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H 4943 General Bill, By Hixon, Hiott, Knight, Kirby and Ott
Similar (S 0454)
Summary: Deer hunting
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-650, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL ANTERLESS DEER TAGS, SO AS TO REVISE THE PROCEDURE WHEREBY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES AND CHARGES A PERSON FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF HUNTING AND TAKING DEER IN THIS STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-920, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSITION OF REVENUES GENERATED FROM THE SALE OF HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES, PERMITS, AND TAGS, SO AS TO SUBSTITUTE THE TERM "ANTLERLESS DEER QUOTA PERMIT" FOR THE TERM "DEER QUOTA PROGRAM PERMIT", AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES COLLECTED FROM THE SALE OF NONRESIDENT ANTLERED DEER TAGS AND RESIDENT ANTLER RESTRICTION INDIVIDUAL ANTLERED DEER TAGS; BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-315 SO AS TO PROVIDE BAG LIMITS FOR ANTLERED DEER AND DEER TAKEN WITH A DEER QUOTA PROGRAM PERMIT; BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-320 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE PROCEDURE WHEREBY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES TAGS FOR THE HUNTING OF DEER, TO REGULATE THE HUNTING OF DEER, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-390, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES' REGULATION OF GAME ZONES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ANTERLESS DAYS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGULATION OF THE DEER QUOTA PROGRAM; TO REPEAL SECTION 50-11-335 RELATING TO BAG LIMITS ESTABLISHED FOR ANTLERED DEER; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SHALL PROVIDE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY A REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE STATE'S WHITE-TAILED DEER POPULATION.
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02/11/16House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 94)
02/11/16House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 94)
02/25/16House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Knight
02/25/16House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 66)
02/29/16 Scrivener's error corrected
03/02/16House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Kirby, Ott
03/02/16House Requests for debate-Rep(s). Hiott, Loftis, Hixon, Felder, Corley, VS Moss, Clary, Collins,Anderson, RL Brown, Kirby, GR Smith, Ballintine, McCoy, Finaly, Goldsmith, Clemmons, HA Crawford, Ott, Douglas, Rideway, Crosby, Bales, GA Brown, Pope, Spires, Riley, Hardee, Norman, Johnson (House Journal-page 32)
03/02/16House Amended (House Journal-page 54)
03/02/16House Read second time (House Journal-page 54)
03/02/16House Roll call Yeas-94 Nays-8 (House Journal-page 65)
03/03/16House Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 35)
03/08/16Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
03/08/16Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 8)



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