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A238, R279, H4952

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. M.A. Pitts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20625sd08.doc

Introduced in the House on April 3, 2008
Introduced in the Senate on April 23, 2008
Last Amended on April 22, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on May 13, 2008
Became law without Governor's signature, May 22, 2008

Summary: Fertility control agents

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    4/3/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-12
    4/3/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-13
   4/17/2008  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-2
   4/18/2008          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/22/2008  House   Amended HJ-30
   4/22/2008  House   Read second time HJ-30
   4/23/2008  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-10
   4/23/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-8
   4/23/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-8
   4/23/2008          Scrivener's error corrected
    5/1/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry SJ-24
    5/6/2008  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-10
    5/6/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-10
    5/7/2008  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-15
   5/13/2008  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-24
   5/15/2008          Ratified R 279
   5/22/2008          Became law without Governor's signature
    6/2/2008          Copies available
    6/2/2008          Effective date 05/22/08
    6/4/2008          Act No. 238

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/3/2008
4/17/2008
4/18/2008
4/22/2008
4/23/2008
5/1/2008
5/6/2008

(A238, R279, H4952)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-96 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE INTRODUCTION OF A FERTILITY CONTROL AGENT OR CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE INTO WILDLIFE WITHOUT A PERMIT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, TO PROVIDE THE MANNER AND CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH THE DEPARTMENT MAY ISSUE A PERMIT, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

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

Introduction of fertility control agents into wildlife unlawful; exceptions, penalties

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-96.    (A)    It is unlawful for a person to introduce a fertility control agent or chemical substance into any wildlife without a permit from the department.

(B)    The department may issue a permit, authorizing the use of a fertility control agent or chemical in wildlife only for:

(1)    bonafide scientific research, as approved by the department, by persons, or institutions properly accredited, staffed, and equipped to carry out an approved research plan;

(2)    management activities for the proper control of wildlife as approved by the department.

(C)    The department is authorized to use fertility control agents or chemical substances on wildlife in order to protect human safety or for management, scientific, or educational purposes.

(D)    Preference must be given to hunting as the primary method of controlling wildlife before a fertility control agent or a chemical substance is utilized.

(E)    Nothing in this section prohibits the use of pesticides for the control of commensal rodents according to label specifications.

(F)    A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. The magistrates court is vested with jurisdiction to hear and dispose of these cases.

(G)    The Department of Natural Resources is authorized to promulgate regulations to implement and regulate the provisions of this section."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 15th day of May, 2008.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/22/08.

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