Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:759 Primary Sponsor:Drummond Committee Number:20 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Birds, game, etc.; unlawful to sell certain Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs Computer Document Number:BR1/1212.AC Introduced Date:Mar 13, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Mar 05, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Drummond Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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759 House Mar 05, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 20
referred to Committee
759 Senate Mar 04, 1992 Read third time, sent to House
759 Senate Mar 03, 1992 Read second time
759 Senate Feb 27, 1992 Committee Report: Favorable 07
759 Senate Mar 13, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 07
referred to Committee
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COMMITTEE REPORT
February 27, 1992
S. 759
S. Printed 2/27/92--S.
Read the first time March 13, 1991.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 759), to amend Section 50-11-1910, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the unlawful sale of deer and deer parts, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
DONALD H. HOLLAND, for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-1910, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL 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, AND ANIMALS, EXCEPT FURBEARERS, AND TO 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, trade, or barter any bird, except those unprotected by state law, any game fish, or game animal, or any part of a game fish or animal, except the hides or body parts of furbearers as defined in Section 50-11-2400, and any deer or part of a deer except the hide of legally taken deer. Hides from legally taken deer may be bought, sold, 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. A person who violates this section, upon conviction, must be punished in accordance with the penalties in Section 50-1-125. For a violation of 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."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.