Rep. HIOTT proposes the following Amendment No. 2 to H. 4943 (COUNCIL\SWB\5254ZW12):

Reference is to the bill as introduced.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

/ SECTION      __.      Section 50-16-70 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 211 of 2010, is further amended to read:

     "Section 50-16-70.      (A)      A person violating the provisions of this chapter, or any condition of a permit issued pursuant to this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months thirty days, or both. The department must suspend the hunting privileges of a person convicted of violating this chapter for one year from the date of the conviction.
     (B)      In addition to any other penalty, every vehicle, animal, firearm, or other equipment used by an individual violating Section 50-16-20 is forfeited to the department and must be disposed of according to law.
     (C)      Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the magistrates court has jurisdiction to try any criminal case that arises under this chapter." /

Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.