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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.87 Ratification Number:94 Act Number:69 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20010110 Primary Sponsor:Ravenel All Sponsors:Ravenel, Branton, Passailaigue, McGill, Mescher, Elliott Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\gjk\20014sd01.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20010530 Date of Last Amendment:20010523 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20010718 Subject:Shooting weapon, archery equipment which releases projectile into or across private property; owner permission required History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20010802 Act No. A69 ------ 20010718 Signed by Governor ------ 20010605 Ratified R94 Senate 20010530 Concurred in House amendment, enrolled for ratification Senate 20010530 Reconsidered vote whereby nonconcurred in House amendment House 20010529 Conference powers granted, 98 HCC Ott appointed Reps. to Committee of Frye Conference Coates House 20010529 Insists upon amendment Senate 20010529 Non-concurrence in House amendment House 20010524 Read third time, returned to Senate with amendment House 20010523 Amended, read second time ------ 20010518 Scrivener's error corrected House 20010517 Committee report: Favorable with 20 HANR amendment House 20010425 Referred to Committee 20 HANR House 20010425 Recalled from Committee 25 HJ House 20010315 Introduced, read first time, 25 HJ referred to Committee Senate 20010314 Amended, read third time, sent to House Senate 20010306 Amended, read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 20010301 Committee amendment adopted Senate 20010228 Committee report: Favorable with 11 SJ amendment Senate 20010110 Introduced, read first time, 11 SJ referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on February 28, 2001 - Word format Revised on March 1, 2001 - Word format Revised on March 6, 2001 - Word format Revised on March 14, 2001 - Word format Revised on May 17, 2001 - Word format Revised on May 18, 2001 - Word format Revised on May 23, 2001 - Word format
(A69, R94, S87)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-760, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO HUNT FROM A PUBLIC ROAD OR RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY IF THE PERSON DOES NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO HUNT THE LAND IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE PUBLIC ROAD OR RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY; TO PROVIDE DEFINITIONS OF "HUNTING", "POSSESSING", "CARRYING", "HAVING READILY ACCESSIBLE", AND "LOADED" FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION; TO PROVIDE "POSSESSING", "CARRYING", AND "HAVING READILY ACCESSIBLE" DO NOT INCLUDE A CENTERFIRE RIFLE OR SHOTGUN CONTAINED IN A CLOSED COMPARTMENT, A CLOSED VEHICLE TRUNK, OR A VEHICLE TRAVELING ON A PUBLIC ROAD; AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Hunting from certain public roads and railroad rights-of-way prohibited; definitions; penalties
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-760 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-11-760. (A) It is unlawful for a person to hunt from a public road or railroad right-of-way if the person does not have permission to hunt the land immediately adjacent to the public road or railroad right-of-way.
(B)(1) For purposes of this section, 'hunting' includes:
(a) taking deer by occupying stands for that purpose; and
(b) possessing, carrying, or having readily accessible:
( i) a loaded centerfire rifle; or
(ii) a shotgun loaded with shot size larger than number four.
(2) For purposes of this section, 'loaded' means a weapon within which any ammunition is contained.
(3) For purposes of this section, the terms 'possessing', 'carrying', and 'having readily accessible' do not include a centerfire rifle or shotgun which is contained in a:
(a) closed compartment;
(b) closed vehicle trunk; or a
(c) vehicle traveling on a public road.
(C) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
(D) In addition to any other penalties, the department must suspend the hunting privileges of a person convicted of violating this section for one year from the date of the conviction."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 5th day of June, 2001.
Approved the 18th day of July, 2001.
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