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A219, R247, S512
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Grooms
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Introduced in the Senate on February 8, 2011
Introduced in the House on March 30, 2011
Last Amended on March 24, 2011
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2012
Governor's Action: June 7, 2012, Signed
Summary: Hunting migratory waterfowl on Lake Moultrie
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2/8/2011 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4) 2/8/2011 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 4) 3/17/2011 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 10) 3/24/2011 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 25) 3/24/2011 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 25) 3/24/2011 Senate Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-5 (Senate Journal-page 25) 3/29/2011 Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 7) 3/30/2011 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 21) 3/30/2011 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 21) 5/23/2012 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 5) 5/29/2012 House Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 16) 5/30/2012 House Read second time (House Journal-page 23) 5/30/2012 House Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 23) 5/31/2012 House Debate adjourned until Tues., 06-05-12 (House Journal-page 37) 6/5/2012 House Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 45) 6/6/2012 Ratified R 247 6/7/2012 Signed By Governor 6/19/2012 Effective date 06/07/12 6/21/2012 Act No. 219
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
2/8/2011
3/17/2011
3/24/2011
5/23/2012
(A219, R247, S512)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-36 SO AS TO PROHIBIT HUNTING MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON LAKE MOULTRIE WITHIN TWO HUNDRED YARDS OF A DWELLING WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Wildlife, prohibition on hunting of migratory waterfowl on Lake Moultrie near a dwelling, penalty
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-11-36. It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Lake Moultrie within two hundred yards of a dwelling without written permission of the owner and occupant. As used in this section, Lake Moultrie means all waters impounded by the Pinopolis Dam, including the Diversion Canal and those waters of the Re-diversion Canal within the Santee Cooper project area. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 6th day of June, 2012.
Approved the 7th day of June, 2012.
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