H*3762 (Rat #0071, Act #0054 of 2013) General Bill, By H.L. Ott, Skelton, Hardwick, Hodges, Knight, Bales, Jefferson, Parks, Sellers, Finlay, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Hayes, Hiott, Hixon, Horne, Lowe, D.C. Moss, Norman, Pitts, Putnam, Riley, White, Williams and Vick
Summary: Hunting
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 50-11-740, AS AMENDED, AND 50-11-745, RELATING TO THE CONFISCATION, FORFEITURE, SALE, AND RELEASE OF PROPERTY USED FOR THE UNLAWFUL HUNTING OF WILDLIFE, SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TYPES OF PROPERTY THAT ARE COVERED BY BOTH PROVISIONS, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "HUNTING" BY EXCLUDING REFERENCES TO THE CARCASS OF A COYOTE, ARMADILLO, OR FERAL HOG, TO MAKE A TECHNICAL CHANGE, TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT RELATES TO THE HUNTING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS UNDER SECTION 50-11-710, TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO PAY THE NET PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF A CONFISCATED DEVICE TO THE STATE TREASURER FOR DEPOSIT INTO THE FISH AND WILDLIFE PROTECTION FUND, AND REQUIRE THAT THE NET PROCEEDS FROM A SALE MUST BE DEPOSITED IN A COUNTY'S GAME AND FISH FUND, AND TO REVISE THE PENALTIES THAT MAY BE IMPOSED FOR THE UNLAWFUL HUNTING OF WILDLIFE. - ratified title
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03/06/13	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 69)
03/06/13	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 69)
03/20/13	House	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary
03/20/13	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
04/18/13	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 8)
04/24/13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Vick
04/24/13	House	Amended (House Journal-page 45)
04/24/13	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 45)
04/24/13	House	Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 48)
04/25/13	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 28)
04/30/13	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
04/30/13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 11)
05/14/13	Senate	Polled out of committee Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 7)
05/14/13	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 7)
05/22/13	Senate	Amended (Senate Journal-page 10)
05/22/13	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 10)
05/22/13	Senate	Roll call Ayes-29 Nays-2 (Senate Journal-page 10)
05/23/13	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 16)
05/29/13	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 38)
05/29/13	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 38)
06/04/13		Ratified R 71
06/07/13		Signed By Governor
06/18/13		Effective date 06/07/13
06/18/13		Act No. 54