S*0703(Rat #0284, Act #0282)  General Bill, By Reese
 A Bill to amend Section 50-11-310, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to the open season for taking deer, so as to delete obsolete
 provisions and revise the season in Game Zone 8.-amended title

   04/15/93  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-10
   04/15/93  Senate Unanimous consent for second reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-10
   04/15/93  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-10
   04/16/93  Senate Read second time SJ-2
   04/20/93  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-28
   04/21/93  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-19
   04/21/93  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-19
   05/12/93  House  Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-26
   05/26/93  House  Amended HJ-28
   05/26/93  House  Read second time HJ-28
   05/27/93  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-119
   06/01/93  Senate House amendment amended SJ-209
   06/01/93  Senate Returned to House with amendments SJ-209
   06/03/93  House  Debate adjourned on amendments HJ-22
   01/12/94  House  Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until
                     Wednesday, January 19, 1994 HJ-25
   01/19/94  House  Senate amendment amended HJ-50
   01/19/94  House  Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-52
   01/20/94  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-10
   01/25/94         Ratified R 284
   01/27/94         Signed By Governor
   01/27/94         Effective date 07/01/94
   02/08/94         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OPEN SEASON FOR TAKING DEER, SO AS TO DELETE OBSOLETE PROVISIONS AND REVISE THE SEASON IN GAME ZONE 8.

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

Open season for taking antlered deer in Game Zone 8 revised

SECTION 1. Section 50-11-310 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 1262, Act 181 of 1993, 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 department between October first and January first. The department may designate the sex of the deer that may be taken and promulgate regulations for the proper control of the deer harvest in these game zones;

(2) Game Zone 5: September fifteenth through January first;

(3) Game Zone 7: by 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."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1994.

Approved the 27th day of January, 1994.