South Carolina General Assembly
104th Session, 1981-1982

Bill 3497

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               3497
Ratification Number:       548
Act Number                 439
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Relating to possession of rifles in boats
                           on the waters of a portion of Savannah River
                           in Game Zone No. 2
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(A439, R548, H3497)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-19-2220, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO POSSESSION OF RIFLES IN BOATS ON THE WATERS OF A PORTION OF SAVANNAH RIVER IN GAME ZONE NO. 2, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONFISCATION AND SALE OF RIFLES USED IN VIOLATION OF THE SECTION.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Confiscation and sale of rifles

Section 1. Section 50-19-2220 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 6 of Act 170 of 1981, is further amended by adding at the end the following sentence: "Any rifles being used in violation of the section shall be confiscated and sold at public auction under the procedure provided in Section 50-11-2080." The section when amended shall read:

"Section 50-19-2220. In the waters of the Savannah River between the Stevens Creek Dam and the highway bridge between Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, and Elberton, Georgia, including the waters impounded by the Stevens Creek Dam and the Clark Hill Dam, all in Game Zone 2, no person shall have any rifle in his rifle in his possession in any boat nor shall any person fire a rifle within one hundred yards from the shoreline of such waters. Any rifles being used in violation of this section shall be confiscated and sold at public auction under the procedure provided in Section 50-11-2080."

Time effective

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon the approval by the Governor.