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H*3730 (Rat #0290, Act #0257 of 2012) General Bill, By Munnerlyn, Sabb, Vick, Hayes, Tribble and McLeod
Summary: Commercial fur license
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-450 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COMMERCIAL FUR LICENSE, IN ADDITION TO A STATE HUNTING LICENSE IS REQUIRED OF ALL PERSONS WHO, FOR A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE, SELL OR TAKE FUR BEARING ANIMALS BY ANY MEANS AND OF ALL PERSONS WHO TRAP SUCH ANIMALS, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN MAY PURCHASE A COMMERCIAL FUR LICENSE WITHOUT HAVING TO PURCHASE A STATE HUNTING LICENSE AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAPPERS EDUCATION COURSE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-40, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL USE OF RECORDED SOUNDS OR AMPLIFIED IMITATIONS OF CALLS OR SOUNDS BY A PERSON TO HUNT, CATCH, TAKE, OR KILL A GAME BIRD OR GAME ANIMAL OR ATTEMPT TO HUNT, CATCH, TAKE, OR KILL A GAME BIRD OR GAME ANIMAL BY USE OF THESE MEANS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE HUNTING AND TAKING OF COYOTES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-1080, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DECLARING OPEN SEASON ON COYOTES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THERE IS NO CLOSED SEASON FOR HUNTING OR TAKING COYOTES WITH WEAPONS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2400, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS THAT PERTAIN TO THE TRAPPING OF FUR BEARING ANIMALS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "FUR BEARING ANIMAL" AND "COMMERCIAL PURPOSES", AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE TERMS "OWNER" AND "AGENT"; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2430, RELATING TO REQUIRING A FUR TRAPPER TO CARRY PROOF THAT HE IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ON WHICH HE SETS HIS TRAPS, OR HAS PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY UPON WHICH HIS TRAPS ARE SET, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES OR CLARIFY CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2440, RELATING TO REQUIRING A TRAPPER TO VISIT HIS TRAPS DAILY, SO AS TO MODIFY THE FREQUENCY THAT A TRAPPER MUST VISIT HIS TRAPS, INCLUDING CERTAIN BODY GRIPPING TRAPS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2445, RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF TRAPPED WILDLIFE BY THE OWNERS OF TRAPS, SO AS TO ALLOW A TRAP OWNER'S DESIGNEE TO REMOVE WILDLIFE FROM HIS TRAPS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2460, RELATING TO CERTAIN TRAPS THAT ARE ALLOWED FOR TRAPPING, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE TYPES OF TRAPS THAT ARE ALLOWED AND THEIR USES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2475, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A FUR PROCESSOR'S LICENSE, SO AS TO REVISE THE COST OF THE LICENSE, TO REQUIRE A TAXIDERMIST TO KEEP A DAILY REGISTER OF THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON FROM WHOM A FUR BEARING ANIMAL IS RECEIVED ALONG WITH OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANIMAL, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2640, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR IMPORTING FOXES AND COYOTES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH ANIMAL TAKEN OR POSSESSED IN VIOLATION OF THE SECTION IS A SEPARATE OFFENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-350, RELATING TO APPRENTICE LICENSES, SO AS TO PERMIT APPRENTICE LICENSE HOLDERS TO OBTAIN OTHER HUNTING PERMITS AND TAGS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2570, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PERMITS TO CAPTURE DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE PURPOSE AND REASONS FOR THE PERMITS; TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN A NONRESIDENT MAY OBTAIN A LIFETIME COMBINATION LICENSE; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 50-11-1060, 50-11-1070, 50-11-2420, AND 50-11-2575 RELATING TO, RESPECTIVELY, THE ISSUANCE OF A COMMERCIAL FUR LICENSE, THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT TO POISON PREDATORY ANIMALS, THE KILLING OF BOBCATS, AND THE SPECIAL PERMITS FOR USE OF BEAVER SNARES. - ratified title
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Summary: Commercial fur license
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-450 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COMMERCIAL FUR LICENSE, IN ADDITION TO A STATE HUNTING LICENSE IS REQUIRED OF ALL PERSONS WHO, FOR A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE, SELL OR TAKE FUR BEARING ANIMALS BY ANY MEANS AND OF ALL PERSONS WHO TRAP SUCH ANIMALS, TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN MAY PURCHASE A COMMERCIAL FUR LICENSE WITHOUT HAVING TO PURCHASE A STATE HUNTING LICENSE AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAPPERS EDUCATION COURSE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-40, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL USE OF RECORDED SOUNDS OR AMPLIFIED IMITATIONS OF CALLS OR SOUNDS BY A PERSON TO HUNT, CATCH, TAKE, OR KILL A GAME BIRD OR GAME ANIMAL OR ATTEMPT TO HUNT, CATCH, TAKE, OR KILL A GAME BIRD OR GAME ANIMAL BY USE OF THESE MEANS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE HUNTING AND TAKING OF COYOTES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-1080, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DECLARING OPEN SEASON ON COYOTES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THERE IS NO CLOSED SEASON FOR HUNTING OR TAKING COYOTES WITH WEAPONS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2400, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF CERTAIN TERMS THAT PERTAIN TO THE TRAPPING OF FUR BEARING ANIMALS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERMS "FUR BEARING ANIMAL" AND "COMMERCIAL PURPOSES", AND TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR THE TERMS "OWNER" AND "AGENT"; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2430, RELATING TO REQUIRING A FUR TRAPPER TO CARRY PROOF THAT HE IS THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ON WHICH HE SETS HIS TRAPS, OR HAS PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY UPON WHICH HIS TRAPS ARE SET, SO AS TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES OR CLARIFY CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2440, RELATING TO REQUIRING A TRAPPER TO VISIT HIS TRAPS DAILY, SO AS TO MODIFY THE FREQUENCY THAT A TRAPPER MUST VISIT HIS TRAPS, INCLUDING CERTAIN BODY GRIPPING TRAPS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2445, RELATING TO THE REMOVAL OF TRAPPED WILDLIFE BY THE OWNERS OF TRAPS, SO AS TO ALLOW A TRAP OWNER'S DESIGNEE TO REMOVE WILDLIFE FROM HIS TRAPS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2460, RELATING TO CERTAIN TRAPS THAT ARE ALLOWED FOR TRAPPING, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE TYPES OF TRAPS THAT ARE ALLOWED AND THEIR USES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2475, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF A FUR PROCESSOR'S LICENSE, SO AS TO REVISE THE COST OF THE LICENSE, TO REQUIRE A TAXIDERMIST TO KEEP A DAILY REGISTER OF THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON FROM WHOM A FUR BEARING ANIMAL IS RECEIVED ALONG WITH OTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE ANIMAL, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2640, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR IMPORTING FOXES AND COYOTES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT EACH ANIMAL TAKEN OR POSSESSED IN VIOLATION OF THE SECTION IS A SEPARATE OFFENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-350, RELATING TO APPRENTICE LICENSES, SO AS TO PERMIT APPRENTICE LICENSE HOLDERS TO OBTAIN OTHER HUNTING PERMITS AND TAGS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2570, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PERMITS TO CAPTURE DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE PURPOSE AND REASONS FOR THE PERMITS; TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN A NONRESIDENT MAY OBTAIN A LIFETIME COMBINATION LICENSE; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 50-11-1060, 50-11-1070, 50-11-2420, AND 50-11-2575 RELATING TO, RESPECTIVELY, THE ISSUANCE OF A COMMERCIAL FUR LICENSE, THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT TO POISON PREDATORY ANIMALS, THE KILLING OF BOBCATS, AND THE SPECIAL PERMITS FOR USE OF BEAVER SNARES. - ratified title
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| 02/23/11 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9) |
| 02/23/11 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 9) |
| 03/29/11 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Tribble |
| 03/30/11 | House | Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McLeod |
| 04/13/11 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 5) |
| 04/19/11 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 04/26/11 | House | Amended (House Journal-page 61) |
| 04/26/11 | House | Read second time (House Journal-page 61) |
| 04/26/11 | House | Roll call Yeas-109 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 61) |
| 04/27/11 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 9) |
| 04/28/11 | Senate | Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8) |
| 04/28/11 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 8) |
| 03/06/12 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 17) |
| 03/07/12 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 03/22/12 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 21) |
| 03/22/12 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 21) |
| 04/18/12 | Senate | Amended (Senate Journal-page 22) |
| 04/18/12 | Senate | Read second time (Senate Journal-page 22) |
| 04/18/12 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 22) |
| 04/19/12 | Senate | Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 15) |
| 04/19/12 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 04/25/12 | House | Debate adjourned until Thur., 04-26-12 (House Journal-page 41) |
| 04/26/12 | House | Debate adjourned until Tues., 05-01-12 (House Journal-page 71) |
| 05/01/12 | House | Debate adjourned until Wed., 05-02-12 (House Journal-page 64) |
| 05/02/12 | House | Debate adjourned until Tues., 05-08-12 (House Journal-page 49) |
| 05/08/12 | House | Debate adjourned until Tues., 05-15-12 (House Journal-page 25) |
| 05/15/12 | House | Non-concurrence in Senate amendment (House Journal-page 20) |
| 05/15/12 | House | Roll call Yeas-0 Nays-100 (House Journal-page 22) |
| 05/16/12 | Senate | Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Hutto, Campsen, and S. Martin (Senate Journal-page 10) |
| 05/17/12 | House | Conference committee appointed Frye, Hodges, Hixon (House Journal-page 2) |
| 05/31/12 | Senate | Conference report adopted (Senate Journal-page 79) |
| 05/31/12 | Senate | Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 79) |
| 06/06/12 | House | Conference report received and adopted (House Journal-page 93) |
| 06/06/12 | House | Roll call Yeas-102 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 100) |
| 06/06/12 | House | Ordered enrolled for ratification (House Journal-page 101) |
| 06/12/12 | Ratified R 290 | |
| 06/18/12 | Signed By Governor | |
| 06/25/12 | Effective date 06/18/12 | |
| 06/27/12 | Act No. 257 |