Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3132 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Hunting or fishing without property owner consent Residing Body:House Current Committee:Judiciary Computer Document Number:EGM/18008DW.93 Introduced Date:19930114 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930114 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Kirsh Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3132 House 19930114 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HUNTING, FISHING, OR TRAPPING WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE OWNER OR MANAGER OF THE PROPERTY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-1-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-1-90. If any a person, at any time whatsoever, shall hunt or range on any lands or shall enter thereon them, for the purpose of hunting, fishing, or trapping, without the consent of the owner or manager thereof of them, such the person shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof shall must, for a first offense, be fined not more than two five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, for a second offense, be fined not less than one five hundred dollars nor more than two seven hundred fifty dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days and, for a third or subsequent offense, be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months or both. A first or second offense prosecution resulting in a conviction shall must be reported by the magistrate or city recorder judge hearing the case to the communications and records division of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division which shall keep a record of such the conviction so that any law enforcement agency may inquire into whether or not a defendant has a prior record. Only those offenses which occurred within a period of ten years, including and immediately preceding the date of the last offense, shall constitute prior offenses within the meaning of this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.