View Amendment Current Amendment: 57R003.KG.GEC.docx to Bill 57     The Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry proposed the following amendment (57R003.KG.GEC):
    Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 2, by striking lines 20-30 and inserting:

/     "(B)     The Saturday preceding March 20 of each year is declared to be 'South Carolina Youth Turkey Hunting Day'. A person less than eighteen years of age may be considered a youth hunter. The license and permit requirements for hunting turkey are waived for youth during this day, however, the youth must possess a set of turkey tags when hunting turkey. A licensed hunter at least twenty one years of age must accompany a youth hunter in the field and may not harvest or attempt to harvest turkey during this special hunting day, but is permitted to call turkeys for the youth. The licensed hunter that accompanies the youth must have a valid South Carolina hunting license and a wildlife management area permit if applicable."             /

    Amend the bill further, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 7 and inserting:

/     SECTION     7.     This act takes effect on June 30, 2015. Provided, upon the effective date of this act until November 7, 2018, the provisions of Section 50-11-520 are suspended. On November 7, 2018, the turkey hunting seasons and bag limits in effect for the respective counties prior to the effective date of this Act and delineated in Section 50-11-520 are effective, and Section 50-11-580 is repealed.             /

    Renumber sections to conform.
    Amend title to conform.