South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 969


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      969
Ratification Number:              318
Act Number:                       257
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20020205
Primary Sponsor:                  Martin
All Sponsors:                     Martin
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\swb\5089djc02.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020510
Date of Last Amendment:           20020228
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20020520
Subject:                          Wildlife management area lands, certain 
                                  activities defined as unlawful


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20020603  Act No. A257
------  20020520  Signed by Governor
------  20020514  Ratified R318
House   20020510  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   20020509  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on the next
                  Legislative day
House   20020508  Committee report: Favorable            20 HANR
House   20020306  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20020305  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20020228  Amended, read second time, 
                  notice of general amendments
Senate  20020227  Committee report: Favorable with       07 SFGF
                  amendment
Senate  20020205  Introduced, read first time,           07 SFGF
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on February 27, 2002 - Word format
Revised on February 28, 2002 - Word format
Revised on May 8, 2002 - Word format

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(A257, R318, S969)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2210, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO UNLAWFUL ABUSE OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES ARE UNLAWFUL ABUSES OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-2220, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ADDITIONAL PENALTIES FOR ABUSING WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA LANDS AND IMPROVEMENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO ENTER ONTO WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA LANDS AFTER LOSING THE PRIVILEGE TO ENTER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA LANDS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.

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

Abuse of wildlife management area land and improvements unlawful; penalties

SECTION 1. Section 50-11-2210 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-11-2210. The abuse, misuse, damage, or destruction of wildlife management area land or improvements on wildlife management area land is unlawful. A person who abuses, misuses, damages, or destroys wildlife management area land or improvements on them including, but not limited to, roads, vegetation, buildings, structures, or fences or leaves refuse, trash, or other debris on the property or sets, makes, or builds a fire except in an area specially designated by the landowner, operates a motor conveyance in an area or on a road closed to operation, conducts target practice except in a designated target practice area, camps in an area not designated as a campsite, disregards a safety or restrictive posting by the landowner, or who otherwise abuses, damages, destroys, or misuses a wildlife management area is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined two hundred dollars and be required to make restitution to the landowner in an amount determined by the court to be necessary to repair, rebuild, clean up, or restore the property to its condition before the abuse occurred. A person failing to make restitution within the time limit set by the court must serve a mandatory ten-day sentence in the county jail which may not be suspended in whole or in part. The provisions of this section are in addition to other criminal penalties."

Additional penalties for abuse of wildlife management area land; loss of privilege to enter wildlife management areas

SECTION 2. Section 50-11-2220 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-11-2220. A person convicted of violating Section 50-11-2210 twice within a three-year period, in addition to the penalties incurred for violating Section 50-11-2210, must lose the privilege of entering onto wildlife management area land for one year. A person who enters a wildlife management area after losing the privilege to enter wildlife management areas 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 and must have the privilege to hunt or fish suspended for one year. The provisions of this section are in addition to other criminal penalties."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2002.

Approved the 20th day of May, 2002.

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