H 3538 General Bill, By Bradley and Erickson
Similar (S 0185)
Summary: Alligator Management Program
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-15-500, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ALLIGATOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, SO AS TO ESTABLISH THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MUST SET CONDITIONS FOR THE HUMANE TAKING AND DISPOSITION OF ALLIGATORS; TO PROHIBIT THE TAKING OF ALLIGATORS FROM A SANCTUARY UNLESS THE ALLIGATOR HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A NUISANCE; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH SPECIFIC METHODS OF HUMANE CAPTURE, REMOVAL, AND DISPOSAL OF ALLIGATOR PARTS; AND TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF ACTIONS VIOLATING THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION TO INCLUDE THE INHUMANE TAKING, REMOVING, AND DISPOSITION OF AN ALLIGATOR OR ALLIGATOR PARTS, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICIAL CITATION ISSUED BY ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MAY BE USED TO CITE VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.
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12/16/20	House	Prefiled
12/16/20	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
01/12/21	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 231)
01/12/21	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 231)
02/17/22	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 56)
02/18/22		Scrivener's error corrected
02/22/22	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson
02/22/22	House	Amended (House Journal-page 25)
02/22/22	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 25)
02/22/22	House	Roll call Yeas-108 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 29)
02/23/22	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 7)
02/23/22	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
02/23/22	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 3)