Current Status Bill Number:4480 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960123 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh Drafted Document Number:pt\2166dw.96 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee 20 HANR Date of Last Amendment:19960417 Subject:Coyotes, running of with dogs to train
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19960417 Recommitted to Committee 20 HANR House 19960417 Amended House 19960403 Objection withdrawn by Representative Whatley Robinson House 19960328 Objection withdrawn by Representative Chamblee House 19960328 Objection by Representative Tucker Whatley Dantzler Scott Chamblee Robinson Fulmer S. Whipper Lanford House 19960327 Debate adjourned until Thursday, 19960328 House 19960320 Committee report: Favorable with 20 HANR amendment House 19960123 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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April 17, 1996
H. 4480
S. Printed 3/20/96--H.
Read the first time January 23, 1996.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-1767, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE RUNNING OF COYOTES WITH DOGS FOR PURPOSES OF TRAINING THE DOGS IN A PRIVATE ENCLOSED FOX-HUNTING-DOG-TRAINING FACILITY.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-11-1767. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, coyotes may be run with dogs for the purpose of training the dogs in a private enclosed fox-hunting-dog-training facility."
SECTION 2. Section 50-11-1760 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-11-1760. (A) It is unlawful to bring a coyote into the State in any manner, except one brought into the State and kept in captivity for exhibition purposes, or to release a coyote within the State. Any violation of this section is punishable by imprisonment for not more less than one year or and by a fine of not exceeding less than five hundred thousand dollars.
(B) It is lawful for any a person to trap or kill any a coyote in this State at any time, but a permit must be obtained from the department before trapping coyotes outside the trap distance limits as prescribed in Section 50-11-2410."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.