Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/ SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 50-11-2700. (A)
The department may issue permits for
regulated shooting areas for mallard ducks, which are privately
owned and operated under the terms and conditions of this
article. A person must apply for a permit by October fifteenth
of each year using a form provided by the department to include
information the department deems necessary.
(B) A permit for a
regulated shooting area for mallard ducks issued by the
department is valid each year for the annual waterfowl season as
established by 50 CFR Part 20 and Section 50-11-10. The permit
is only valid for the established open season for mallards. The
lands comprising the regulated shooting area must be designated
and identified by tax map numbers.
(C) The annual fee
for the permit for a regulated shooting area for mallard ducks
is two hundred dollars. A shooting preserve licensed pursuant to
Article 7, Chapter 11, Title 50 is not required to pay the
additional two hundred dollar fee.
(D) A person who has
been convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of the
Migratory Bird Treaty Act or Sections 50-11-10 or 50-11-15 is
not eligible to receive a permit for a regulated shooting area
for mallard ducks for the permit year following the date of
their conviction.
Section 50-11-2710. No person may release mallard ducks for the purpose of hunting unless he has obtained a regulated shooting area permit for mallard ducks except for bona fide dog training or field trial purposes pursuant to 50 CFR Part 21.
Section 50-11-2720. (A)
Captive-raised mallard ducks that are
released on the property designated as a regulated shooting area
for mallard ducks only may be hunted during the open season for
mallard ducks established pursuant to 50 CFR Part 20 and Section
50-11-10.
(B) In addition to
marking requirements required pursuant to 50 CFR Part 21,
captive-raised mallard ducks released on property designated as
a regulated shooting area for mallard ducks must be marked with
a metal leg band which identifies the name of the regulated
shooting area and any other information as required by the
department.
(C) Hunting hours on
regulated shooting areas for mallard ducks shall conform to
hunting hours established pursuant to 50 CFR Part 20 and Section
50-11-10.
(D) Captive-raised
mallard ducks may be taken by shooting on permitted regulated
shooting areas for mallard ducks without regard for bag or
possession limits, except that a person who shoots a daily bag
limit of wild ducks, other than captive-released mallards marked
as required by Subsection (B), must cease hunting. The daily bag
limit of wild ducks, other than captive-released mallards marked
as required by Subsection (B), must be established each year by
federal regulation pursuant to 50 CFR Part 20 and Section
50-11-10.
(E) Other than bag
limits as provided in this article, the taking of captive-raised
mallards is governed by federal regulations pursuant to 50 CFR
Part 20 and Section 50-11-10.
Section 50-11-2730. An
individual may hunt on a regulated shooting area for mallard
ducks only while in possession of a valid:
(1) South Carolina
resident or nonresident hunting license;
(2) South Carolina
Migratory Bird Permit;
(3) South Carolina
Migratory Waterfowl Permit; and
(4) Federal Migratory
Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp.
Section 50-11-2740. (A)
The permittee must make an annual report of
operations by March first of each year on forms provided by the
department. The report shall include:
(1)
the number of captive-raised mallard ducks released and
killed on the regulated shooting area for mallard ducks;
(2)
any outbreaks of avian influenza or other diseases in the
captive-raised mallard ducks raised, released, or taken on the
regulated shooting area; and
(3)
any other information the department deems necessary.
(B) The department may
not renew a permit for a regulated shooting area for mallard
ducks unless the report required under this section has been
filed by March first and the annual fee has been paid.
Section 50-11-2750. A person who violates Sections 50-11-2710 or 50-11-2720(B) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each offense. In addition, he shall forfeit his permit for the remainder of the current permit year and may be ineligible to hold a permit for the following permit year."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.