IN THE WILD AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Unlawful to entice or feed alligators

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-2295. It is unlawful for any person to feed or entice with food any American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), except those persons feeding alligators maintained in protective captivity under a permit issued by the Wildlife and Marine Resources Department pursuant to Section 50-15-50 for education, scientific, commercial, or recreational purposes; or Wildlife and Marine Resources Department personnel, persons licensed, or otherwise authorized by the Department, or county or municipal animal control personnel when relocating alligators by baiting or enticement. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be fined in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.