Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3358 Ratification Number:369 Act Number:340 Primary Sponsor:Snow Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Game animals, special permit to take Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19940406 Computer Document Number:DKA/4230BD.93 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19940420 Introduced Date:19930203 Date of Last Amendment:19940322 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19940420 Last History Type:Act No. 340 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Snow Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- ------------ 3358 ------ 19940420 Act No. 340 3358 ------ 19940420 Signed by Governor 3358 ------ 19940414 Ratified R 369 3358 House 19940406 Concurred in Senate amendment, enrolled for ratification 3358 Senate 19940324 Read third time, returned to House with amendment 3358 Senate 19940322 Amended, read second time 3358 Senate 19940317 Committee Report: Favorable 07 with amendment 3358 Senate 19940223 Introduced, read first time, 07 referred to Committee 3358 House 19940222 Read third time, sent to Senate 3358 House 19940217 Read second time 3358 House 19940209 Committee Report: Favorable 20 3358 House 19930203 Introduced, read first time, 20 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A340, R369, H3358)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2570, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPECIAL PERMITS TO TAKE GAME ANIMALS DESTROYING PROPERTY OR FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR THE PERMIT REQUIREMENT.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Exception for special permit to take game animals
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-2570 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-2570. (A) The department may issue special permits, at no cost to the applicant, for the taking, capturing, or transportation of a furbearing animal or another game animal which is destroying or damaging private or public property, timber, or growing crops so as to be a nuisance or for scientific or research purposes.
(B) The permit provided in subsection (A) is not required by the property owner or his designee when capturing furbearing animals or squirrels within one hundred yards of the owner's home when the animal is causing damage to the home or the owner's property. An animal captured pursuant to this subsection must be destroyed or with a department permit may be relocated."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 20th day of April, 1994.