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H. 4390
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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. G.M. Smith, Lowe, Witherspoon and Erickson
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Introduced in the House on January 8, 2008
Introduced in the Senate on February 5, 2008
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
Summary: Hunter's education program
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/12/2007 House Prefiled
12/12/2007 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs
1/8/2008 House Introduced and read first time HJ-57
1/8/2008 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs HJ-57
1/30/2008 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-2
1/31/2008 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson
1/31/2008 House Read second time HJ-35
1/31/2008 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative
day HJ-36
2/1/2008 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2
2/5/2008 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-16
2/5/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-16
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COMMITTEE REPORT
January 30, 2008
H. 4390
S. Printed 1/30/08--H.
Read the first time January 8, 2008.
To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4390) to amend Section 50-9-320, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the requirement that certain persons must successfully complete a hunter's education, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
WILLIAM D. WITHERSPOON for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-320, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN PERSONS MUST SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A HUNTER'S EDUCATION PROGRAM BEFORE THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A SOUTH CAROLINA HUNTING LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS REQUIREMENT DOES NOT APPLY TO ACTIVE OR RETIRED UNITED STATES ARMED SERVICES PERSONNEL WHO CAN DEMONSTRATE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES THAT THEY RECEIVED WEAPONS TRAINING DURING THEIR MILITARY CAREER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-9-320 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 372 of 1996, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-9-320. No resident or nonresident born after June 30, 1979, may obtain a hunting license in this State unless he first exhibits the certificate of completion he receives pursuant to Section 50-9-310 to the authorized hunting license agent from whom he desires to buy a license. A certificate of successful completion of a hunter's education program issued by other states or territories of the United States, Canadian provinces, or other nations is valid for purposes of this article if the department approves the course as comparable to the program required by this article. A license issued in violation of this section is invalid.
The provisions of this section requiring completion of a hunter's education program as a prerequisite to receiving a hunting license do not apply to active or retired United States Armed Services personnel who can demonstrate to the department that they received weapons training during their military career."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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