The Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry proposes the following amendment (SFGF-3538.BC0010S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 50-11-546(C) and inserting:

(C) Upon completion of the harvest reporting process, a harvest report confirmation number will be provided by the department, which must be recorded by the person submitting the harvest report.  A processor who receives a big game carcass must be provided with the harvest report confirmation number. The processor must record and maintain the harvest report confirmation number until the processed meat is received by the hunter or their designee.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 50-11-546(E) and inserting:

(E) The department is prohibited from requesting or acquiring the geolocation data of a person submitting a harvest report through electronic means and from requesting a person to self-report location information to the harvest reporting system more specific than the county  and Wildlife Management Area, if applicable, in which a turkey big game species is harvested.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 50-11-546(G) and (H) and inserting:

(G) A person who violates this section or provisions established by the department for electronic harvest reporting is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than twenty-five dollars. 

Amend the bill further, by adding appropriately numbered SECTIONS to read:

SECTION X. Section 50-11-320(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (B)(1) Deer taken pursuant to individual deer tags, during any season regardless of weapon, must be tagged with a valid individual deer tag. Each tag must be attached to the deer as prescribed by the department before the animal is moved from the point of kill.

  (2) Deer taken pursuant to Deer Quota Program tags must be tagged with a valid Deer Quota Program tag and reported to the department as prescribed electronic harvest reporting system pursuant to the provisions of Section 50-11-546. Each tag must be attached to the deer as prescribed by the department before the animal is moved from the point of kill.

SECTION X. Section 50-11-390(D) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 (D) Deer taken pursuant to a Deer Quota Program permit must be tagged with a valid Deer Quota Program tag and reported to the department as prescribed electronic harvest reporting system pursuant to the provisions of Section 50-11-546. Each tag must be attached to the deer as prescribed by the department before the animal is moved from the point of kill.

Amend the bill further, by striking SECTIONS 2.B and 3 and inserting:

SECTION 3.This act takes effect on July 1, 2024.