South Carolina Senate Bill 556 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 30 2021 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-06 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Pending: House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Section 50-11-107 So As To Provide A Penalty For A Violation Of The Provisions Of Chapter 11, Title 50; To Amend Section 50-9-450, Relating To Commercial Fur Licenses, So As To Remove The License Requirement For Persons Who Trap Fur-bearing Animals; To Amend Section 50-11-2200, Relating To Unlawful Conduct On Wildlife Management Areas, So As To Remove The Prohibition On Trapping; To Amend Section 50-11-2400, Relating To Definitions, So As To Limit The Definition Of The Term "commercial Purposes" To Fur-bearing Animals; To Amend Section 50-11-2430, Relating To The Proof Of Ownership Or Permission To Set Traps On Land, So As To Limit The Use Of Traps On Private Land To The Owner Or His Agent; To Amend Section 50-11-2445, Relating To The Removal Of Trapped Wildlife, So As To Remove References To A Designee And Insert The Term "agent"; To Amend Section 50-11-2450, Relating To Reporting Requirements For Commercial Fur Licensees, So As To Remove A Reference To A Repealed Code Section; To Amend Section 50-11-2460, Relating To Traps Allowed For Trapping, So As To Require Only Certain Information To Be On Traps On Public Land; To Amend Section 50-11-2515, Relating To Prohibited Acts, So As To Establish A Penalty For Certain Acts; To Amend Section 50-11-2540, Relating To Trapping Season, So As To Establish Trapping Seasons On Public And Private Land And To Remove Certain Prohibitions On Trapping Coyotes; To Amend Section 50-11-2565, Relating To Penalties For Violations Of Article 12, So As To Remove A Reference; To Amend Section 50-11-2570, Relating To Special Permits To Capture Destructive Wildlife, So As To Allow A Property Owner Or His Agent To Take Fur-bearing Animals Or Squirrels For Agricultural Or Wildlife Management Purposes Without A License Or Permit And To Remove The Prohibition On The Commercial Disposal Of A Fur-bearing Animal Taken In Accordance With A Depredation Permit; And To Repeal Section 50-11-2560 Relating To Penalties For Violations Of Article 12.

Commercial Fur Licenses

Sen. Stephen Goldfinch [R]

Sen. George Campsen [R]

2021-03-25 - Senate - Senate: 2nd Reading (Y: 39 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 6) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-06	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
2021-04-06	House	Introduced and read first time
2021-03-30	Senate	Read third time and sent to House
2021-03-25	Senate	Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
2021-03-25	Senate	Read second time
2021-03-24		Scrivener's error corrected
2021-03-23	Senate	Amended
2021-03-23	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2021-03-18		Scrivener's error corrected
2021-03-17	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry
2021-02-17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
2021-02-17	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
50	11	107	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	11	2200	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	11	2400	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	11	2430	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	11	2445	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	11	2450	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	11	2460	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	11	2515	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	11	2540	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	11	2560	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	11	2565	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	11	2570	(n/a)	See Bill Text
50	9	450	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0556&session=124&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/556_20210217.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/556_20210317.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/556_20210318.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/556_20210323.htm
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/556_20210324.htm
Roll Call	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/votehistory.php?KEY=18994