COLUMBIA, S.C. - The state has a new Aeronautics Commission and people can't release pigs into the wild to create a hunting population under new laws that took effect last week without Gov. Mark Sanford's signature.

Sanford has allowed ten bills become law without his signature since Thursday. All were in the stack of bills the Legislature left when it adjourned in June. Sanford didn't have to take action on them until the Legislature returned last week.

The Aeronautics Division had been part of the Commerce Department, a cabinet agency. The Legislature has converted into a commission, freeing it from day-to-day control by Commerce.

Supporters of the move have said the agency's operations were not getting enough attention. Over time, the state lost the ability to write grant proposals that would have brought federal funds to airport improvement projects, said Rep. Bob Walker, R-Landrum.

Walker's bill had called for moving the aeronautics operation to the state Transportation Department, but a compromise kept it within the Commerce Department.

State Commerce Secretary Bob Faith is looking forward to working with the new commission. "We will continue to focus on building a competitive aviation infrastructure in our state" by working with aviation enthusiasts, the state's aeronautics industry and general aviation facilities across the state, Faith said.

A second new law makes it illegal to release pigs to create a free-roaming population for hunters. The bill's chief sponsor, Rep. Bill Bowers, D-Brunson, has said those hogs damage corn and other crops and that the state already has plenty of wild hogs.