South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A65, R78, S212

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators McGill, Grooms, Ford, McConnell, Land, Leatherman, Moore, Reese, Drummond, Elliott, Peeler, O'Dell, Fair, Malloy, Leventis, Verdin, Jackson, Short, Patterson, Richardson, Gregory, Courson, Hayes, Ryberg, Anderson, Setzler, Alexander, Sheheen, Hawkins, J. Verne Smith, Cromer, Martin, Mescher, Knotts, Hutto, Thomas, Matthews, Rankin and Campsen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\dka\3959dw04.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 12, 2005
Introduced in the House on February 10, 2005
Last Amended on May 17, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on May 17, 2005
Governor's Action: May 23, 2005, Signed

Summary: Unlawful to take a wild turkey from a watercraft

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/12/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-16
   1/12/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-16
    2/3/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry SJ-9
    2/8/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-27
    2/8/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-27
    2/9/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-22
   2/10/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   2/10/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-11
   3/30/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-11
   3/31/2005  House   Amended HJ-18
   3/31/2005  House   Read second time HJ-18
   3/31/2005  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-19
    4/1/2005  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        HJ-1
    4/5/2005  Senate  Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-19
    4/6/2005  House   House insists upon amendment and conference committee 
                        appointed Reps. Rhoad, Duncan, and M.A. Pitts HJ-1
    4/7/2005  Senate  Conference committee appointed Gregory, McGill, and 
                        Hutto SJ-17
    5/3/2005  Senate  Free conference powers granted SJ-29
    5/3/2005  Senate  Free conference committee appointed Gregory, McGill, and 
                        Hutto SJ-29
   5/17/2005  House   Free conference powers granted HJ-45
   5/17/2005  House   Free conference committee appointed Reps. MA Pitts, 
                        Rhoad, and Duncan HJ-47
   5/17/2005  House   Free conference report received and adopted HJ-47
   5/17/2005  Senate  Free conference report received and adopted SJ-25
   5/18/2005  Senate  Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-35
   5/18/2005          Ratified R 78
   5/23/2005          Signed By Governor
   5/25/2005          Copies available
   5/25/2005          Effective date 05/23/05
   5/27/2005          Act No. 65

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/12/2005
2/3/2005
2/8/2005
3/30/2005
3/31/2005
5/17/2005


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(A65, R78, S212)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-500, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HUNTING WILD TURKEY, SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO TAKE OR ATTEMPT TO TAKE A WILD TURKEY FROM A WATERCRAFT ON THE WATERS OF THE STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-544, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT TO POSSESS A SET OF WILD TURKEY TRANSPORTATION TAGS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT ALL TURKEYS TAKEN MUST BE CHECKED AT AN OFFICIAL CHECK STATION ON THE DAY OF THE TAKE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-555, RELATING TO MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO HUNT WILD TURKEY ON SUNDAY ON PRIVATE LAND IN GAME ZONE 4, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE HUNTING OF WILD TURKEY ON PRIVATE LAND ON SUNDAY STATEWIDE.

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

Unlawful to take wild turkey from watercraft

SECTION    1.    Section 50-11-500 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 210 of 2002, is further amended by adding at the end:

"(9)    It is unlawful for a person to take or attempt to take a wild turkey from a watercraft on the waters of this State."

Check stations deleted

SECTION    2.    Section 50-11-544 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 210 of 2002, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-11-544.    A person who hunts wild turkeys is required to possess a set of wild turkey transportation tags issued by the department at no cost. All turkeys taken must be tagged before being moved from the point of kill. No person may obtain or possess more than one set of turkey tags."

Hunting wild turkey on Sundays

SECTION    3.    Section 50-11-555 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 255 of 2002, is amended to read:

"Section 50-11-555.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is not unlawful to hunt wild turkey on Sunday on private land during the prescribed season for hunting wild turkey."

Time effective

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 18th day of May, 2005.

Approved the 23rd day of May, 2005.

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