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1994 SESSION
SB 399 Sale of bear.
Introduced by: Jackson E. Reasor, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Sale of bear. Prohibits the buying and selling of bear or bear parts. Currently bear may be sold during the open hunting season only. By eliminating this period in which the purchase and sale of bear is legal, all sales will be illegal. The unlawful purchase or sale of bear or bear parts will be a Class 1 misdemeanor; however, if the combination of sales or purchases totals $200 or more during any 90-day period, it will be punishable as a Class 6 felony. After July 1, 1999, the purchase and sale of legally-taken bear will be permitted during the open hunting season. The bill also clarifies existing law that any unlawful sale or purchase of a wild animal is a Class 1 misdemeanor or Class 6 felony.
FULL TEXT
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed pdf
- 03/18/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB399ER) pdf
- 04/11/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0436) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/25/94 Senate: Presented and ordered printed
- 01/25/94 Senate: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
- 01/31/94 Senate: Reported from A. C. & N. R. (9-Y 4-N 1-A)
- 02/01/94 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/01/94 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/02/94 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/94 Senate: Read third time
- 02/03/94 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/03/94 Senate: Reconsideration of passed by for the day (35-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/94 Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER (35-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/94 Senate: Passed Senate (31-Y 5-N)
- 02/03/94 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (31-Y 5-N)
- 02/03/94 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/04/94 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/07/94 House: Read first time
- 02/07/94 House: Referred to Committee on Conservation and Natural Resources
- 02/23/94 House: Reported from Cons. & Nat. Res. w/amd. (17-Y 1-N)
- 02/24/94 House: Read second time
- 02/25/94 House: Read third time
- 02/25/94 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/28/94 House: Read third time
- 02/28/94 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/28/94 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 02/28/94 House: Passed House with amendment (91-Y 5-N)
- 02/28/94 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (91-Y 5-N)
- 03/02/94 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/02/94 Senate: House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/94 Senate: VOTE: CONCUR HOUSE AMENDMENT (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/18/94 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB399ER)
- 03/24/94 Senate: Enrolled
- 03/25/94 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/94 House: Signed by Speaker
- 04/08/94 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 436 (effective 7/1/94)
- 04/11/94 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0436)