H 3799 General Bill, By Duncan, Hiott and Frye
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 50-11-2615 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS
 AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE BEAR HUNTING ENCLOSURE PERMITS TO ENCLOSURE OPERATORS
 UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO FOXES AND COYOTES AS
 PERMITTED BY ARTICLE 13, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 50, EXCEPT THAT THE ENCLOSURE MUST
 BE ON PRIVATE LANDS AND HAVE A TWO HUNDRED ACRE MINIMUM ACREAGE, AND TO
 PROVIDE THAT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE APPLICABLE TO FOXES AND
 COYOTES ALSO ARE APPLICABLE TO BEARS.

   03/26/09  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-43
   03/26/09  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-44

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-2615 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE BEAR HUNTING ENCLOSURE PERMITS TO ENCLOSURE OPERATORS UNDER THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO FOXES AND COYOTES AS PERMITTED BY ARTICLE 13, CHAPTER 11, TITLE 50, EXCEPT THAT THE ENCLOSURE MUST BE ON PRIVATE LANDS AND HAVE A TWO HUNDRED ACRE MINIMUM ACREAGE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE APPLICABLE TO FOXES AND COYOTES ALSO ARE APPLICABLE TO BEARS.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 13, Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-2615.    The Department of Natural Resources is authorized to issue bear hunting enclosure permits to enclosure operators under the same terms and conditions of this article applicable to foxes and coyotes, except that the enclosure must be on private lands and have a two hundred acre minimum acreage. All other provisions of this article applicable to foxes and coyotes also are applicable to bears."

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