South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 3618

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3618
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990225
Primary Sponsor:                  Knotts
All Sponsors:                     Knotts, Riser and Gamble
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\9027djc99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Agriculture, Natural Resources and 
                                  Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR
Subject:                          Migratory waterfowl, hunting on Lake 
                                  Murray near property line in Lexington County 
                                  prohibited; Fish and Game


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990225  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-27, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HUNTING MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON LAKE MURRAY, SO AS TO PROHIBIT HUNTING MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON LAKE MURRAY WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED YARDS OF THE PROPERTY LINE OF A DWELLING SITUATE IN LEXINGTON COUNTY, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 50-11-27 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 93 of 1995, is amended to read:

"Section 50-11-27. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Lake Murray within five hundred yards of the property line of a dwelling situate in Lexington County. It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl elsewhere on Lake Murray within two hundred yards of a dwelling without written permission of the owner and occupant. As used in this section, Lake Murray includes the area from Lake Murray Dam to one-half mile upstream of Harmon's Bridge on Secondary Road 41-44 and upstream to Kempson's Ferry Bridge on Highway 395. 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 not more than thirty days."

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

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