South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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A53, R118, S489

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Ravenel and McGill
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9528djc03.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3719

Introduced in the Senate on March 18, 2003
Introduced in the House on April 9, 2003
Last Amended on May 27, 2003
Passed by the General Assembly on May 28, 2003
Governor's Action: June 6, 2003, Signed

Summary: Belle W. Baruch Foundation property; unlawful activities while on

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/18/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   3/18/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-4
    4/2/2003  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-19
    4/3/2003  Senate  Read second time SJ-47
    4/8/2003  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-38
    4/9/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-29
    4/9/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-29
   5/22/2003  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-7
   5/27/2003  House   Amended HJ-366
   5/27/2003  House   Read second time HJ-367
   5/28/2003  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        HJ-32
   5/28/2003  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-37
    6/3/2003          Ratified R 118
    6/6/2003          Signed By Governor
   6/19/2003          Copies available
   6/19/2003          Effective date 06/06/03
   6/26/2003          Act No. 53

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/18/2003
4/2/2003
5/22/2003
5/27/2003

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A53, R118, S489)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-940, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE BELLE W. BARUCH FOUNDATION DESIGNATED AS A BIRD AND GAME REFUGE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO TRAP, HUNT, MOLEST, OR ATTEMPT TO MOLEST ANY GAME, INCLUDING WILD HOGS AND COYOTES, WITHIN THE REFUGE, OR TO TRESPASS IN ANY MANNER UPON THE PROPERTY OF THE BELLE W. BARUCH FOUNDATION FOR THAT PURPOSE, TO PROVIDE A PENALTY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS NOT UNLAWFUL FOR AN EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF THE FOUNDATION TO CAPTURE, TRAP, OR HUNT WILD HOGS, COYOTES, DEER, OR RACCOON, UPON THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE FOUNDATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANIMAL OR DISEASE CONTROL OR OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL OR ECOLOGICAL PURPOSES.

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

Property of The Belle W. Baruch Foundation designated as a bird and game refuge

SECTION    1.    Section 50-11-940 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 58 of 1997, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-11-940.    (A)(1)    The property of the Belle W. Baruch Foundation in Georgetown County, other than those areas whose surface is at or below mean high tide, is designated as a bird and game refuge. It is unlawful for a person to trap, hunt, molest, or attempt to molest in any manner any game, including wild hogs and coyotes, within the refuge, or to trespass in any manner upon the property of the Belle W. Baruch Foundation for that purpose. Education and research activities conducted by or under the supervision of the University of South Carolina, Clemson University, or another fully accredited, not-for-profit public or private college or university headquartered in this State is not unlawful.

(2)    A person violating a provision of subsection (A)(1) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.

(B)    Notwithstanding subsection (A) it is not unlawful for an employee or agent of the foundation to capture, trap, or hunt wild hogs, coyotes, deer, or raccoon, upon the authorization of the foundation for the purpose of animal or disease control or other environmental or ecological purposes as the foundation may direct."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 3rd day of June, 2003.

Approved the 6th day of June, 2003.

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