South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 4071


                    Current Status
Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4071
Ratification Number:            420
Act Number:                     375
Primary Sponsor:                Jennings
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Antlered deer, open season
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19940419
Computer Document Number:       NO5/7136BD.93
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19940502
Introduced Date:                19930414
Date of Last Amendment:         19940406
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19940502
Last History Type:              Act No. 375
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Jennings
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

History

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
4071   ------  19940502      Act No. 375
4071   ------  19940502      Signed by Governor
4071   ------  19940427      Ratified R 420
4071   Senate  19940419      Concurred in House amendment,
                             enrolled for ratification
4071   House   19940406      Senate amendments amended,
                             returned to Senate
4071   Senate  19940330      Amended, read third time,
                             returned to House with
                             amendments
4071   Senate  19940322      Read second time, notice of
                             general amendments
4071   Senate  19940317      Committee Report: Favorable     07
4071   Senate  19940215      Introduced, read first time,    07
                             referred to Committee
4071   House   19940211      Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
4071   House   19940210      Read second time, unanimous
                             consent for third reading on
                             next Legislative day
4071   House   19940209      Committee Report: Favorable     20
4071   House   19930414      Introduced, read first time,    20
                             referred to Committee
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(A375, R420, H4071)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OPEN SEASON FOR ANTLERED DEER, SO AS TO REVISE THE SEASON IN GAME ZONE 5; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-704, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS IN GAME ZONE 4, SO AS TO INCLUDE GAME ZONE 5.

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

Antlered deer season in Game Zone 5 revised

SECTION 1. Section 50-11-310 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 316 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-11-310. (A) The open season for taking antlered deer is:

(1) Game Zones 1, 2, and 4: as set by the commission between October first and January first. The commission may designate the sex of the deer that may be taken and may promulgate regulations for the proper control of the deer harvest in these game zones;

(2) Game Zones 5 and 7: with bow and arrow September first through January first and with firearms September fifteenth through January first;

(3) Game Zone 8: from September first through January first;

(4) Game Zone 9: August fifteenth through August thirty-first with bow and arrow only and September first through January first with firearms. Antlerless deer may be taken December fifteenth through January first with bow and arrow only;

(5) Game Zone 10: September first through January first with bow and arrow only and with firearms September fifteenth through January first.

(B) Except as provided in subsection (A) the season for taking antlered deer is August fifteenth through January first.

(C) It is unlawful to pursue deer with dogs except during the prescribed season for hunting deer."

Prohibition on the use of artificial lights in Game Zone 5

SECTION 2. Section 50-11-704 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 1262, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-11-704. (A) In Game Zones 4 and 5 the use of artificial lights from a vehicle or water conveyance to observe or harass wildlife is unlawful.

(B) A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.

(C) Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit the lawful hunting of raccoon and fox."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 2nd day of May, 1994.