Bill 5094

                    Current Status
Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    5094
Ratification Number:            627
Act Number:                     495
Primary Sponsor:                Rhoad
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Quail season in Game Zone No.
                                8
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19940531
Computer Document Number:       NO5/7790BDW.94
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19940714
Introduced Date:                19940414
Date of Last Amendment:         19940526
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19940714
Last History Type:              Act No. 495
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Rhoad
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
5094   ------  19940714      Act No. 495
5094   ------  19940714      Signed by Governor
5094   ------  19940602      Ratified R 627
5094   House   19940531      Concurred in Senate
                             amendment, enrolled for
                             ratification
5094   Senate  19940526      Amended, read third time,
                             returned to House with
                             amendments
5094   Senate  19940525      Read second time, notice of
                             general amendments
5094   Senate  19940524      Recalled from Committee,        07
                             placed on Calendar
5094   Senate  19940505      Introduced, read first time,    07
                             referred to Committee
5094   House   19940505      Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
5094   House   19940504      Read second time
5094   House   19940414      Introduced, read first time,
                             placed on Calendar without
                             reference

(A495, R627, H5094)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE HUNTING SEASON FOR SMALL GAME, SO AS TO REVISE THE QUAIL SEASON IN GAME ZONE 8; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-140, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO NONRESIDENT SHOOTING PRESERVE HUNTING LICENSES, SO AS TO INCLUDE RESIDENT LICENSES AND REVISE THE COST OF THE LICENSES; AND TO CREATE AND PROVIDE FOR THE COMMISSION ON SPORTING DOGS AND FIELD TRIALS.

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

Quail season in Game Zone 8 revised

SECTION 1. Section 50-11-120(A)(8)(e) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by an act of 1994 bearing ratification number 325, is further amended to read:

"(e) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons;"

Nonresident and resident shooting preserve hunting licenses; cost

SECTION 2. Section 50-9-140 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-9-140. The department may distribute and regulate the issuance of special resident and nonresident shooting preserve hunting licenses, applicable for the entire preserve season on any preserve in the State, for specified released species only, at a cost not to exceed five dollars for residents and eight dollars and fifty cents for nonresidents."

Commission on Sporting Dogs and Field Trials

SECTION 3. (A) The South Carolina Commission on Sporting Dogs and Field Trials is created to assess the economic, environmental, and recreational impact on the State for developing field trial facilities and to develop a state plan for providing the facilities. The commission is composed of five members appointed by the Governor as follows:

(1) two representatives of pointing/retriever organizations in the State;

(2) two representatives of houndsmen's organizations in the State which hold field trials for the purpose of judging beagles and hounds;

(3) one at-large member with field trial knowledge and experience who shall serve as the chairman of the commission.

(B) The members of the commission are not eligible for per diem, mileage, or subsistence.

(C) A nonvoting advisory committee to the commission shall provide information and staff assistance as needed. The members of the advisory committee who shall serve ex officio are the Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, and Director of the South Carolina Natural Resources Commission. The chairman of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and the chairman of the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee each shall appoint one member to the advisory committee.

(D) In conducting its study and in developing the state plan, the commission may consult with the South Carolina Natural Resources Department, the State Commission of Forestry, and other state or local private or public agencies or organizations interested in or impacted by recreational field trials.

(E) By January 1, 1999, the commission shall submit its findings and state plan to the Governor, the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, and the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee.

(F) The commission terminates January 1, 1999, unless extended by the General Assembly.

Time effective

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 14th day of July, 1994.