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A246, R275, S876

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Cromer and Campsen
Document Path: l:\s-res\rwc\016deer.kmm.rwc.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2014
Introduced in the House on February 26, 2014
Last Amended on May 29, 2014
Passed by the General Assembly on May 29, 2014
Governor's Action: June 6, 2014, Signed

Summary: Deer hunting

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/17/2013  Senate  Prefiled
  12/17/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
   1/14/2014  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 55)
   1/14/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 55)
    2/6/2014  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 14)
   2/20/2014  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 10)
   2/20/2014  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 10)
   2/20/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 10)
   2/25/2014  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 16)
   2/26/2014  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
   2/26/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 11)
    4/1/2014  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 5)
    4/3/2014  House   Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-8-14 
                        (House Journal-page 29)
    4/8/2014  House   Debate adjourned until Tues., 5-6-14 
                        (House Journal-page 17)
    5/6/2014  House   Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-7-14 
                        (House Journal-page 23)
    5/7/2014  House   Amended (House Journal-page 23)
    5/7/2014  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 23)
    5/7/2014  House   Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 25)
    5/8/2014  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        (House Journal-page 131)
   5/15/2014  Senate  Non-concurrence in House amendment 
                        (Senate Journal-page 48)
   5/15/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-1  Nays-37 (Senate Journal-page 48)
   5/20/2014  House   House insists upon amendment and conference committee 
                        appointed Reps. Vick, Hixon, Riley 
                        (House Journal-page 28)
   5/21/2014  Senate  Conference committee appointed McGill, Cromer, Shealy 
                        (Senate Journal-page 25)
   5/29/2014  House   Conference report received and adopted 
                        (House Journal-page 23)
   5/29/2014  Senate  Conference report received and adopted 
                        (Senate Journal-page 95)
   5/29/2014  Senate  Ordered enrolled for ratification 
                        (Senate Journal-page 97)
    6/5/2014          Ratified R 275
    6/6/2014          Signed By Governor
   6/13/2014          Effective date 06/06/14
   6/16/2014          Act No. 246

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/17/2013
2/6/2014
2/20/2014
4/1/2014
5/7/2014
5/29/2014

(A246, R275, S876)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-355, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL DEER HUNTING NEAR A RESIDENCE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HUNT DEER WITH A FIREARM WITHIN THREE HUNDRED YARDS OF A RESIDENCE WHEN LESS THAN TEN FEET ABOVE THE GROUND WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE OWNER AND OCCUPANT.

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

Deer hunting with a firearm

SECTION    1.    Section 50-11-355 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 50-11-355.    It is unlawful to hunt deer with a firearm within three hundred yards of a residence when less than ten feet above the ground without permission of the owner and occupant. Anyone violating the provisions of 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. The provisions of this section do not apply to a landowner hunting on his own land or a person taking deer pursuant to a department permit."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 5th day of June, 2014.

Approved the 6th day of June, 2014.

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