Bill Text: SC S1068 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Animal classification; classify certain birds as waterfowl
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-10-02 - Act No. 152 [S1068 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2019-S1068-Amended.html
RECALLED
September 22, 2020
S. 1068
S. Printed 9/22/20--H.
Read the first time June 24, 2020.
A BILL
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 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:
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."
SECTION 2. Section 50-9-920(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered new 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."
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 A. Section 50-11-20 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
B. Section 50-9-670 of the 1976 Code is repealed on July 1, 2021.
SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided, this act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
