South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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A227, R219, H4221

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Miller
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\10953mm05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4211

Introduced in the House on May 26, 2005
Introduced in the Senate on June 1, 2005
Last Amended on May 31, 2005
Passed by the General Assembly on January 10, 2006
Became law without Governor's signature, February 7, 2006

Summary: Unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/26/2005  House   Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference HJ-29
   5/31/2005  House   Amended HJ-94
   5/31/2005  House   Read second time HJ-94
    6/1/2005  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-15
    6/1/2005  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference SJ-9
    6/1/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
    6/2/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-117
   1/10/2006  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-51
   1/31/2006          Ratified R 219
    2/7/2006          Became law without Governor's signature
    2/8/2006          Copies available
    2/8/2006          Effective date 02/07/06
   2/10/2006          Act No. 227

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/26/2005
5/26/2005-A
5/31/2005
6/1/2005
6/1/2005-A


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A227, R219, H4221)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-35 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HUNT MIGRATORY WATERFOWL IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY IN CERTAIN PORTIONS OF MURRELL'S INLET CREEK WITHIN ONE HUNDRED YARDS OF A RESIDENCE OR BUSINESS WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION.

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

Migratory fowl in Murrell's Inlet

SECTION    1.    Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-35.    It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl in Georgetown County in Murrell's Inlet Creek within one hundred yards of a residence or business without written permission of the owner or occupant. As used in this section, Murrell's Inlet Creek includes the public waters in Georgetown County located north of Huntington Beach, west of the Atlantic Ocean, and south of Horry County between the shoreline of the Murrell's Inlet Community and Garden City Beach. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 31st day of January, 2006.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 2/7/06.

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