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Bill 564

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      564
Ratification Number:              121
Act Number:                       96
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  19990303
Primary Sponsor:                  Courson
All Sponsors:                     Courson, Giese, Jackson and Patterson
Drafted Document Number:          l:\s-res\jec\002wate.jh.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     19990601
Date of Last Amendment:           19990526
Governor's Action:                U  Became law without signature of 
                                  Governor
Date of Governor's Action:        19990616
Subject:                          Migratory waterfowl, hunting of on Lake 
                                  Murray near dwelling or marina in certain 
                                  counties prohibited; Fish and Game


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  19990702  Act No. A96
------  19990616  Unsigned, became law without
                  signature of Governor
------  19990609  Ratified R121
Senate  19990601  Concurred in House amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
House   19990527  Read third time, returned to Senate
                  with amendment
House   19990526  Amended, read second time
House   19990525  Debate interrupted
House   19990520  Debate adjourned
House   19990519  Debate adjourned until
                  Thursday, 19990520
House   19990518  Debate adjourned
House   19990512  Debate adjourned until
                  Tuesday, 19990518
House   19990511  Committee report: Favorable with       20 HANR
                  amendment
House   19990309  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19990305  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19990304  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on 
                  Friday, 19990305
Senate  19990303  Introduced, read first time,
                  placed on local and uncontested
                  Calendar without reference


                             Versions of This Bill
Revised on March 3, 1999 - Word format
Revised on May 11, 1999 - Word format
Revised on May 26, 1999 - Word format

(A96, R121, S564)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-27, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HUNTING MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON LAKE MURRAY, SO AS TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS FOR "BAIT" AND "TO BAIT", TO PROHIBIT THE HUNTING OF MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON THAT PORTION OF LAKE MURRAY LYING WITHIN NEWBERRY AND SALUDA COUNTIES WITHIN TWO HUNDRED YARDS OF A DWELLING OR MARINA WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE OWNER AND OCCUPANT, TO PROHIBIT THE HUNTING OF MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON THAT PORTION OF LAKE MURRAY LYING WITHIN LEXINGTON AND RICHLAND COUNTIES WITHIN THREE HUNDRED FIFTY YARDS OF A DWELLING OR MARINA WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE OWNER AND OCCUPANT, TO PROHIBIT BAITING CERTAIN WATERS OF LAKE MURRAY, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.

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

Hunting migratory waterfowl on Lake Murray

SECTION 1. Section 50-11-27 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 93 of 1995, is amended to read:

"Section 50-11-27. (A) For purposes of this section:

(1) 'Lake Murray' means and includes the area from Lake Murray Dam to one-half mile upstream of Harmon's Bridge on Secondary Road 41-44 and upstream to Kempson's Ferry Bridge on Highway 395, excluding tributaries;

(2) 'bait' means shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn; wheat or grain; salt; or other feed that would constitute a lure, attraction, enticement, or bait to waterfowl;

(3) 'to bait' or 'baiting' means placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or scattering bait.

(B) It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on that portion of Lake Murray lying within Newberry and Saluda Counties within two hundred yards of a dwelling or marina without written permission of the owner and occupant.

(C) It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on that portion of Lake Murray lying within Lexington and Richland Counties within three hundred fifty yards of a dwelling or marina without written permission of the owner and occupant.

(D) From November 1 to February 1 of the following year, it is unlawful to bait, assist in, or cause to be baited any of the waters of Lake Murray below the lakefront property line. Provided, nothing in this section makes it unlawful to casually feed foodstuffs to waterfowl or to fill and use bird and other wildlife feeders.

(E) A person who violates subsections (B) and (C) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.

(F) A person who violates subsection (D) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 9th day of June, 1999.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/16/99.

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