H*3107(Rat #0558, Act #0486 of 1986)  General Bill, By J.W. Tucker
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 16-11-617 so as to make it unlawful to cultivate or attempt to cultivate
 marijuana on the land of another, to limit this offense to cases where at
 least twenty-five plants are cultivated, and to provide a penalty.-amended
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   09/16/85  House  Prefiled
   09/16/85  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
                     Resources
   01/14/86  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-55
   01/14/86  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
                     Resources HJ-55
   03/20/86  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and
                     Natural Resources HJ-1715
   03/25/86  House  Read second time HJ-1840
   03/26/86  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1962
   03/27/86  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-1327
   03/27/86  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-1327
   04/24/86  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-2260
   05/08/86  Senate Amended SJ-2553
   05/08/86  Senate Read second time SJ-2554
   05/08/86  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-2554
   05/09/86  Senate  Read third time SJ-2565
   05/09/86  Senate Returned SJ-2565
   05/13/86  House  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-3002
   05/13/86  Senate Senate insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Sens. Martin, Pope, and
                     Macaulay SJ-2589
   05/13/86  House  Conference committee appointed JW Johnson, Tucker
                     & Huff HJ-3036
   05/27/86  House  Conference report received HJ-3351
   05/27/86  House  Conference report adopted HJ-3351
   05/29/86  Senate Conference report received SJ-3397
   05/29/86  Senate Conference report adopted SJ-3397
   05/29/86  House  Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-3531
   06/04/86         Ratified R 558
   06/06/86         Signed By Governor
   06/06/86         Effective date 06/06/86
   06/06/86         Act No. 486
   06/12/86         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-11-617 SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO CULTIVATE OR ATTEMPT TO CULTIVATE MARIJUANA ON THE LAND OF ANOTHER, TO LIMIT THIS OFFENSE TO CASES WHERE AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE PLANTS ARE CULTIVATED, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

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

Unlawful to cultivate or attempt to cultivate

marijuana

SECTION 1. Article 7, Chapter 11, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 16-11-617. It is unlawful for any person to enter on the land of another for the purpose of cultivating or attempting to cultivate marijuana. The provisions of this section are cumulative and not in lieu of any other provisions of law. To constitute a violation of this section a minimum of twenty-five marijuana plants must be cultivated. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction must be imprisoned for not more than five years and fined not more than five thousand dollars."

Time effective

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