S 1504 General Bill, By A.E. Carmichael
 A Bill to amend Section 50-11-310, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to the open season for antlered deer, so as to provide that it is
 unlawful to pursue deer with dogs in a certain area in Dillon and Marlboro
 Counties in Game Zone 7.

   04/23/92  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   04/23/92  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-9
   06/04/92  Senate Recalled from Committee on Fish, Game and
                     Forestry SJ-88
   06/04/92  Senate Read second time SJ-88

RECALLED

June 4, 1992

S. 1504

L. Printed 6/10/92--S.

Read the first time April 23, 1992.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-310, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OPEN SEASON FOR ANTLERED DEER, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PURSUE DEER WITH DOGS IN A CERTAIN AREA IN DILLON AND MARLBORO COUNTIES IN GAME ZONE 7.

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

SECTION 1. Section 50-11-310 of the 1976 Code is 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 the dates of October first and January first in Game Zones 1, 2, and 4. 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) In Game Zone 5, antlered deer may be taken from September fifteenth through January first. (3) In Game Zone Zones 5 and 7, by: with bow and arrow from September first through January first and with firearms from September fifteenth through January first.;

(4)(3) In Game Zone 8, from: September fifteenth through January first.;

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

(6)(5) In Game Zone 10, from: September first through January first with bow and arrow only. Antlered deer may be taken and with firearms from September fifteenth through January first.

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

(8)(C) It is unlawful to pursue deer with dogs except during the prescribed season for hunting deer. However, it is unlawful to pursue deer with dogs in the area in Dillon and Marlboro Counties enclosed by Interstate 95, Highway 38, Highway 15, and Highway 9 in Game Zone 7 at any time."

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