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S. 1505
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator McGill
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5309cm12.docx
Introduced in the Senate on May 1, 2012
Introduced in the House on May 24, 2012
Last Amended on May 22, 2012
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Summary: Wild Turkey, game zone 5 season
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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5/1/2012 Senate Introduced and read first time
5/1/2012 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
5/17/2012 Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry
(Senate Journal-page 4)
5/22/2012 Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 18)
5/22/2012 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 18)
5/22/2012 Senate Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 18)
5/23/2012 Senate Read third time and sent to House
(Senate Journal-page 13)
5/24/2012 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
5/24/2012 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 11)
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AMENDED
May 22, 2012
S. 1505
S. Printed 5/22/12--S.
Read the first time May 1, 2012.
TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-520, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO WILD TURKEY HUNTING SEASONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE SEASON FOR HUNTING AND TAKING A MALE WILD TURKEY IN GAME ZONE 5 IS MARCH 15 THROUGH MAY 1 INCLUSIVE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-520 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 286 of 2008, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-11-520. The season for hunting and taking a male wild turkey (gobbler) in Game Zone 6 within this State is March 15 through May 1 inclusive; in other game zones the season for hunting and taking a male wild turkey (gobbler) is April 1 through May 1 inclusive. The department may make a special study, in a game zone of this State, and after such a study the department may declare other open or closed seasons of such duration as it considers advisable for the taking of turkeys. The department may declare an open season in any of the game zones and on WMA lands by promulgating regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act to establish the dates, places, and bag limits and may set the season and other conditions for hunting and taking wild turkeys on WMA lands."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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