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A218, R266, S1294
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Peeler
Document Path: l:\s-res\hsp\009coyo.mrh.hsp.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3322
Introduced in the Senate on March 17, 2010
Introduced in the House on April 29, 2010
Last Amended on May 20, 2010
Passed by the General Assembly on May 26, 2010
Governor's Action: June 7, 2010, Signed
Summary: Coyote trapping
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3/17/2010 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6 3/17/2010 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-6 4/22/2010 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-11 4/27/2010 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-52 4/27/2010 Senate Read second time SJ-52 4/28/2010 Scrivener's error corrected 4/28/2010 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-33 4/29/2010 House Introduced and read first time HJ-19 4/29/2010 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-19 5/12/2010 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-5 5/18/2010 House Amended HJ-177 5/18/2010 House Read second time HJ-177 5/19/2010 House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments HJ-11 5/20/2010 Senate House amendment amended SJ-84 5/20/2010 Senate Returned to House with amendments SJ-84 5/26/2010 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-44 5/26/2010 House Roll call Yeas-76 Nays-7 HJ-44 6/1/2010 Ratified R 266 6/7/2010 Signed By Governor 6/15/2010 Effective date 06/07/10 6/17/2010 Act No. 218
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
3/17/2010
4/22/2010
4/27/2010
4/28/2010
5/12/2010
5/18/2010
5/20/2010
(A218, R266, S1294)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2540, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TRAPPING SEASON OF FURBEARING ANIMALS, SO AS TO CHANGE FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER AS THE BEGINNING OF THE TRAPPING SEASON, TO DELETE THE MAXIMUM SIXTY-ONE DAY SEASON LIMITATION, TO AUTHORIZE THE TRAPPING OF COYOTES FROM DECEMBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR TO MARCH FIRST OF THE SUCCEEDING YEAR, AND AUTHORIZE THE TAKING OF COYOTES BY OTHER LAWFUL MEANS AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Taking of coyotes
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-2540 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-2540. (A) It is lawful to trap furbearing animals for commercial purposes from December first of each year to March first of the succeeding year. It is unlawful to trap any other times unless authorized by the department. It is lawful to take furbearing animals by other lawful means during the general open hunting seasons established therefor.
(B) It is lawful to trap coyotes from December first of each year to March first of the succeeding year. It is unlawful to trap coyotes at any other time unless authorized by the department. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 50-11-1080, it is lawful to take coyotes by other lawful means at any time during the year."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 1st day of June, 2010.
Approved the 7th day of June, 2010.
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