21/01/2024
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Representative Hixon has introduced H4874 which is a bill that creates Chapter 17 under Title 50 of the SC Code. Reading the bill is quite alarming but please allow us to explain the intent of the bill. Briefly, the bill will allow the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR) to create a permit system for wildlife rehabilitators, educators, exhibitors, and researchers. If the bill passes, SCDNR will then begin its rulemaking process to write the actual regulation.
The term “captive wildlife” is created and has a broad definition in the bill, which seems bad without reading and understanding the entirety of the bill. For h**p keepers, here are two important lines found in the bill:
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