South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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Bill 597

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COMMITTEE REPORT

April 25, 2007

S. 597

Introduced by Senators Campsen, Hutto, Bryant, Verdin and Grooms

S. Printed 4/25/07--H.

Read the first time April 10, 2007.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL

RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

To whom was referred a Bill (S. 597) to amend Section 50-9-740, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the requirements for youth hunting days, so as to provide that a person, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

WILLIAM D. WITHERSPOON for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-740, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUTH HUNTING DAYS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO IS LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE MAY BE A YOUTH HUNTER.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-9-740 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 299 of 2000, is amended to read:

"Section 50-9-740.    (A)    The department may select one or more days, which shall be designated to designate as a 'South Carolina Youth Hunting Day', in addition to the regular seasons for any a species of wild game. The days A youth hunting day must be held outside any a regular season on a weekend, holiday, or other nonschool day when a youth hunters shall hunter may have the maximum opportunity to participate. The day may be held up to fourteen days before or after any a regular season framework or within any a split of a regular season, or within any other another open season.

(B)    Youth hunters must be ten years of age through seventeen years of age. In addition, A person who is less than eighteen years of age may be a youth hunter. A licensed adult at least twenty-one years of age must accompany the a youth hunter into in the field and may not harvest or attempt to harvest game during this special hunting event. A license requirements requirement specified in this chapter shall be is waived for this day on a youth hunting day under this section for all a youth hunters as described above hunter. A daily harvest limits remain limit remains the same as allowed during regular seasons for each species of game."

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

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