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A165, R178, S913

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Campsen
Document Path: l:\s-res\gec\052falc.hm.gec.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2014
Introduced in the House on February 25, 2014
Passed by the General Assembly on May 13, 2014
Governor's Action: May 16, 2014, Signed

Summary: Falconry

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/14/2014  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 73)
   1/14/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 73)
    2/6/2014  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 14)
    2/7/2014          Scrivener's error corrected
   2/19/2014  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31)
   2/19/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-45  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 31)
   2/20/2014  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 10)
   2/25/2014  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
   2/25/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 8)
   4/10/2014  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 1)
   4/29/2014  House   Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-6-14 
                        (House Journal-page 101)
    5/8/2014  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 139)
    5/8/2014  House   Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 139)
   5/13/2014  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 8)
   5/15/2014          Ratified R 178
   5/16/2014          Signed By Governor
   5/27/2014          Effective date 05/16/14
    6/2/2014          Act No. 165

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/14/2014
2/6/2014
2/7/2014
4/10/2014

(A165, R178, S913)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-675 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A PERMIT TO ENGAGE IN FALCONRY IN THIS STATE, THE FEE FOR THE PERMIT, AND THAT A PERSON HOLDING A VALID FEDERAL FALCONRY PERMIT ON JANUARY 1, 2014, MAY ENGAGE IN FALCONRY WITHOUT A SOUTH CAROLINA FALCONER'S PERMIT UNTIL THE FEDERAL PERMIT EXPIRES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-600 SO AS TO DEFINE THE TERM "FALCONRY", TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO USE BIRDS OF PREY TO TAKE WILDLIFE UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.

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

Falconry

SECTION    1.    Article 6, Chapter 9, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-9-675.    (A)    For the privilege of engaging in falconry, in addition to a statewide hunting license, a person must obtain a falconry permit. The fee for the permit is one hundred dollars, and the permit expires three years from the date of its issuance.

(B)    A person holding a valid federal falconry permit on January 1, 2014, may engage in falconry without a South Carolina falconer's permit until the federal permit expires."

Falconry

SECTION    2.    Article 3, Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-600.    (A)    Falconry is the hunting of wild quarry in its natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey or raptor (Order Falconiformes or Order Strigiformes other than bald eagle).

(B)    It is unlawful to use birds of prey to take any wildlife except as authorized in this section. Any person convicted of violating this section or regulations promulgated pursuant to this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned up to thirty days, or both.

(C)    The department may promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 15th day of May, 2014.

Approved the 16th day of May, 2014.

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