S*0428(Rat #0104, Act #0064 of 1995)  General Bill, By McGill, Land and 
G. Smith
 A Bill to amend Section 50-11-120, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the hunting season for small game, so as to extend the raccoon
 hunting season in Game Zone Nine.

   01/31/95  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-4
   01/31/95  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-4
   03/16/95  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish,
                     Game and Forestry SJ-11
   03/22/95  Senate Amended SJ-22
   03/22/95  Senate Read second time SJ-22
   03/23/95  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-21
   03/28/95  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-12
   03/28/95  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-12
   05/30/95  House  Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-17
   05/31/95  House  Read second time HJ-20
   06/01/95  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-9
   06/06/95         Ratified R 104
   06/13/95         Became law without Governor's signature
   06/13/95         Effective date 06/13/95
   08/09/95         Copies available
   08/09/95         Act No. 64

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-120, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE HUNTING SEASON FOR SMALL GAME, SO AS TO EXTEND THE RACCOON HUNTING SEASON IN GAME ZONE 9.

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

Raccoon hunting season extended in Game Zone 9

SECTION 1. Section 50-11-120(A)(9)(e), as last amended by Act 473 of 1994, is further amended to read:

"(e) raccoon and opossum: August fifteenth through October fourteenth; March second through April fifteenth without weapons and with dogs only; October fifteenth through March first with weapons and dogs. All hunting of raccoon and opossum in Game Zone 9 must be at night. Night as used in this section is that time between official sunset one day and official sunrise the following day;".

Time effective

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

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 6/13/95.