Current Status Bill Number:1285 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19960321 Primary Sponsor:McGill All Sponsors:McGill, Land and Greg Smith Drafted Document Number:res9963.jym Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee 20 HANR Subject:Foot-hold traps to catch gray fox in Game Zone No. 9
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House 19960327 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR
referred to Committee
Senate 19960326 Read third time, sent to House
Senate 19960322 Read second time
Senate 19960321 Unanimous consent for second
and third reading on the next two
consecutive Legislative days
Senate 19960321 Introduced, read first time,
placed on Calendar without reference
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INTRODUCED
March 21, 1996
S. 1285
S. Printed 3/21/96--S.
Read the first time March 21, 1996.
TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2415, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE USE OF CERTAIN RUBBER PADDED STEEL FOOT-HOLD TRAPS TO CAPTURE FOX, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE TRAPPING OF GRAY FOXES IN GAME ZONE NINE THROUGH THE USE OF NUMBER TWO OR SMALLER RUBBER PADDED FOOT-HOLD TRAPS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-2415 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-2415. It is lawful to use rubber padded steel foot-hold traps of a size number two or smaller for land sets for the capture of live fox, with the exception of the gray fox, in Game Zone 9.
Any other furbearing animal or gray fox so captured must be immediately released."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.