South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A21, R42, S448

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Martin
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20134sd07.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3557

Introduced in the Senate on February 14, 2007
Introduced in the House on March 14, 2007
Last Amended on March 8, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on May 2, 2007
Became law without Governor's signature, May 16, 2007

Summary: Elk

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/14/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   2/14/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-7
    3/7/2007  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry SJ-22
    3/8/2007  Senate  Amended SJ-37
    3/8/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-37
   3/13/2007  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-24
   3/14/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-13
   3/14/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-13
   4/25/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-3
    5/1/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-19
    5/2/2007  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-21
    5/9/2007          Ratified R 42
   5/16/2007          Became law without Governor's signature
   5/17/2007          Copies available
   5/17/2007          Effective date 05/16/07
   5/22/2007          Act No. 21

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/14/2007
3/7/2007
3/8/2007
4/25/2007

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

(A21, R42, S448)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-360 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TAKE OR ATTEMPT TO TAKE ELK AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION.

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

Taking or attempting to take elk unlawful

SECTION    1.    Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-360.    It is unlawful to take or attempt to take elk (Cervus elaphus). A person convicted of violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than twenty-five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 9th day of May, 2007.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/16/07.

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