Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by deleting Section 50-11-580(B) - (E) and inserting:
/ (B) The Saturday and Sunday preceding March 20 of each year is declared to be "Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend." A person less than eighteen years of age shall be considered a youth hunter. The license and permit requirements for hunting turkey are waived for youth hunters during Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend; however, youth hunters must still possess a set of turkey tags while hunting during Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend. A licensed hunter at least twenty-one years of age must accompany a youth hunter in the field and may not harvest or attempt to harvest turkey during Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend, but is permitted to call turkeys for the youth hunter. The licensed hunter that accompanies the youth hunter must have a valid South Carolina hunting license, big game permit, and wildlife management area permit if applicable.
(C) The season bag limit per person for male wild turkeys is three, which may be taken by any lawful means. Individuals may also obtain an archery only turkey tag allowing them to take one additional male wild turkey during the open season by means of archery equipment only. The season bag limits contained in this section are statewide.
(D) The daily bag limit per person for male wild turkeys before April first, including Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend, is one. The daily bag limit per person for male wild turkeys on and after April first is two. The daily bag limits contained in this section are statewide.
(E) The department shall conduct an analysis of the wild turkey resources in South Carolina and issue a draft report recommending any changes to the wild turkey season and bag limits. This report shall be provided to the General Assembly within one hundred eighty days of the conclusion of the third turkey season following the effective date of this section.
(F) The department shall provide an annual report of the wild turkey resources in South Carolina to the chairman of the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee and the chairman of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee."/
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