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A246, R250, H4296
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Altman, Mahaffey, Toole and Perry
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20633sd06.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 1127, 3540, 3556
Introduced in the House on January 10, 2006
Introduced in the Senate on February 21, 2006
Last Amended on February 16, 2006
Passed by the General Assembly on March 9, 2006
Governor's Action: March 15, 2006, Signed
Summary: Diamond-back terrapin
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11/16/2005 House Prefiled 11/16/2005 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs 1/10/2006 House Introduced and read first time HJ-19 1/10/2006 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-19 1/25/2006 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Toole 2/15/2006 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Perry 2/15/2006 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-36 2/16/2006 House Amended HJ-30 2/16/2006 House Read second time HJ-31 2/16/2006 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-31 2/17/2006 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3 2/21/2006 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-19 2/21/2006 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-19 3/2/2006 Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-16 3/8/2006 Senate Read second time SJ-34 3/9/2006 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-14 3/14/2006 Ratified R 250 3/15/2006 Signed By Governor 3/21/2006 Copies available 3/21/2006 Effective date 03/15/06 4/5/2006 Act No. 246
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
11/16/2005
2/15/2006
2/16/2006
3/2/2006
(A246, R250, H4296)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-2300, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERMITS TO HARVEST AND MARKET DIAMOND-BACKED TERRAPIN AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS, SO AS TO DELETE THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO GRANT PERMITS TO HARVEST AND MARKET DIAMOND-BACKED TERRAPIN, PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TAKE OR POSSESS DIAMOND-BACKED TERRAPIN FOR A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE, PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY POSSESS NO MORE THAN TWO DIAMOND-BACKED TERRAPIN FOR A NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSE, AND TO REVISE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Diamond-backed terrapin; permits, possession and penalty provisions revised
SECTION 1. Section 50-5-2300 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:
"Section 50-5-2300. (A) It is unlawful to take or possess diamond-backed terrapin for a commercial purpose. A person may possess no more than two diamond-backed terrapin for a noncommercial purpose. Nothing in this section prohibits the incidental catch of terrapin by persons engaged in a lawful fishery when the terrapin are returned immediately to the water.
(B) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. Each terrapin taken or possessed in violation of this section constitutes a separate offense."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 14th day of March, 2006.
Approved the 15th day of March, 2006.
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