Current Status Bill Number:3065 Ratification Number:211 Act Number:94 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Limehouse All Sponsors:Limehouse, Baxley, Seithel, Altman, Whatley, Vaughn, Simrill, Harrell and Hinson Drafted Document Number:jic\5162sd.97 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19970605 Date of Last Amendment:19970605 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19970611 Subject:Bird of prey, bald eagle; killing or molesting, fish and game
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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------ 19970630 Act No. A94
------ 19970611 Signed by Governor
------ 19970609 Ratified R211
House 19970605 Ordered enrolled for ratification
Senate 19970605 Free Conference Committee Report 89 SFCC
adopted
Senate 19970605 Free Conference Powers granted, 89 SFCC Cork
appointed Senators to Committee Gregory
of Free Conference Hutto
House 19970605 Free Conference Committee Report 99 HFCC
adopted
House 19970605 Free Conference Powers granted, 99 HFCC Limehouse
appointed Reps. to Committee of Rhoad
Free Conference Witherspoon
House 19970514 Conference powers granted, 98 HCC Rhoad
appointed Reps. to Committee of Limehouse
Conference Witherspoon
Senate 19970514 Conference powers granted, 88 SCC Cork
appointed Senators to Committee Gregory
of Conference Hutto
Senate 19970514 Insists upon amendment
House 19970506 Non-concurrence in Senate amendment
Senate 19970430 Read third time, returned to House
with amendment
Senate 19970429 Read second time, unanimous
consent for third reading on
Wednesday, 19970430
Senate 19970429 Committee amendment adopted
Senate 19970424 Committee report: Favorable with 07 SFGF
amendment
Senate 19970304 Introduced, read first time, 07 SFGF
referred to Committee
House 19970228 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19970227 Amended, read second time,
uanimous consent for third reading
on Friday, 19970228
House 19970226 Committee report: Favorable with 20 HANR
amendment
House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR
referred to Committee
House 19961218 Prefiled, referred to Committee 20 HANR
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(A94, R211, H3065)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-852, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL MOLESTING OR KILLING OF BIRDS OF PREY, SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION FOR BIRDS OF PREY AND A BALD EAGLE, AND PROVIDE THAT THE PERSON CONVICTED SHALL LOSE HIS HUNTING LICENSE AND BE PROHIBITED FROM HUNTING IN THIS STATE FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS IF THE BALD EAGLE WAS KILLED AND FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS IF THE BALD EAGLE WAS MOLESTED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Bald eagle penalties increased
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-852 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-852. It is unlawful for any person to molest or kill any of the birds of prey within this State. Birds of prey include all hawks, eagles, falcons, kites, vultures, owls, and ospreys. Anyone violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. However, if the bird of prey is a bald eagle, the person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or both.
If the bird of prey is a bald eagle, the person convicted shall also lose his privilege to hunt in this State for a period of five years from the date he is convicted of this offense if the bald eagle was killed and for a period of five years if the bald eagle was molested. 'Convicted' for purposes of this section includes a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to the offense."
Effective date
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 11th day of June, 1997.