South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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H. 3622

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Rhoad, M.A. Pitts, Duncan and Umphlett
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20267sd05.doc

Introduced in the House on February 23, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Mourning doves

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/23/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-48
   2/23/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-48
   4/20/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: M.A.Pitts, 
                        Duncan
   4/27/2005  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Umphlett

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/23/2005

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-11 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DAILY BAG LIMIT FOR MOURNING DOVES INCLUDING RING NECK DOVES IS FIFTEEN PER DAY, TO PROVIDE THAT NO DOVES MAY BE TAKEN OR HUNTED BEFORE TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON, TO PROVIDE THAT TOP SOWING WHEAT IN THE MANNER PROVIDED BY REGULATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IS NOT CONSIDERED BAITING AN AREA OVER WHICH MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS ARE HUNTED, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE ABOVE PROVISIONS APPLY IN ALL GAME ZONES OF THIS STATE UNLESS A PROVISION CONFLICTS WITH AN APPLICABLE PROVISION OF FEDERAL LAW, REGULATION, OR TREATY IN WHICH CASE THAT PROVISION SHALL NOT APPLY IN ANY GAME ZONE OF THIS STATE.

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-11.    (A)    Pursuant to Section 50-11-10, the provisions contained in this section pertaining to the hunting and taking of doves, which are considered migratory game birds, apply in all game zones of this State unless a provision conflicts with an applicable provision of federal law, regulation, or treaty as determined by the Department of Natural Resources in which case that provision shall not apply in any game zone of this State.

(B)    The daily bag limit for mourning doves including ring neck doves is fifteen per day.

(C)    No doves may be taken or hunted before twelve o'clock noon.

(D)    Top sowing wheat in the manner provided by regulation of the department of natural resources is not considered baiting an area over which migratory game birds are hunted in violation of Section 50-11-15."

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

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