South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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A115, R62, S641

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Campsen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\10908htc13.docx

Introduced in the Senate on April 23, 2013
Introduced in the House on May 14, 2013
Passed by the General Assembly on May 31, 2013
Governor's Action: June 7, 2013, Signed

Summary: Falconry

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/23/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   4/23/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 7)
    5/2/2013  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 22)
    5/3/2013          Scrivener's error corrected
    5/7/2013  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 19)
    5/7/2013  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 19)
    5/8/2013  Senate  Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 8)
   5/14/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 20)
   5/14/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 20)
   5/29/2013  House   Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 33)
   5/30/2013  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 68)
   5/30/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 68)
   5/30/2013  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day (House Journal-page 70)
   5/31/2013  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 4)
    6/4/2013          Ratified R 62
    6/7/2013          Signed By Governor
   6/18/2013          Effective date See Act for Effective Date
   8/13/2013          Act No. 115

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/23/2013
5/2/2013
5/3/2013
5/29/2013


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

(A115, R62, S641)

A JOINT RESOLUTION TO DEFINE "FALCONRY" AND MAKE IT LAWFUL TO ENGAGE IN FALCONRY IN SOUTH CAROLINA JANUARY 1, 2014, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2014, TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF FALCONRY, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS.

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

Falconry allowed, regulations, penalty

SECTION    1.    (A)    Falconry is the hunting of wild quarry in its natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey or raptor (Order Falconiformes or Order Strigiformes other than bald eagle).

(B)    A resident of this State may lawfully engage in falconry in this State after December 31, 2013, if the person holds a valid South Carolina statewide hunting license and as of December 31, 2013, the person held a valid federal falconry permit and complies with the provisions of subsection (C)(1) of this section.

(C)(1)    Those federal regulations governing engaging in falconry applicable in this State as of December 31, 2013, are deemed incorporated into the text of this joint resolution, mutatis mutandis, and apply in this State after December 31, 2013. These regulations, as incorporated, must be enforced by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources as applicable.

(2)    After December 31, 2013, a person engaging in falconry in violation of the regulations made applicable in this State pursuant to this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.

Time effective

SECTION    2.    The provisions of this joint resolution take effect upon approval by the Governor and apply only through December 31, 2014.

Ratified the 4th day of June, 2013.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2013.

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