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Bill 3558

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3558
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010214
Primary Sponsor:                  Townsend
All Sponsors:                     Townsend, Sharpe, Cooper, Kelley, Martin, 
                                  Stille, Thompson and White
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\swb\5172djc01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Agriculture, Natural Resources and 
                                  Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR
Subject:                          Birds of prey, trapping of within 
                                  enclosures for running rabbits allowed when; 
                                  Fish and Game, Natural Resources


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010214  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-1145, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRAPPING AND RELEASE OF PREDATORY ANIMALS WITHIN ENCLOSURES FOR RUNNING RABBITS, SO AS TO INCLUDE BIRDS OF PREY.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-11-1145 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 353 of 2000, is amended to read:

    "Section 50-11-1145.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and at any time during the year, the owner, lessee, or person in lawful possession of land whereon an enclosure for running rabbits with dogs has been erected may trap fox, wildcat, bobcat, wolf, coyote, skunk, raccoons, and any other predatory animal, and birds of prey within the enclosure when using a cage-type trap that does not injure or kill the animal. or bird. No pole-top trap, steel trap, foot-hold trap, rubber padded trap, body gripping trap, or trap that injures or kills an animal or bird may be used to remove predatory animals or birds of prey from an enclosure, and all animals and birds trapped in a cage-type trap must be released back into the wild unharmed at another location."

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

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