Reference is to Introduced Version.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting language and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Section 16-11-600 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 16-11-600.
(A) Every entry upon the lands
of another where any horse, mule, cow, hog or any other
livestock is pastured, or any other lands of another, after
notice from the owner or tenant has been posted
prohibiting such entry, shall be is a
misdemeanor and must be punished by a fine of not
to exceed more than one hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment with hard
labor on the public works of the county for not
exceeding more than thirty days.
When any owner or tenant of any lands shall post a
notice in four conspicuous places on the borders of such land
prohibiting entry thereon, a proof of the posting shall be
deemed and taken as notice conclusive against the person making
entry, as aforesaid, for the purpose of
trespassing.
(B) The owner
or tenant of any lands may accomplish the required posting of
notice as follows:
(1)
by posting a notice in four conspicuous places
on the borders of such land prohibiting entry thereon; or
(2)
by marking boundaries with a clearly visible
purple-painted marking, consisting of one vertical line not less
than eight inches in length and two inches in width, and the
bottom of the mark not less than three nor more than six feet
from the ground or normal water surface. These marks must be
affixed to immovable, permanent objects that are not more than
one hundred yards apart and readily visible to any person
approaching the property.
(C) When
any owner of tenant of any lands shall post a notice as provided
in this section, a proof of the posting is deemed and taken as
notice conclusive against the person making entry for the
purpose of trespassing."
SECTION 2. This act
takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.