S*1178(Rat #0240, Act #0235 of 2014)  General Bill, By Hembree and Campsen
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 50-11-2240 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH A HUNTER'S PRIVILEGE
 TO PARTICIPATE IN A WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA LOTTERY HUNT MAY BE REVOKED AND
 TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR A HUNTER WHO IS NOT CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION ARISING
 FROM THE OCCURRENCE PRECIPITATING THE REVOCATION OF HIS PRIVILEGE TO
 PARTICIPATE IN THE LOTTERY HUNT. - ratified title

   04/01/14  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   04/01/14  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
                     (Senate Journal-page 5)
   04/03/14  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish,
                     Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 15)
   04/07/14         Scrivener's error corrected
   04/08/14  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 17)
   04/09/14  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 41)
   04/09/14  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 41)
   04/09/14  Senate Roll call Ayes-39  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 41)
   04/10/14  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 12)
   04/10/14  House  Introduced and read first time
   04/10/14  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
   05/08/14  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 124)
   05/15/14  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 29)
   05/15/14  House  Roll call Yeas-94  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 30)
   05/15/14  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day (House Journal-page 31)
   05/16/14  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 2)
   05/29/14         Ratified R 240
   06/02/14         Signed By Governor
   06/13/14         Effective date 06/02/14
   06/16/14         Act No. 235

(A235, R240, S1178)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-2240 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CIRCUMSTANCES UPON WHICH A HUNTER'S PRIVILEGE TO PARTICIPATE IN A WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA LOTTERY HUNT MAY BE REVOKED AND TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR A HUNTER WHO IS NOT CONVICTED OF A VIOLATION ARISING FROM THE OCCURRENCE PRECIPITATING THE REVOCATION OF HIS PRIVILEGE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LOTTERY HUNT.

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

Wildlife management area lottery hunt

SECTION    1.    Article 10, Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-2240.    (A)    In addition to any other action that may be taken by an enforcement officer, a hunter's privilege to participate in a wildlife management area lottery hunt may be revoked for the remainder of the hunt if an enforcement officer witnesses, or has probable cause to believe that, the hunter violated any provision of this article, or regulations promulgated pursuant to this article, during the hunt.

(B)    If the hunter is not convicted of a violation of this article arising from the occurrence precipitating the revocation of his privilege to participate in the lottery hunt, then he, without having to pay any fees associated with participation, may elect to:

(1)    participate in the next lottery hunt of the type for which his privilege was revoked; or

(2)    have reinstated his preference points for determining his status for a future lottery hunt of the type for which his privilege was revoked."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2014.

Approved the 2nd day of June, 2014.