South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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A13 of 2005, R433, H4996

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Bowers and Rhoad
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\21077sd04.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1147

Introduced in the House on March 18, 2004
Introduced in the Senate on April 29, 2004
Last Amended on June 2, 2004
Passed by the General Assembly on June 2, 2004
Became law without Governor's signature, January 13, 2005

Summary: Releasing nondomestic pigs

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/18/2004  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-28
   3/18/2004  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-28
   4/15/2004  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Rhoad
   4/22/2004  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-3
   4/28/2004  House   Amended HJ-17
   4/28/2004  House   Read second time HJ-17
   4/29/2004  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-16
   4/29/2004  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-12
   4/29/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-12
    6/1/2004  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-10
    6/1/2004  Senate  Read second time SJ-10
    6/1/2004  Senate  Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-10
    6/2/2004  Senate  Amended SJ-111
    6/2/2004  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-111
    6/2/2004  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-107
    6/3/2004          Ratified R 433
   1/13/2005          Became law without Governor's signature
   1/19/2005          Copies available
   1/19/2005          Effective date 01/13/05
   2/16/2005          Act No. 13

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/18/2004
4/22/2004
4/28/2004
6/1/2004
6/2/2004

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A13, R433, H4996 of 2004)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-16-25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO RELEASE A MEMBER OF THE SUIDAE (PIG) FAMILY FOR HUNTING PURPOSES OR IN AN ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH OR SUPPLEMENT A FREE ROAMING POPULATION AND TO PROVIDE FOR EXCEPTIONS.

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

Release of pigs for hunting purposes prohibited

SECTION    1.    Chapter 16, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-16-25.    It is unlawful to release or transport for the purpose of release a member of the family Suidae (pig) for hunting purposes or in an attempt to establish or supplement a free roaming population; however, a landowner may capture and release a pig so long as: (1) the pig is captured pursuant to a permit issued without charge by the Department of Natural Resources, and (2) the pig is released on the same tract on which the pig was captured or on an adjoining tract with permission of the owner of the adjoining tract. Under no circumstances may a pig be released in a county other than the county in which the pig was captured."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 3rd day of June, 2004.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 1/13/05.

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