---
type: "Bill"
title: "Animal Management"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-90 SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO OBTAIN AND USE SCHEDULE III NONNARCOTICS AND SCHEDULE IV CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 47-3-420, RELATING TO METHODS OF ANIMAL EUTHANASIA, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 4904"
citation: "South Carolina H 4904 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hixon"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83d5f156-a6aa-4c64-9051-616c6ffd250c"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4904&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "3625f45a43fb488f9cab799327c749b50421a499d523b13cb75a16d78f22ba84"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 4904 (2021-2022) — Animal Management

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-90 SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO OBTAIN AND USE SCHEDULE III NONNARCOTICS AND SCHEDULE IV CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 47-3-420, RELATING TO METHODS OF ANIMAL EUTHANASIA, SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/4904.htm)
2. **2/17/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4904_20220217.htm)
3. **2/2/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4904_20220202.htm)
4. **3/17/2022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/4904_20220317.htm)

## Votes

- 2nd Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **107–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hixon — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2022-02-02** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-02** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-17** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-02-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-02-22** Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0
- **2022-02-23** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-02-23** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2022-02-23** Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-17** Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2022-03-23** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-0
- **2022-03-31** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-07** Ratified R 145
- **2022-04-11** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-04-15** Effective date 04/11/22
- **2022-04-15** Act No. 135

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/83d5f156-a6aa-4c64-9051-616c6ffd250c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).