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A263, R301, S873
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Knotts and O'Dell
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18947sd08.doc
Introduced in the Senate on January 8, 2008
Introduced in the House on March 5, 2008
Last Amended on May 27, 2008
Passed by the General Assembly on May 28, 2008
Became law without Governor's signature, June 5, 2008
Summary: Hunting licenses for small game
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/5/2007 Senate Prefiled
12/5/2007 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
1/8/2008 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-40
1/8/2008 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-40
2/27/2008 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game
and Forestry SJ-8
2/28/2008 Senate Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-5
2/28/2008 Senate Read second time SJ-5
3/5/2008 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-20
3/5/2008 House Introduced and read first time HJ-100
3/5/2008 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs HJ-100
5/21/2008 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture,
Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-7
5/22/2008 Scrivener's error corrected
5/27/2008 House Amended HJ-21
5/27/2008 House Read second time HJ-23
5/28/2008 House Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments
HJ-22
5/28/2008 Scrivener's error corrected
5/28/2008 Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-121
5/29/2008 Ratified R 301
6/5/2008 Became law without Governor's signature
6/11/2008 Copies available
6/11/2008 Effective date 06/05/08
6/13/2008 Act No. 263
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
12/5/2007
2/27/2008
2/28/2008
5/21/2008
5/22/2008
5/27/2008
5/28/2008
(A263, R301, S873)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-515 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO IS A RESIDENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA STATIONED OUTSIDE OF THIS STATE, UPON PRESENTATION OF HIS OFFICIAL FURLOUGH OR LEAVE PAPERS, SHALL BE ALLOWED TO FISH OR HUNT IN THIS STATE WITHOUT PURCHASING ANY TYPE OF STATE FISHING OR HUNTING LICENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-510, RELATING TO HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES GENERALLY, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE MANNER IN WHICH AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH DISABILITY LICENSES ARE ISSUED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-910, RELATING TO THE USE OF THE REVENUE FROM CERTAIN FINES, FORFEITURES, AND LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ALLOCATION OF REVENUE OF NONRESIDENT LICENSES SOLD THROUGH NONTRADITIONAL MEANS SUCH AS THE INTERNET, CALL CENTERS, OR MASS MAILINGS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
No license required
SECTION 1. Chapter 9, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-9-515. A member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is a resident of South Carolina stationed outside of this State, upon presentation of his official furlough or leave papers, shall be allowed to fish or hunt in this State without purchasing any type of state fishing or hunting license."
Disability licenses
SECTION 2. Section 50-9-510(16) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(16) A person who has been a domiciled resident of South Carolina for at least one year preceding the date of application and who is determined to be totally disabled under a program for Social Security, federal civil service, the South Carolina State Retirement System, the Railroad Retirement Board, the Veterans Administration, or Medicaid assistance, or their successor agencies or programs, may obtain a three-year disability license for either statewide fishing and hunting or statewide fishing at no cost. It must be issued by the department from its designated offices and is valid for three years from the date of issue. Disability recertification is required for renewal. To recertify, applicant must furnish proof, in the manner determined by the department, that he or she is currently receiving disability benefits, and is a domiciled resident of South Carolina. A person on the date of application, with quadriplegia or paraplegia, who is certified as totally disabled, must be issued a lifetime disability license and disability recertification or renewal of this license is not required. Statewide fishing privileges include freshwater fishing and saltwater fishing. Statewide hunting privileges include small game, big game, state migratory waterfowl, and wildlife management area lands."
Allocation of revenue
SECTION 3. Section 50-9-910 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-9-910. (A) Revenue from fines and forfeitures for violations of Chapters 1 through 16, except for violations of marine resources laws, must be transmitted to the treasurer of the county where the revenue was collected. The treasurer shall transmit the revenue to the director of the department accompanied by a statement showing the names of persons fined, the amount of each fine, the summons or warrant number, and the court in which each fine was collected.
(B) The revenue provided for in subsection (A) and one-half of the revenue generated from the sale of annual nonresident freshwater fishing licenses must be credited to the county game fund of the county in which the licenses were sold or revenue was collected. These licenses when sold through nontraditional means such as the Internet, call centers, and department mass mailings must be equally allocated to each county.
(C) The funds provided for in subsection (B) must be expended in the respective counties for the protection, promotion, propagation, and management of wildlife and fish and the enforcement of related laws."
Time effective
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 29th day of May, 2008.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/5/08.
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