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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.320 Ratification Number:397 Act Number:304 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20010214 Primary Sponsor:Gregory All Sponsors:Gregory, Peeler, Drummond Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\swb\5161djc01.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020529 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20020605 Subject:Operation Game Thief Program, expenditure of funds for programs within Program History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020618 Act No. A304 ------ 20020605 Signed by Governor ------ 20020530 Ratified R397 House 20020529 Read third time, enrolled for ratification House 20020528 Read second time House 20020522 Committee report: Favorable 20 HANR House 20010307 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR referred to Committee Senate 20010306 Read third time, sent to House Senate 20010301 Co-Sponsor added by Senator Drummond Senate 20010301 Read second time, notice of general amendments ------ 20010301 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20010228 Committee report: Favorable 07 SFGF Senate 20010214 Introduced, read first time, 07 SFGF referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on February 28, 2001 - Word format Revised on March 1, 2001 - Word format Revised on May 22, 2002 - Word format
(A304, R397, S320)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2300, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FUNDING OF THE OPERATION GAME THIEF PROGRAM, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE SALE OF OPERATION GAME THIEF PARAPHERNALIA AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2310, RELATING TO PURPOSES FOR WHICH PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE EXPENDED, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR REWARD PAYMENTS FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST OF PERSONS FOR VIOLATIONS OF NATURAL RESOURCE LAWS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE EXPENDED FOR OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THE "PROPERTY WATCH PROGRAM", THE "COASTAL WATCH PROGRAM", AND OTHER PROGRAMS WITHIN THE OPERATION GAME THIEF PROGRAM AND TO ENHANCE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN THE PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Proceeds from sale of Operation Game Thief paraphernalia
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-2300 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-11-2300. There is created an Operation Game Thief Program to be funded by:
(1) monies authorized from the county game fund of the state treasury not to exceed thirty thousand dollars annually;
(2) monies received from donations to the fund, which must be used for general program purposes. The donor may not specify the purposes for which the donation must be used;
(3) monies appropriated by the General Assembly for the purposes provided in this article;
(4) proceeds from the sale of Operation Game Thief paraphernalia."
Expenditure of funds from the Operation Game Thief Program
SECTION 2. Section 50-11-2310 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-11-2310. Funds from the Operation Game Thief Program may be expended only for the following purposes:
(1) the financing of reward payments to persons other than law enforcement officers, department personnel, and members of their immediate families responsible for information leading to the arrest of any persons for violations of natural resources laws. The board shall establish the schedule of rewards to be paid for information received and payment must be made from funds available for this purpose;
(2) the financing of a statewide telephone reporting system under the name of 'Operation Game Thief' established under the direction of the board;
(3) the promotion of public recognition and awareness of the Operation Game Thief Program;
(4) operational improvements to the 'Property Watch Program', the 'Coastal Watch Program', and other programs within the Operation Game Thief Program and to enhance public involvement in the protection of natural resources."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 30th day of May, 2002.
Approved the 5th day of June, 2002.
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