Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:648 Primary Sponsor:Holland Committee Number:20 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Wildlife, harassing Residing Body:House Computer Document Number:648 Introduced Date:Feb 13, 1991 Date of Last Amendment:Mar 26, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Mar 28, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Holland Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 648 House Mar 28, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 20 referred to Committee 648 Senate Mar 27, 1991 Read third time, sent to House 648 Senate Mar 26, 1991 Amended, read second time 648 Senate Mar 21, 1991 Committee Report: Favorable 07 with amendment 648 Senate Feb 13, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 07 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
March 26, 1991
S. 648
S. Printed 3/26/91--S.
Read the first time February 13, 1991.
TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-705, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF LIGHTS TO OBSERVE OR HARASS WILDLIFE IN GAME ZONE 2, SO AS TO EXTEND THE PROHIBITION TO GAME ZONES 1, 4, AND 5; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 50-11-703 AND 50-11-704 RELATING TO OBSERVING OR HARASSING WILDLIFE.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-705 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-705. (A) In Game Zone Zones No. 2 and 5 the use of artificial lights from any a vehicle or water conveyance for the purpose of observing or harassing to observe or harass wildlife is unlawful.
(B) Any A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
(C) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit prohibits the lawful hunting of raccoon and fox."
SECTION 2. Sections 50-11-703 and 50-11-704 are repealed.
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.