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A219, R247, S512

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Grooms
Document Path: l:\s-res\lkg\015hunt.kmm.lkg.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 8, 2011
Introduced in the House on March 30, 2011
Last Amended on March 24, 2011
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2012
Governor's Action: June 7, 2012, Signed

Summary: Hunting migratory waterfowl on Lake Moultrie

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/8/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
    2/8/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 4)
   3/17/2011  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 10)
   3/24/2011  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 25)
   3/24/2011  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 25)
   3/24/2011  Senate  Roll call Ayes-36  Nays-5 (Senate Journal-page 25)
   3/29/2011  Senate  Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 7)
   3/30/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 21)
   3/30/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 21)
   5/23/2012  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 5)
   5/29/2012  House   Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 16)
   5/30/2012  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 23)
   5/30/2012  House   Roll call Yeas-98  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 23)
   5/31/2012  House   Debate adjourned until Tues., 06-05-12 
                        (House Journal-page 37)
    6/5/2012  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 45)
    6/6/2012          Ratified R 247
    6/7/2012          Signed By Governor
   6/19/2012          Effective date 06/07/12
   6/21/2012          Act No. 219

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/8/2011
3/17/2011
3/24/2011
5/23/2012

(A219, R247, S512)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-36 SO AS TO PROHIBIT HUNTING MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON LAKE MOULTRIE WITHIN TWO HUNDRED YARDS OF A DWELLING WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION.

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

Wildlife, prohibition on hunting of migratory waterfowl on Lake Moultrie near a dwelling, penalty

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

"Section 50-11-36.    It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Lake Moultrie within two hundred yards of a dwelling without written permission of the owner and occupant. As used in this section, Lake Moultrie means all waters impounded by the Pinopolis Dam, including the Diversion Canal and those waters of the Re-diversion Canal within the Santee Cooper project area. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 6th day of June, 2012.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2012.

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