Bill 4896

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               4896
Ratification Number:       633
Act Number                 520
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Bird and wildlife sanctuary
                           established

(A520, R633, H4896)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-961 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE GREENVILLE TECHNICAL COLLEGE CAMPUS IN GREENVILLE COUNTY AS A BIRD AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.

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

Bird and wildlife sanctuary established

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-961. The campus of Greenville Technical College in Greenville County bounded on the north by East Faris Road, on the east by South Pleasantburg Drive (Highway 291), on the south by Cleveland Street, and on the west by the Reedy River, is designated as a bird and wildlife sanctuary.

It is unlawful for a person to trap, hunt, molest, or attempt to molest in any manner a bird or wild fowl or to molest any birds' nests or wild fowls' nests within the sanctuary, and it is unlawful for a person to trap, hunt, molest, or attempt to molest in any manner any wildlife within the sanctuary.

A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than thirty days."

Time effective

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

Vetoed by the Governor -- 5/30/90

Veto overridden by House -- 5/31/90

Veto overridden by Senate -- 5/31/90