H 3585 General Bill, By J.J. Snow
 A Bill to amend Section 50-11-1910, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the sale of deer and deer parts, so as to provide that it is
 unlawful to sell, trade, or barter birds protected by State law, game fish, or
 game animals, except furbearers, delete provisions for deer, and revise
 penalties.

   03/02/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-8
   03/02/93  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-8

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-1910, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SALE OF DEER AND DEER PARTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO SELL, TRADE, OR BARTER BIRDS PROTECTED BY STATE LAW, GAME FISH, OR GAME ANIMALS, EXCEPT FURBEARERS, DELETE PROVISIONS FOR DEER, AND REVISE PENALTIES.

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

SECTION 1. Section 50-11-1910 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 50-11-1910. It is unlawful to buy or, sell, offer for sale trade, or barter, or offer to buy, sell, trade, or barter, or have in possession for sale any deer or part of a deer except, trade, or barter birds protected by state law, game fish, game animals, or parts of game fish or game animals, except the hides or body parts of furbearers, as defined in Section 50-11-2400, and the hide of legally taken deer. Hides from legally taken deer may be bought, sold, traded, or bartered during the earliest open season for the taking of deer and for thirty calendar days following the end of the latest deer season. For A violation of person who violates this section, upon conviction, the guilty party for a first offense must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days; for a second offense within three years of the date of conviction for a first offense, the person must be fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days; for a third offense within three years of the date of conviction for a first offense, the person must be fined one thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not more than sixty days must be punished as provided in Section 50-1-125."

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