Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3444 Primary Sponsor:Davenport Committee Number:20 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Hunt Club defined Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs Companion Bill Number:282 Computer Document Number:NO5/8847BD.93 Introduced Date:19930210 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930210 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Davenport Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 3444 House 19930210 Introduced, read first time, 20 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-425 SO AS TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR A HUNT CLUB WHICH FEEDS DEER, PROVIDE PENALTIES, AND DEFINE "HUNT CLUB".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-11-425. (A) A hunt club in this State which feeds deer on land hunted by the club during a portion of a year shall continue to feed the deer the same amount of feed and with the same regularity throughout the entire year.
(B) A person who violates this section, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days. All members of a hunt club which violates this section may be convicted for a violation.
(C) As used in this section, `hunt club' means a group of people organized for the common purpose of hunting game for food or sport."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.