Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3383 Primary Sponsor:Haskins Committee Number:20 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Hunting, fishing license, nonresident aging Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs Computer Document Number:436/12863AC.93 Introduced Date:19930203 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930203 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Haskins Kelley Worley Lanford Thomas Vaughn Littlejohn Davenport D. Smith Allison Hallman McLeod Phillips McTeer Hines Walker Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3383 House 19930203 Introduced, read first time, 20
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-265 SO AS TO EXEMPT A NONRESIDENT SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER FROM OBTAINING A SOUTH CAROLINA HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSE OR PERMIT IF HIS STATE OF RESIDENCE EXTENDS SIMILAR PRIVILEGES TO SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 3, Chapter 9, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-9-265. No license or permit for hunting and fishing is required for a nonresident who has attained the age of sixty-five years if his state of residence allows the same privilege for South Carolina residents who have attained the age of sixty-five years. A nonresident hunting or fishing under the provisions of this section shall carry on his person proof of his age and residency from the state where he resides. This privilege does not extend to permits to hunt in Wildlife Management Areas."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.