H 4561(Rat #0599)  General Bill, By Jennings, K.T. Burch and J.L. Harris
 A Bill to amend Section 50-11-310, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to the open season for antlered deer, so as to revise the
 season in Game Zones 5 and 8; and to amend the 1976 Code by adding Section
 50-3-318 so as to provide for the temporary transfer of conservation
 officers.-amended title

   03/17/92  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-8
   03/24/92  House  Read second time HJ-28
   03/25/92  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-24
   03/26/92  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-16
   03/26/92  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-16
   04/30/92  Senate Polled out of committee Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-13
   05/12/92  Senate Amended SJ-22
   05/12/92  Senate Read second time SJ-22
   05/28/92  Senate Amended SJ-25
   05/28/92  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-25
   06/03/92  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-114
   06/04/92         Ratified R 599
   01/13/93         Vetoed by Governor
   01/26/93  House  Veto sustained Yeas-7  Nays-47

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OPEN SEASON FOR ANTLERED DEER, SO AS TO REVISE THE SEASON IN GAME ZONES 5 AND 8; AND TO AMEND THE 1976 CODE BY ADDING SECTION 50-3-318 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE TEMPORARY TRANSFER OF CONSERVATION OFFICERS.

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

Open season for antlered deer revised in Game Zones 5, 7, and 8

SECTION 1. Section 50-11-310 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by an act of 1992 bearing ratification number 355, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-11-310. (A) The open season for taking antlered deer is:

(1) Game Zones 1, 2, and 4: as set by the commission between October first and January first. The commission may designate the sex of the deer that may be taken and may promulgate regulations for the proper control of the deer harvest in these games zones;

(2) Game Zones 5 and 7: with bow and arrow August fifteenth through January first and with firearms September fifteenth through January first;

(3) Game Zone 8: September first through January first;

(4) Game Zone 9: August fifteenth through August thirty-first with bow and arrow only and September first through January first with firearms. Antlerless deer may be taken December fifteenth through January first with bow and arrow only;

(5) Game Zone 10: September first through January first with bow and arrow only and with firearms September fifteenth through January first.

(B) Except as provided in subsection (A) the season for taking antlered deer is August fifteenth through January first.

(C) It is unlawful to pursue deer with dogs except during the prescribed season for hunting deer."

Temporary transfer of conservation officers

SECTION 2. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-3-318. Without expending additional personal service funds, conservation officers may be transferred temporarily for not more than six months to counties requiring additional law enforcement manpower. When a conservation officer is transferred under this section, county game funds expended for the acquisition of supplies and equipment must be expended from the game funds of the county to which the officer is transferred."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

In the Senate House _________________________________.

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President of the Senate

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Approved the _______ day of __________________, 1992.

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Governor

Printer's Date -- June 8, 1992 -- S.