South Carolina House Bill 4722 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-09 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-63
Pending: House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee

A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-580, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR CUTTING, REMOVING, OR TRANSPORTING TIMBER PRODUCTS WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE LANDOWNER, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FROM FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS IF THE VALUE OF THE TIMBER IS ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR LESS AND TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM PENALTIES FOR TIMBER PRODUCTS VALUED AT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS BUT LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND FOR TIMBER PRODUCTS VALUED AT FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR MORE.

Increase The Penalty From Five Hundred Dollars To Fifteen Hundred Dollars If The Value Of The Timber Is One Thousand Dollars Or Less And To Establish Minimum And Maximum Penalties For Timber Products Valued At More Than One Thousand Dollars But Less Than Five Thousand Dollars And For Timber Products Valued At Five Thousand Dollars Or More.

Rep. Joey Millwood [R]

Rep. Tommy Stringer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-09		Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-63
2010-03-09		Introduced and read first time HJ-63

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
16	11	580	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4722&session=118