South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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A198, R224, H4986

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Ott
Document Path: l:\council\bills\jn\3526ph22.docx

Introduced in the House on February 16, 2022
Introduced in the Senate on April 7, 2022
Last Amended on May 10, 2022
Passed by the General Assembly on May 11, 2022
Governor's Action: May 16, 2022, Signed

Summary: Trap placement

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/16/2022  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 39)
   2/16/2022  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 39)
   3/31/2022  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 24)
    4/5/2022  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s).  Govan, GM Smith, Hiott, B 
                        Cox, Bamberg, McDaniel, Henderson-Myers, Brawley, JL 
                        Johnson, Clyburn, Alexander, Rivers, S Williams 
                        (House Journal-page 19)
    4/6/2022  House   Requests for debate removed-Rep(s).  Govan, Bamberg, 
                        Clyburn, B Cox, Hiott, McDaniel, Henderson-Myers, JL 
                        Johnson, S Williams, GM Smith, Alexander 
                        (House Journal-page 70)
    4/6/2022  House   Amended (House Journal-page 133)
    4/6/2022  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 133)
    4/6/2022  House   Roll call Yeas-110  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 134)
    4/7/2022  House   Read third time and sent to Senate
    4/7/2022  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 11)
    4/7/2022  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 11)
   4/26/2022  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   4/27/2022          Scrivener's error corrected
    5/3/2022  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 53)
    5/3/2022  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 53)
    5/3/2022  Senate  Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 53)
    5/4/2022  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        (Senate Journal-page 28)
   5/10/2022  House   Senate amendment amended (House Journal-page 602)
   5/10/2022  House   Roll call Yeas-107  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 603)
   5/10/2022  House   Returned to Senate with amendments 
                        (House Journal-page 604)
   5/11/2022  Senate  Concurred in House amendment and enrolled 
                        (Senate Journal-page 187)
   5/12/2022          Ratified R  224 (Senate Journal-page 228)
   5/16/2022          Signed By Governor
   5/31/2022          Effective date  07/15/22
   5/31/2022          Act No.  198

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/16/2022
3/31/2022
4/6/2022
4/26/2022
4/27/2022
5/3/2022
5/10/2022


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

(A198, R224, H4986)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-555, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRAP PLACEMENT, SO AS TO PROHIBIT TRAPS IN THE WATERS OF THE GENERAL TRAWL ZONE WHEN THESE WATERS ARE OPEN TO TRAWLING FOR SHRIMP; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2540, RELATING TO TRAPPING SEASON OF FURBEARING ANIMALS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR TRAPPING FURBEARING ANIMALS ON PRIVATE LAND FOR NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSES AND TO ALLOW FOR THE YEAR ROUND TRAPPING OF BEAVERS ON PRIVATE LAND FOR NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSES.

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

Trap placement

SECTION    1.    Section 50-5-555 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection at the end to read:

"( )    No trap may be in the waters of the General Trawling Zone as established by Section 50-5-705 when these waters are open to trawling for shrimp."

Trapping season for furbearing animals

SECTION    2.    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 lawful for an individual, or an individual's agent, to trap furbearing animals on the individual's private land for a noncommercial purpose with only a valid statewide hunting license during the established open hunting season. 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.

(C)    It is lawful for an individual, or an individual's agent, to trap beavers on the individual's private land for a noncommercial purpose with only a valid statewide hunting license year round."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect sixty days after signature by the Governor.

Ratified the 12th day of May, 2022.

Approved the 16th day of May, 2022.

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