South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 4631

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Duncan and M.A. Pitts
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5419cm08.doc

Introduced in the House on February 5, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Political subdivisions

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/5/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-12
    2/5/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-12

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/5/2008

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 23-31-510, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BEING PROHIBITED FROM REGULATING THE TRANSFER, OWNERSHIP, POSSESSION, CARRYING, AND TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS, AND AMMUNITION, SO AS TO DELETE THESE PROVISIONS AND TO PROVIDE THAT A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION MAY NOT PROMULGATE A REGULATION OR ENACT AN ORDINANCE WHICH ATTEMPTS TO REGULATE THE ACTIONS OF CERTAIN LANDOWNERS OR THEIR DESIGNEES FROM DISCHARGING A FIREARM ON THEIR PROPERTY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 23-31-510 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 23-31-510.    No A governing body of any a county, municipality, or other political subdivision in this State may not enact or promulgate any a regulation or enact an ordinance which regulates or attempts to regulate the transfer, ownership, possession, carrying, or transportation of firearms, ammunition, components of firearms, or any combination of these things the actions of a farmer or another landowner, with a minimum of twenty-five contiguous acres, or their designee, from discharging a firearm in an effort to protect his family, employees, or the public from animals, wild, domestic or diseased, which are believed to be a direct danger or threat to a person on the property and the general public that may be nearby."

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

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