Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:472 Primary Sponsor:Greg Smith Committee Number:20 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Airboats Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs Computer Document Number:472 Introduced Date:19930225 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940112 Last History Type:Recommitted to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Greg Smith Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved
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472 House 19940112 Recommitted to Committee 20
472 House 19930601 Continued the Bill
472 House 19930506 Debate adjourned until
Friday, 19930528
472 House 19930422 Recalled from Committee 20
472 House 19930311 Introduced, read first time, 20
referred to Committee
472 Senate 19930310 Read third time, sent to House
472 Senate 19930309 Read second time
472 Senate 19930304 Recalled from Committee 07
472 Senate 19930225 Introduced, read first time, 07
referred to Committee
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April 22, 1993
S. 472
S. Printed 4/22/93--H.
Read the first time March 11, 1993.
TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-860 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF AIRBOATS, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF AIRBOATS ON THE WACCAMAW, THE GREAT PEE DEE, THE LITTLE PEE DEE, THE BLACK, AND THE SAMPIT RIVERS IN GEORGETOWN AND HORRY COUNTIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-21-860 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-21-860. As used in this section, `airboat' means a watercraft propelled by air pressure caused by a motor mounted on the watercraft aboveboard.
(A) It is unlawful for a person to operate an airboat on the public waters of this State from the freshwater-saltwater dividing line, established by Section 50-17-35 50-17-30, seaward.
(B) It is unlawful to operate an airboat on the waters of the Waccamaw, the Great Pee Dee, the Little Pee Dee, the Black, and the Sampit Rivers in Georgetown and Horry counties.
(B) (C) It is unlawful to operate an airboat on the waters on of that portion of Lake Marion and Santee Swamp west of the I-95 bridge upstream to the confluence of the Congaree and Wateree rivers during the season for hunting waterfowl.
Any A person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, must be punished as provided by Section 50-1-130.
The provisions of this section do not apply to the operation of airboats by law enforcement, emergency medical, civil defense, noxious weed control, military personnel, state and federally approved wildlife banding, surveying, biological research programs, and private waters.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.