H*3413 Session 111 (1995-1996)
H*3413(Rat #0144, Act #0091 of 1995) General Bill, By Townsend, Carnell,
Cooper, Davenport, J.G. McAbee, Riser, T.F. Rogers, Stille, Trotter, C.C. Wells and
D. Williams
A Bill to amend Section 50-11-120, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1976, relating to the hunting season for small game, so as to revise the
rabbit season and define "night".-amended title
01/31/95 House Introduced and read first time HJ-4
01/31/95 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-4
03/22/95 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental
Affairs HJ-2
03/28/95 House Amended HJ-23
03/28/95 House Read second time HJ-33
03/29/95 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-20
03/30/95 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-19
03/30/95 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-19
05/17/95 Senate Recalled from Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-7
05/17/95 Senate Read second time SJ-7
05/17/95 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day SJ-7
05/18/95 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-56
05/23/95 Senate Recalled from Legislative Council SJ-122
05/23/95 Senate Reconsidered SJ-122
05/23/95 Senate Amended SJ-122
05/23/95 Senate Read third time and returned to House with
amendments SJ-122
05/29/95 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-3
06/06/95 Ratified R 144
06/12/95 Signed By Governor
06/12/95 Effective date 06/12/95
08/15/95 Copies available
08/15/95 Act No. 91
(A91, R144, H3413)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-120, AS AMENDED,
CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE
HUNTING SEASON FOR SMALL GAME, SO AS TO REVISE THE
RABBIT SEASON AND DEFINE "NIGHT".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
Rabbit season revised; night defined
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-120 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by
Act 495 of 1994, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-11-120. (A) Except as specified in this section the
season for hunting small game is Thanksgiving Day through March first.
However, there is no open season on grouse except in Game Zone 1.
(1) Game Zone 1:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving
Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving
Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and
dogs;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second
through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: October fifteenth through March first
with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through October fourteenth and
March second through May fourteenth without weapons and with dogs
only;
(e) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day
without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with
weapons;
(2) Game Zone 2:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving
Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving
Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and
dogs;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second
through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: October fifteenth through March first
with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through October fourteenth and
March second through May fourteenth without weapons and with dogs
only;
(e) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day
without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with
weapons;
(3) Game Zone 3:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving
Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving
Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and
dogs;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second
through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March
fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September
fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons
and with dogs only;
(e) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day
without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with
weapons;
(4) Game Zone 4:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving
Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving
Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with dogs and
weapons;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used February
fifteenth through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: October fifteenth through March first
with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through October fourteenth and
March second through May fourteenth without weapons and with dogs
only;
(e) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day
without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with
weapons;
(5) Game Zone 5:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving
Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving
Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and
dogs;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second
through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March
fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September
fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons
and with dogs only;
(e) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day
without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with
weapons;
(6) Game Zone 6:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving
Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving
Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with dogs and
weapons;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second
through August fifteenth. There is no closed season for the running of
foxes with dogs for the purpose of training the dogs in a private enclosed
fox-hunting-dog-training facility;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March
fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September
fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons
and with dogs only;
(e) quail: Monday before Thanksgiving Day through the first
Saturday in March with weapons; October first through the Sunday
before Thanksgiving Day without weapons;
(7) Game Zone 7:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving
Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving
Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with dogs and
weapons;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second
through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March
fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September
fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons
and with dogs only;
(e) mink: September fifteenth through March first;
(f) muskrat: September fifteenth through March first;
(g) otter: September fifteenth through March first;
(h) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day
without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with
weapons;
(8) Game Zone 8:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving
Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving
Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and
dogs;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second
through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March
fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September
fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons
and with dogs only;
(e) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day
without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with
weapons;
(9) Game Zone 9:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving
Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving
Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and
dogs;
(c) quail: Thanksgiving Day through the first Saturday in
March;
(d) fox: year round without weapons; with weapons September
first through January first;
(e) raccoon and opossum: September first through October
fourteenth; March second through March thirty-first without weapons and
with dogs only; October fifteenth through March first with weapons and
dogs. All hunting of raccoon and opossum in Game Zone 9 must be at
night. Night as used in this section is that time between official sunset
one day and official sunrise the following day;
(f) mink: November first through March first;
(g) muskrat: November first through March first;
(h) otter: November first through March first;
(i) skunk: November first through March first;
(j) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day
without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with
weapons;
(10) Game Zone 10:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving
Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving
Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and
dogs;
(c) fox: year round but without weapons January second through
August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March
fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September
fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons
and with dogs only;
(e) mink: September fifteenth through March first;
(f) muskrat: September fifteenth through March first;
(g) otter: September fifteenth through March first;
(h) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day
without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with
weapons;
(11) Game Zone 11:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving
Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving
Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and
dogs;
(c) fox: year round but without weapons January second through
August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March
fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September
fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons
and with dogs only.
(e) quail: Monday before Thanksgiving Day through March first
with weapons; October first through the Sunday before Thanksgiving
Day without weapons;
(B) In all game zones it is lawful to run rabbits with dogs at any time
during the year in enclosures approved by the department.
(C) The season dates in this section are inclusive, except as otherwise
provided. It is unlawful to hunt a game animal except during the seasons
provided and as specified in this section. Unless otherwise specified
during a small game season when weapons are allowed, dogs also may be
used.
(D) As used in this section where night hunting is authorized, `night'
means the time between one hour after official sundown of a day and one
hour before official sunrise the following day."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 12th day of June, 1995. |