Current Status Bill Number:4654 Ratification Number:466 Act Number:339 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980218 Primary Sponsor:Sharpe All Sponsors:Sharpe Drafted Document Number:gjk\21022dc.98 Companion Bill Number:1082 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19980529 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19980609 Subject:Enforcement officers of Natural Resources Department, conservation officers; removal of
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19980617 Act No. A339 ------ 19980609 Signed by Governor ------ 19980604 Ratified R466 Senate 19980529 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 19980528 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Friday, 19980529 Senate 19980528 Recalled from Committee 07 SFGF Senate 19980327 Introduced, read first time, 07 SFGF referred to Committee House 19980325 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19980324 Read second time House 19980318 Committee report: Favorable 20 HANR House 19980218 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A339, R466, H4654)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-3-110, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SUPERVISION OF ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, SO AS TO DELETE A PROVISION PERTAINING TO CONTRACTING WITH AND DISMISSAL OF ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-3-310, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ENFORCEMENT OFFICER MAY BE REMOVED BY THE DIRECTOR AT HIS DISCRETION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Supervision of enforcement officers; enforcement of laws
SECTION 1. Section 50-3-110 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
Section 50-3-110. The department shall have charge of the enforcement officers of the Natural Resources Enforcement Division of the department and exercise supervision over the enforcement of the laws of the State, regulatory, tax, license or otherwise, in reference to birds, nonmigratory fish, game fish, shellfish, shrimp, oysters, oyster leases, and fisheries.
Appointment of enforcement officers; commissions; removal
SECTION 2. Section 50-3-310 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-3-310. The director shall appoint the enforcement officers of the Natural Resources Enforcement Division, subject to their receiving a commission from the Governor. An enforcement officer shall be issued a commission by the Governor upon the recommendation of the director. An enforcement officer may be removed by the director at his discretion."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 9th day of June, 1998.