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H*3276 (Rat #0040, Act #0020 of 2011) General Bill, By White, Owens, Bikas, Sellers, Ott and Clemmons
Summary: Hunting and fishing
    AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS UNDER THE STATE'S CONSTITUTION, BY ADDING SECTION 25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HUNTING AND FISHING ARE VALUABLE PARTS OF THE STATE'S HERITAGE, IMPORTANT FOR CONSERVATION, AND A PROTECTED MEANS OF MANAGING NONTHREATENED WILDLIFE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO HUNT, FISH, AND HARVEST WILDLIFE TRADITIONALLY PURSUED, SUBJECT TO LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROMOTING SOUND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT AS PRESCRIBED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND TO SPECIFY THAT THIS SECTION MUST NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ABROGATE ANY PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, EXISTING STATE LAWS OR REGULATIONS, OR THE STATE'S SOVEREIGNTY OVER ITS NATURAL RESOURCES. - ratified title
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01/12/11House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 17)
01/12/11House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 18)
01/27/11House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Owens, Bikas
02/09/11House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 5)
02/10/11House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sellers, Ott, Clemmons
02/15/11House Read second time (House Journal-page 20)
02/15/11House Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 20)
02/16/11House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 19)
02/16/11Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12)
02/16/11Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 12)
03/07/11Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Cleary, Scott
04/20/11Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 11)
04/26/11Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16)
04/26/11Senate Roll call Ayes-40 Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 16)
04/27/11Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 8)
05/05/11 Ratified R 40
05/05/11 No signature required
05/13/11 Effective date 05/05/11
05/17/11 Act No. 20



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