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A152, R164, S1068
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Campsen
Document Path: l:\council\bills\df\13012cz20.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 5135
Introduced in the Senate on January 30, 2020
Introduced in the House on June 24, 2020
Last Amended on May 12, 2020
Passed by the General Assembly on September 24, 2020
Governor's Action: September 28, 2020, Signed
Summary: Animal classification; classify certain birds as waterfowl
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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1/30/2020 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
1/30/2020 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
(Senate Journal-page 7)
3/10/2020 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game
and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 11)
5/12/2020 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 40)
5/12/2020 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 40)
5/12/2020 Senate Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 40)
5/12/2020 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative
day (Senate Journal-page 40)
5/13/2020 Senate Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 3)
6/24/2020 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 31)
6/24/2020 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 31)
9/22/2020 House Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs
(House Journal-page 73)
9/23/2020 House Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 75)
9/23/2020 House Read second time (House Journal-page 117)
9/23/2020 House Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 117)
9/24/2020 House Read third time and enrolled
9/25/2020 Ratified R 164
9/28/2020 Signed By Governor
10/2/2020 Effective date See Act
10/2/2020 Act No. 152
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
1/30/2020
3/10/2020
5/12/2020
9/22/2020
(A152, R164, S1068)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS, ANIMALS, AND FISH, SO AS TO CLASSIFY CERTAIN BIRDS AS MIGRATORY WATERFOWL; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-920, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF LICENSES, PERMITS, AND TAGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT MIGRATORY WATERFOWL PERMITS ARE TO BE USED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, PROTECTION, AND PROPAGATION OF WATERFOWL IN THIS STATE; TO REPEAL SECTION 50-11-20 RELATING TO THE MIGRATORY WATERFOWL COMMITTEE; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 50-9-670 RELATING TO MIGRATORY WATERFOWL PERMITS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Migratory waterfowl classified
SECTION 1. Section 50-1-30 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
"( ) Migratory waterfowl: members of the family 'Anatidae' including brants, ducks, geese, and swans."
Migratory waterfowl permit revenue
SECTION 2. Section 50-9-920(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 51 of 2019, is further amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:
"( ) resident and nonresident migratory waterfowl permit shall be used for the management of waterfowl habitats and for the development, protection, and propagation of waterfowl in this State, provided that no revenue generated from the sale of a waterfowl permit may be expended for administrative salaries."
Repeal
SECTION 3.A. Section 50-11-20 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
B. Section 50-9-670 of the 1976 Code is repealed on July 1, 2021.
Time effective
SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided, this act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 25th day of September, 2020.
Approved the 28th day of September, 2020.
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