Bill 4501

                    Current Status
Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4501
Ratification Number:            380
Act Number:                     349
Primary Sponsor:                Snow
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Deer, antlerless; permits in
                                Game Zones 1, 2, and 4
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19940330
Computer Document Number:       NO5/7541BDW.94
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19940420
Introduced Date:                19940113
Date of Last Amendment:         19940217
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19940420
Last History Type:              Act No. 349
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Snow
                                McMahand
                                Baker
                                Farr
                                McAbee
                                Carnell
                                Townsend
                                Jaskwhich
                                Allison
                                Chamblee
                                D. Smith
                                Tucker
                                Stille
                                Littlejohn
                                Cooper
                                Haskins
                                Cato
                                Vaughn
                                Trotter
                                Anderson
                                Fair
                                T.C. Alexander
                                Wells
                                Lanford
                                Davenport
                                Phillips
                                McCraw
                                Mattos
                                Stone
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
4501   ------  19940420      Act No. 349
4501   ------  19940420      Signed by Governor
4501   ------  19940414      Ratified R 380
4501   Senate  19940330      Read third time, enrolled for
                             ratification
4501   Senate  19940322      Read second time
4501   Senate  19940317      Committee Report: Favorable     07
4501   Senate  19940222      Introduced, read first time,    07
                             referred to Committee
4501   House   19940218      Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
4501   House   19940217      Amended, read second time,
                             unanimous consent for third
                             reading on Friday, February
                             18, 1994
4501   House   19940209      Committee Report: Favorable     20
                             with amendment
4501   House   19940113      Introduced, read first time,    20
                             referred to Committee

(A349, R380, H4501)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-395 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ANTLERLESS DEER PERMITS IN GAME ZONES 1, 2, AND 4, FOR THE USE OF THE REVENUE GENERATED FROM PERMIT SALES, AND FOR PENALTIES.

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

Antlerless deer permits in Game Zones 1, 2, and 4

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-395. (A) In addition to declaring open seasons for antlerless deer as prescribed in Section 50-11-390, the department may issue individual permits for taking antlerless deer in Game Zones 1, 2, and 4 at a cost of five dollars each. The permits are valid in Game Zones 1, 2, and 4 only as prescribed by the department and may be possessed and used only by the individuals to whom they are issued. The department annually shall set the number of permits to be issued and the times and areas where they are valid.

(B) Eighty percent of the revenue generated from the sale of the permits must be used to administer the permits and for deer management and deer research, and twenty percent must be used for law enforcement relating to deer.

(C) A person taking or attempting to take an antlerless deer pursuant to an individual permit in violation of department guidelines or of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."

Time effective

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

Approved the 20th day of April, 1994.