Hunting and taking of wild turkey
Summary
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-544, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO WILD TURKEY HUNTING AND TRANSPORTATION TAGS, SO AS TO DELETE THE TERM "WILD TURKEY TRANSPORTATION TAGS" AND REPLACE IT WITH THE TERM "WILD TURKEY TAGS" AND TO PROVIDE THE TAGS WILL NO LONGER BE ISSUED AT NO COST; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-580, RELATING TO THE SEASON FOR THE HUNTING AND TAKING OF MALE WILD TURKEY, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF YOUTH TURKEY HUNTING WEEKEND, BAG LIMITS, AND AN ANNUAL REPORT, SO AS TO REVISE THE SEASON FOR HUNTING AND TAKING A MALE WILD TURKEY, TO REVISE THE BAG LIMITS, TO DELETE THE PROVISION ESTABLISHING YOUTH TURKEY HUNTING WEEKEND, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE TAKING OF FEMALE WILD TURKEYS; BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-590 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR YOUTH TURKEY DAY; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-920, RELATING TO REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF PRIVILEGES, LICENSES, PERMITS, AND TAGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUE GENERATED FROM RESIDENT AND NONRESIDENT WILD TURKEY TRANSPORTATION TAG SETS SHALL BE USED FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES; BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-640 SO AS TO PROVIDE FEES FOR WILD TURKEY TAGS; TO REPEAL SECTION 50-11-520 RELATING TO WILD TURKEY SEASON AND THE DECLARATION OF OPEN OR CLOSED SEASONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 7 OF ACT 41 OF 2015 RELATING TO THE HUNTING AND TAKING OF WILD TURKEY; AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-546 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR AN ELECTRONIC HARVEST REPORTING SYSTEM, REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORTING THE HARVEST OF A WILD TURKEY, AND PENALTIES FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2019
Last action Apr 10, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2019
How they voted
100–1
Passed · 20 other
Total votes 121
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic43
79% Yea
R
Republican78
84% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Apr 10, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and sent to Senate
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 9, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-1-20)
house
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hixon
RRepublican
P
Cal Forrest
RRepublican
P
Roger Kirby
DDemocratic
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