H 3352 Session 110 (1993-1994)
H 3352 General Bill, By R.S. Corning
A Bill to amend Section 50-11-310, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1976, relating to the open season for taking antlered deer, so as to prohibit
the pursuit of deer with dogs in Game Zones 1 and 5 on tracts of less than
five hundred contiguous acres.
02/02/93 House Introduced and read first time HJ-15
02/02/93 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-15
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE
OPEN SEASON FOR TAKING ANTLERED DEER, SO AS TO
PROHIBIT THE PURSUIT OF DEER WITH DOGS IN GAME
ZONES 1 AND 5 ON TRACTS OF LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED
CONTIGUOUS ACRES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-310 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by
Act 316 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-11-310. (A) The open season for taking
antlered deer is:
(1) As set by the commission between the dates of October
first and January first in 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) In Game Zone 5, antlered deer may be taken
from: September fifteenth through January
first.;
(3) In Game Zone 7,: by bow and arrow
from September first through January first and with firearms
from September fifteenth through January first.;
(4) In Game Zone 8, from: September
first through January first.;
(5) In Game Zone 9, antlered deer
from: August fifteenth to 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) 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 and except in
Game Zones 1 and 5 where it is unlawful to pursue deer with dogs at any
time on tracts of less than five hundred contiguous acres."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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