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A29, R52, S643

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts, Reese, Thomas, Ford, Matthews, Williams, Campsen, Cromer, Campbell, O'Dell, Rose and Setzler
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18795ab11.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3687

Introduced in the Senate on March 3, 2011
Introduced in the House on April 26, 2011
Last Amended on April 13, 2011
Passed by the General Assembly on May 6, 2011
Governor's Action: May 23, 2011, Signed

Summary: Displaying marine mammals

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    3/3/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
    3/3/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 3)
   4/12/2011  Senate  Polled out of committee Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 12)
   4/12/2011  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 12)
   4/13/2011          Scrivener's error corrected
   4/13/2011  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 18)
   4/13/2011  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 18)
   4/13/2011  Senate  Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 18)
   4/14/2011  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 24)
   4/26/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 23)
   4/26/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 23)
    5/4/2011  House   Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 38)
    5/5/2011  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 18)
    5/5/2011  House   Roll call Yeas-99  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 18)
    5/5/2011  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 20)
    5/6/2011  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 108)
   5/17/2011          Ratified R 52
   5/23/2011          Signed By Governor
   5/25/2011          Effective date 05/23/11
   5/26/2011          Act No. 29

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/3/2011
4/12/2011
4/13/2011
4/13/2011-A
5/4/2011

(A29, R52, S643)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-2310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL EXHIBIT OF A MARINE MAMMAL IN THIS STATE AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE DISPLAY OF A WILD CAUGHT OR CAPTIVE-BRED DOLPHIN OR WHALE.

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

Display of wild caught or captive-bred dolphin or whale prohibited, penalties for a violation

SECTION    1.    Section 50-5-2310 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 50-5-2310.        (A)    It is unlawful for a person, which includes a corporation, to display a wild caught or captive-bred mammal of the order Cetacean (dolphins and whales).

(B)    A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 17th day of May, 2011.

Approved the 23rd day of May, 2011.

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