South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A246, R250, H4296

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Altman, Mahaffey, Toole and Perry
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20633sd06.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1127, 3540, 3556

Introduced in the House on January 10, 2006
Introduced in the Senate on February 21, 2006
Last Amended on February 16, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on March 9, 2006
Governor's Action: March 15, 2006, Signed

Summary: Diamond-back terrapin

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/16/2005  House   Prefiled
  11/16/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs
   1/10/2006  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-19
   1/10/2006  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-19
   1/25/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole
   2/15/2006  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Perry
   2/15/2006  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-36
   2/16/2006  House   Amended HJ-30
   2/16/2006  House   Read second time HJ-31
   2/16/2006  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-31
   2/17/2006  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3
   2/21/2006  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-19
   2/21/2006  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-19
    3/2/2006  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-16
    3/8/2006  Senate  Read second time SJ-34
    3/9/2006  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-14
   3/14/2006          Ratified R 250
   3/15/2006          Signed By Governor
   3/21/2006          Copies available
   3/21/2006          Effective date 03/15/06
    4/5/2006          Act No. 246

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/16/2005
2/15/2006
2/16/2006
3/2/2006


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A246, R250, H4296)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-2300, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERMITS TO HARVEST AND MARKET DIAMOND-BACKED TERRAPIN AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO DELETE THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO GRANT PERMITS TO HARVEST AND MARKET DIAMOND-BACKED TERRAPIN, PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TAKE OR POSSESS DIAMOND-BACKED TERRAPIN FOR A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE, PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY POSSESS NO MORE THAN TWO DIAMOND-BACKED TERRAPIN FOR A NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSE, AND TO REVISE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

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

Diamond-backed terrapin; permits, possession and penalty provisions revised

SECTION    1.    Section 50-5-2300 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:

"Section    50-5-2300.    (A)    It is unlawful to take or possess diamond-backed terrapin for a commercial purpose. A person may possess no more than two diamond-backed terrapin for a noncommercial purpose. Nothing in this section prohibits the incidental catch of terrapin by persons engaged in a lawful fishery when the terrapin are returned immediately to the water.

(B)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. Each terrapin taken or possessed in violation of this section constitutes a separate offense."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 14th day of March, 2006.

Approved the 15th day of March, 2006.

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