South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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Bill 605


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A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, RELATING TO REGULATIONS FOR SPOTTED TURTLE; AND EXCHANGE AND TRANSFER FOR CERTAIN NATIVE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 5007, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Department of Natural Resources, relating to Regulations for Spotted Turtle; and Exchange and Transfer for Certain Native Reptiles and Amphibians, designated as Regulation Document Number 5007, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

These regulations amend Chapter 123-151.1-Regulations for Spotted Turtle, add regulations 123-151.3-Exchange and Transfer for Certain Native Reptiles and Amphibians, and add regulations 123.151.4-Possession Limits for Certain Native Reptiles, for the management of native reptile and amphibian species. This includes limitations on, and permitting for, the possession, transfer, sale, barter, trade, shipment, and removal from this State of native reptile and amphibian species.

A Notice of Drafting for this regulation was published on September 25, 2020 in the South Carolina State Register, Volume 44, Issue No. 9.

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