Bill 3200

                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3200
Ratification Number:            280
Primary Sponsor:                Snow
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Shrimp trawlers, registration
                                numbers
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19930614
Computer Document Number:       NO5/8792BD.93
Governor's Action:              V
Date of Governor's Action:      19940125
Introduced Date:                19930120
Date of Last Amendment:         19930603
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940127
Last History Type:              Veto sustained
Action on Governor's Veto:      S
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Snow
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
3200   House   19940127      Veto sustained
3200   ------  19940124      Vetoed by Governor
3200   ------  19940118      Ratified R 280
3200   Senate  19930614      Concurred in House amendment,
                             enrolled for ratification
3200   House   19930603      Senate amendments amended,
                             returned to Senate
3200   House   19930602      Recalled from Committee         20
3200   House   19930407      Recommitted to Committee        20
3200   House   19930330      Debate adjourned on Senate
                             amendments until Tuesday,
                             April 6, 1993
3200   Senate  19930324      Amended, read third time,
                             returned to House with
                             amendments
3200   Senate  19930323      Read second time, notice of
                             general amendments
3200   Senate  19930318      Committee Report: Favorable     07
3200   Senate  19930209      Introduced, read first time,    07
                             referred to Committee
3200   House   19930209      Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
3200   House   19930204      Read second time
3200   House   19930203      Committee Report: Favorable     20
3200   House   19930120      Introduced, read first time,    20
                             referred to Committee

(Rxxx, 3200)

AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTION 50-17-670, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REGISTRATION NUMBERS ON LICENSED SHRIMP TRAWLERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-17-105, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON THE DISPLAY OF DOLPHINS AND WHALES, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION AND PROVIDE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH IT IS LAWFUL TO DISPLAY DOLPHINS AND WHALES.

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

Repeal

SECTION 1. Section 50-17-670 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

Display of dolphins and whales

SECTION 2. Section 50-17-105, as added by Act 431 of 1992, of the 1976 Code, is amended to read:

"Section 50-17-105. It is unlawful to display a wild-caught or captive-bred mammal of the order Cetacean (dolphins and whales) unless that person:

(1) has a permit granted under the MMPA 16 U.S.C. Section 1361 et. seq.;

(2) is accredited by the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums;

(3) offers formal educational programs which accurately explain facts about the marine mammals displayed and their environment; and

(4) develops or implements projects designed to enhance the conservation of marine mammals with academic institutions."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

In the Senate House _________________________________.

_______________________________________

President of the Senate

____________________________________

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the _______ day of __________________, 1993.

_______________________________________

Governor

Printer's Date -- January 21, 1994 -- S.