Current Status Bill Number:191 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:19970116 Primary Sponsor:Drummond All Sponsors:Drummond Drafted Document Number:council\legis\bills\jic\5000htc .97 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Fish, Game and Forestry Committee 07 SFGF Subject:Hunting prohibited within three hundred yards of public road, Fish and Game
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ Senate 19970116 Introduced, read first time, 07 SFGF referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-60 SO AS TO PROHIBIT HUNTING WITHIN THREE HUNDRED YARDS OF A PUBLIC ROAD AND PROVIDE A PENALTY.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 11 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-11-60. (A) It is unlawful to hunt within three hundred yards of the edge of a public road.
(B) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.