S*637 Session 112 (1997-1998)
S*0637(Rat #0140, Act #0057 of 1997) General Bill, By Peeler, Alexander and
Lander
Similar(H 3807)
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO THE GAME ZONES OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO REVISE THE
COMPOSITION OF GAME ZONES 1 AND 2; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-310, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO THE OPEN SEASON FOR ANTLERED DEER, SO AS TO REVISE THE OPEN SEASON
FOR TAKING DEER IN GAME ZONES 1, 2, AND 4, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT
OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN GAME ZONES 1, 2, AND 4 MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO
ESTABLISH THE METHODS FOR HUNTING AND TAKING OF DEER AND FOR OTHER
RESTRICTIONS FOR HUNTING AND TAKING DEER; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-390, RELATING
TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT TO DECLARE OPEN SEASONS AND SET BAG LIMITS
AND METHODS OF HUNTING OF ANTLERLESS DEER, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE
AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT IN THIS REGARD; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 50-11-395
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF ANTLERLESS DEER PERMITS IN GAME ZONES 1, 2, AND 4;
TO AMEND SECTION 50-17-615, RELATING TO AREAS WHERE IT IS LAWFUL TO TRAWL FOR
SHRIMP OR PRAWN DURING CERTAIN PERIODS, SO AS TO ESTABLISH GENERAL AND
RESTRICTED TRAWLING AREAS WHERE IT IS LAWFUL TO TRAWL FOR SHRIMP OR PRAWN
DURING CERTAIN TIMES AND SEASONS AND TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION
50-17-610 RELATING TO LAWFUL WATERS IN WHICH TO TRAWL FOR SHRIMP OR PRAWN
DURING CERTAIN TIMES AND SECTION 50-17-618 RELATING TO WATERS CLOSED TO
TRAWLING; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-17-50, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PERMITS FOR
TAKING MARINE LIFE FOR EXPERIMENTAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, SO AS TO FURTHER
PROVIDE FOR THESE PERMITS, THE MARINE LIFE TO WHICH THE PERMITS APPLY, AND THE
PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH MARINE LIFE MAY BE TAKEN.-AMENDED TITLE
04/10/97 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-7
04/10/97 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-7
04/24/97 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish,
Game and Forestry SJ-20
04/29/97 Senate Amended SJ-48
04/29/97 Senate Read second time SJ-48
04/29/97 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-48
04/29/97 Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day SJ-55
04/30/97 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-27
05/01/97 House Introduced and read first time HJ-15
05/01/97 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-15
05/06/97 House Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-33
05/08/97 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, May 13, 1997 HJ-23
05/13/97 House Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 14, 1997 HJ-14
05/14/97 House Amended HJ-19
05/14/97 House Read second time HJ-21
05/15/97 House Read third time and returned to Senate with
amendments HJ-16
05/20/97 Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-21
06/04/97 Ratified R 140
06/05/97 Signed By Governor
06/05/97 Effective date 06/05/97
06/13/97 Copies available
06/13/97 Act No. 57
(A57, R140, S637)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-60, AS AMENDED, CODE
OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE GAME
ZONES OF THIS STATE, SO AS TO REVISE THE COMPOSITION
OF GAME ZONES 1 AND 2; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-310, AS
AMENDED, RELATING TO THE OPEN SEASON FOR ANTLERED
DEER, SO AS TO REVISE THE OPEN SEASON FOR TAKING DEER
IN GAME ZONES 1, 2, AND 4, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN GAME ZONES 1, 2,
AND 4 MAY PROMULGATE REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH THE
METHODS FOR HUNTING AND TAKING OF DEER AND FOR
OTHER RESTRICTIONS FOR HUNTING AND TAKING DEER; TO
AMEND SECTION 50-11-390, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF
THE DEPARTMENT TO DECLARE OPEN SEASONS AND SET BAG
LIMITS AND METHODS OF HUNTING OF ANTLERLESS DEER, SO
AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE AUTHORITY OF THE
DEPARTMENT IN THIS REGARD; TO REPEAL SECTION 50-11-395
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF ANTLERLESS DEER PERMITS
IN GAME ZONES 1, 2, AND 4; TO AMEND SECTION 50-17-615,
RELATING TO AREAS WHERE IT IS LAWFUL TO TRAWL FOR
SHRIMP OR PRAWN DURING CERTAIN PERIODS, SO AS TO
ESTABLISH GENERAL AND RESTRICTED TRAWLING AREAS
WHERE IT IS LAWFUL TO TRAWL FOR SHRIMP OR PRAWN
DURING CERTAIN TIMES AND SEASONS AND TO PROVIDE
EXCEPTIONS; TO REPEAL SECTION 50-17-610 RELATING TO
LAWFUL WATERS IN WHICH TO TRAWL FOR SHRIMP OR
PRAWN DURING CERTAIN TIMES AND SECTION 50-17-618
RELATING TO WATERS CLOSED TO TRAWLING; AND TO
AMEND SECTION 50-17-50, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO
PERMITS FOR TAKING MARINE LIFE FOR EXPERIMENTAL OR
SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR
THESE PERMITS, THE MARINE LIFE TO WHICH THE PERMITS
APPLY, AND THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH SUCH MARINE LIFE
MAY BE TAKEN.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Game zones revised
SECTION 1. Section 50-1-60(1) and (2) of the 1976 Code, as last
amended by Section 1257 of Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"(1) the first zone shall be comprised of those portions of the
counties of Greenville, Oconee, and Pickens which lie north and
northwest of the main line of the Norfolk-Southern railroad track;
(2) the second zone shall be comprised of the counties of Abbeville,
Anderson, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry,
Saluda, and those portions of the counties of Greenville, Oconee, and
Pickens which lie south and southeast of the main line of the
Norfolk-Southern railroad track;"
Taking antlered deer
SECTION 2. Section 50-11-310 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by
Act 427 of 1996, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-11-310. (A) The open season for taking antlered
deer is:
(1) In Game Zone 1: October first through October tenth, with
primitive weapons only; October eleventh through October sixteenth, and
October thirty-first through December seventh, with archery equipment
and firearms; December eighth through December twenty-second, with
archery equipment only; December twenty-third through January first,
with archery equipment and firearms, Sundays excepted;
(2) In Game Zones 2 and 4: September fifteenth through September
thirtieth, with archery equipment only; October first through October
tenth, with primitive weapons only; October eleventh through January
first, with archery equipment and firearms; Sundays excepted;
(3) Game Zones 5 and 7: with bow and arrow September first
through January first and with firearms September fifteenth through
January first;
(4) Game Zones 8 and 9: August fifteenth to 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.
(D) In Game Zones 1, 2, and 4 the department may promulgate
regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act to
establish the methods for hunting and taking of deer and for other
restrictions for hunting and taking deer."
Taking antlerless deer
SECTION 3. Section 50-11-390 of the 1976 Code, as added by
Section 1262 of Act 181 of 1993, is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-390. (A) The Department of Natural Resources
may permit the taking of antlerless deer between September fifteenth and
January first, inclusive. The department may set bag limits and methods
for hunting and taking of antlerless deer and other restrictions for the
proper control of hunting and taking of antlerless deer.
(B) In Game Zones 1, 2, and 4 the department may issue individual
tags for antlerless deer at a cost of five dollars each which must be used
as prescribed by the department. These tags are valid in Game Zones 1,
2, and 4 only and must be possessed and used only by the individuals to
whom they are issued. Revenue generated from the sale of individual tags
must be used to administer the tag program and for deer management and
research. The department shall utilize twenty percent of this revenue for
law enforcement.
(C) In all other game zones, the department may issue antlerless deer
quota permits to landowners or lessees at a cost of fifty dollars each.
Revenue generated from the quota permits must be used to administer the
tag program and for deer management and research.
(D) Antlerless deer taken pursuant to quota permits must be tagged
with a valid antlerless deer tag and reported to the department. Each tag
must be attached to the deer as prescribed by the department before the
animal is moved from the point of kill. Antlerless deer taken pursuant to
quota permits must be tagged, even if taken on designated either-sex days.
(E) The department may suspend the taking of antlerless deer or
revoke any quota permit when environmental conditions or other factors
warrant.
(F) It is unlawful to hunt or take, possess, or transport antlerless deer,
except as permitted by this section. A person violating the provisions of
this section or the provisions for taking antlerless deer established by the
department is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be
fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned
not to exceed thirty days."
Repeal
SECTION 4. Section 50-11-395 of the 1976 Code is repealed.
Shrimp or prawn trawling
SECTION 5. Section 50-17-615 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-17-615. (A) It is unlawful to trawl for shrimp or
prawn in the waters of this State except as allowed in this section.
(B) The following general trawling area is established:
That area seaward of a line beginning at the point of intersection of the
North Jetty of the Savannah River and Oyster Bed Island at N. Lat.
032° 02.35', W. Long. 080° 53.05'; thence following the
shoreline of Oyster Bed Island to the point at the mouth of Wright River
at N. Lat. 032° 02.92', W. Long. 080° 54.62'; thence
extending northeasterly to the southernmost point of Turtle Island at N.
Lat. 032° 03.08', W. Long. 080° 54.42'; thence following the
shoreline of Turtle Island to the point at the mouth of New River at N.
Lat. 032° 04.81', W. Long. 080° 52.97'; thence extending
easterly to the southernmost point of Daufuskie Island (Bloody Point) at
N. Lat. 032° 04.92', W. Long. 080° 52.61'; thence following
the shoreline of Daufuskie Island to the point at N. Lat. 032°
07.31', W. Long. 080° 50.38'; thence extending easterly across
Calibogue Sound to the point on Hilton Head Island at N. Lat. 032°
07.34', W. Long. 080° 49.49'; thence following the shoreline of
Hilton Head Island and crossing the mouths of Folly and Fish Haul
Creeks to the northernmost point of Hilton Head Island at N. Lat.
032° 16.26', W. Long. 080° 43.72'; thence extending to the
point shown on National Ocean Service chart 11513 as DM G
"5" at N. Lat. 032° 16.09', W. Long. 080°
44.0915'; thence extending to DM R "4" at N. Lat. 032°
16.38', W. Long. 080° 44.18'; thence extending easterly to N R
"2" at N. Lat. 032° 16.41', W. Long. 080° 42.38';
thence extending to the point on Parris Island Spit at N. Lat. 032°
16.70', W. Long. 080° 40.02' (approximate location of flashing red
daymarker No. 246); thence extending to buoy N "26" at the
mouth of Beaufort River at N. Lat. 032° 16.73', W. Long.
080° 39.19'; thence extending to the point at the mouth of Station
Creek at N. Lat. 032° 16.73', W. Long. 080° 38.55'; thence
following the shoreline of Bay Point and St. Phillips Islands and across
the mouth of Morse Island Creek to the point on St. Phillips Island at N.
Lat. 032° 17.00', W. Long. 080° 35.24'; thence extending
easterly across Trenchards Inlet to the point at N. Lat. 032° 17.06',
W. Long. 080° 34.78'; thence following the shoreline of Bull Point,
Capers, and Pritchards Islands and across the mouths of Capers,
Pritchards, and Skull Inlets to the southernmost point of Fripp Island at N.
Lat. 032° 18.40', W. Long. 080° 30.05'; thence following the
shoreline of Fripp Island to its easternmost point at N. Lat. 032°
19.35', W. Long. 080° 27.18'; thence extending northerly to the
southernmost point of Hunting Island at N. Lat. 032° 20.32', W.
Long. 080° 27.28'; thence following the shoreline of Hunting Island
to the point at the mouth of Johnson Creek at N. Lat. 032° 23.50',
W. Long. 080° 25.80'; thence extending northeasterly to the point
on Harbor Island at N. Lat. 032° 24.10', W. Long. 080°
25.63'; thence following the shoreline of Harbor Island to the eastern end
of US Highway 21 swing bridge at Harbor River at N. Lat. 032°
24.20', W. Long. 080° 27.00'; thence to the center of the swing
span of the bridge at N. Lat. 032° 24.26', W. Long. 080°
27.16'; thence extending northeasterly to Fl 4s 16ft 5M daybeacon
(Combahee Bank Light) as shown on National Ocean Service chart 11513
at N. Lat. 032° 28.07', W. Long. 080° 26.06'; thence
extending to the point on Otter Island at the mouth of the Ashepoo River
at N. Lat. 032° 29.25', W. Long. 080° 25.15'; thence
following the shoreline of Otter Island to the point at the mouth of Fish
Creek at N. Lat. 032° 29.00', W. Long. 080° 23.24'; thence
extending easterly across the South Edisto River to the southernmost point
of Edisto Island (Bay Point) at N. Lat. 032° 28.66', W. Long.
080° 20.18'; thence following the shorelines of Edisto and
Edingsville Beaches and Botany Bay Island and across the mouths of
Jeremy, Frampton, and Townsend Inlets to the point on Botany Bay
Island at N. Lat. 032° 33.50', W. Long. 080° 12.00'; thence
extending easterly across the North Edisto River to the point on Seabrook
Island at N. Lat. 032° 033.55', W. Long. 080° 10.50'; thence
following the shoreline of Seabrook and Kiawah Islands and across
Captain Sams Inlet to the point on Kiawah Island (Sandy Point) at N. Lat.
032° 37.18', W. Long. 079° 59.65'; thence extending
northeasterly across Stono Inlet to the southwesternmost point of Folly
Island at N. Lat. 032° 38.40', W. Long. 079° 58.36'; thence
following the shoreline of Folly Island to its easternmost point at N. Lat.
032° 41.10', W. Long. 079° 53.17'; thence extending
northerly across Lighthouse Inlet to the Morris Island lighthouse
(abandoned) at N. Lat. 032° 41.70', W. Long. 079° 53.03';
thence extending on a geodetic azimuth of 285 degrees to Morris Island;
thence following the shoreline of Morris Island to its point of intersection
with the south jetty for Charleston Harbor at N. Lat. 032° 43.9' W.
Long. 079° 52.18'; thence following the submerged jetty to the
point where its emergent portion begins at N. Lat. 032° 43.85', W.
Long. 079° 50.92'; thence extending northeasterly across the
Charleston Harbor channel to the point where the emergent north jetty
begins at N. Lat. 032° 44.57', W. Long. 079° 50.00'; thence
following the submerged north jetty to its point of intersection with
Sullivans Island at N. Lat. 032° 45.46', W. Long. 079°
50.40'; thence following the shoreline of Sullivans Island, the seaward
edge of the Breach Inlet bridge, and the shoreline of Isle of Palms to its
easternmost point at N. Lat. 032° 48.90', W. Long. 079°
43.09'; thence extending northerly across Dewees Inlet to the point on
Dewees Island at N. Lat. 032° 49.65', W. Long. 079° 43.27';
thence following the shoreline of Dewees Island to the point at N. Lat.
032° 50.70', W. Long. 079° 42.03'; thence extending across
Capers Inlet to the southernmost point of Capers Island at N. Lat.
032° 51.10', W. Long. 079° 41.87'; thence following the
shoreline of Capers Island to the point at N. Lat. 032° 52.57', W.
Long. 079° 39.30'; thence extending across Price Inlet to the
southernmost point of Bull Island at N. Lat. 032° 52.57', W. Long.
079° 38.95'; thence following the shoreline of Bull Island to its
northernmost point at N. Lat. 032° 55.98', W. Long. 079°
34.48'; thence extending northeasterly to a group of three piles west of
Sandy Point at N. Lat. 033° 00.38', W. Long. 079° 29.43';
thence extending on a geodetic azimuth of 90 degrees to Sandy Point;
thence following the shoreline of Sandy Point and Raccoon Key and
across the mouth of Raccoon Creek to the point at N. Lat. 033°
01.00', W. Long. 079° 25.25'; thence extending easterly across Key
Inlet to the westernmost point of Cape Island at N. Lat. 033° 00.35',
W. Long. 079° 23.64'; thence following the shoreline of Cape
Island to the point on the west side of the northernmost tip at N. Lat.
033° 04.79', W. Long. 079° 20.14'; thence extending
westerly across Cape Romain Harbor to the point on Murphy Island at the
mouth of Alligator Creek at N. Lat. 033° 04.73', W. Long.
079° 21.28'; thence following the shoreline of Murphy Island to the
point at N. Lat. 033° 07.00', W. Long. 079° 16.97'; thence
extending easterly across the South Santee River to the westernmost point
of Cedar Island at N. Lat. 033° 07.00', W. Long. 079° 16.58';
thence following the shoreline of Cedar Island to the point at N. Lat.
033° 08.36', W. Long. 079° 14.71'; thence extending
northerly across North Santee River to the southernmost point of Cane
Island at N. Lat. 033° 08.92', W. Long. 079° 14.92'; thence
following the shoreline of Cane Island and across the mouth of the creek
which separates it from Crow Island to the point at N. Lat. 033°
10.04', W. Long. 079° 15.34'; thence extending northeasterly across
North Santee Bay to the point on South Island at the south side of the
mouth of Beach Creek at N. Lat. 033° 10.43', W. Long. 079°
14.60'; thence following the shoreline of South Island to its southernmost
point (Santee Point) at N. Lat. 033° 08.06', W. Long. 079°
14.38'; thence following the shoreline of South and Sand Islands to the
point of intersection with the south jetty for Winyah Bay at N. Lat.
033° 11.43', W. Long. 079° 11.00'; thence following the
shoreline of Sand and South Islands to the point on South Island at N. Lat.
033° 13.82', W. Long. 079° 12.16'; thence extending easterly
through buoys G "15" and R N "16" to the point
on North Island at N. Lat. 033° 14.00', W. Long. 079°
11.32'; thence following the shoreline of North Island to its intersection
with the north jetty for Winyah Bay at N. Lat. 033° 12.53', W.
Long. 079° 10.43'; thence following the shoreline of North Island
to the point at N. Lat. 033° 19.03', W. Long. 079° 09.57';
thence extending across North Inlet to the point on the south end of
Debidue Island at N. Lat. 033° 19.98', W. Long. 079° 09.60';
thence following the shorelines of Debidue and Pawleys Islands,
Litchfield and Magnolia Beaches, and across the mouths of Pawleys and
Midway Inlets to the point on the south jetty for Murrells Inlet at N. Lat.
033° 31.60', W. Long. 079° 01.90'; thence extending
northerly across Murrells Inlet to the point on the north jetty at N. Lat.
033° 31.96', W. Long. 079° 01.77'; thence following the
shoreline and across the mouth of Hog Inlet to the point of intersection
with the south jetty for Little River on the eastern end of Waites Island at
N. Lat. 033° 50.91', W. Long. 078° 33.21'; thence extending
easterly across Little River Inlet to the point on the north jetty on Bird
Island at N. Lat. 033° 50.97', W. Long. 078° 32.62'; thence
following the shoreline of Bird Island to its intersection with the South
Carolina - North Carolina boundary line at N. Lat. 033° 51.09', W.
Long. 078° 32.50'.
(C) It is lawful to trawl for shrimp or prawn in the general trawling
area during those times and seasons set by the department.
(D) It is unlawful to trawl inland of the line described in subsection (B)
at any time.
(E) The following portions of the general trawling area of this State
are established as areas in which trawling for shrimp or prawn is
restricted.
(1) All that area of North Santee Bay bounded by a closed line
beginning at the point on the shoreline of Cedar Island at N. Lat.
033° 08.36', W. Long. 079° 14.71'; thence extending
northerly across North Santee River to the southernmost point of Cane
Island at N. Lat. 033° 08.92', W. Long. 079° 14.92', and
following the shoreline of Cane Island and across the mouth of the creek
which separates it from Crow Island to the point at N. Lat. 033°
10.04', W. Long. 079° 15.34'; thence extending northeasterly across
North Santee Bay to the point on South Island at the south side of the
mouth of Beach Creek at N. Lat. 033° 10.43', W. Long. 079°
14.60'; thence following the shoreline of South Island to its southernmost
point (Santee Point) at N. Lat. 033° 08.06', W. Long. 079°
14.38'; thence back to the point of beginning.
(2) All that area of Winyah Bay bounded by a closed line beginning
at the point where the shoreline of Sand Island intersects with the south
jetty for Winyah Bay at N. Lat. 033° 11.43', W. Long. 079°
11.00', and following the shoreline of Sand and South Islands to the point
on South Island at N. Lat. 033° 13.82', W. Long. 079°
12.16'; thence extending easterly through buoys G "15" and
R N "16" to the point on North Island at N. Lat. 033°
14.00', W. Long. 079° 11.32'; thence following the shoreline of
North Island to its intersection with the north jetty for Winyah Bay at N.
Lat. 033° 12.53', W. Long. 079° 10.43'; thence back across
Winyah Bay Entrance to the point of beginning.
(F) Those areas described in subsection (E) are closed to trawling
during the period December sixteen through August thirty-one, inclusive.
It is lawful to trawl for shrimp or prawn in those areas during those times
and seasons set by the department and for other fish under permit issued
by the department as provided in this chapter.
(G) It is unlawful to trawl inland of the areas described in subsection
(E) at any time."
Repeal
SECTION 6. Section 50-17-610 and Section 50-17-618 of the 1976
Code are repealed.
Marine life permits
SECTION 7. Section 50-17-50 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act
181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-17-50. (A) The department may grant permits for
taking, holding, and propagating fish or other marine resources excluding
any marine mammals for exploratory, experimental, scientific,
educational, or commercial display purposes. These permits may
authorize activities which would otherwise be unlawful. These permits
expire at the pleasure of the department; but permits granted for
exploratory or experimental commercial purposes are limited to no more
than two years and may not be renewed. Permits granted pursuant to this
section may include conditions as to the areas, times, seasons, types of
fishing equipment, species to be taken, catch reporting requirements,
disposition of the catch, and other conditions the department determines
necessary. No permittee may take fish or marine resources in violation of
a condition of a permit granted under this section.
(B) Marine resources collected pursuant to exploratory, experimental,
or commercial display permits may be used for commercial purposes.
Marine resources collected pursuant to scientific or educational permits
may not be used for personal consumption, but the resource or the
proceeds of its sale may be used by the department for marketing and
promotional purposes. Any product in excess of department needs may
be disposed of by the department according to law. The department may
condition educational permits to allow sale of marine resources for public
display.
(C) A person who violates this section or the conditions of a permit
granted under this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon
conviction, is subject to a penalty as prescribed in Section
50-17-100."
Time effective
SECTION 8. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 5th day of June, 1997. |