H 3771 Session 110 (1993-1994)
H 3771 General Bill, By Alexander, Cato, L.O. Graham, Klauber, C.V. Marchbanks,
McCraw, Phillips, Robinson, Trotter, J.W. Tucker, Vaughn, Walker, C.C. Wells and
Wilkins
A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
50-11-315 so as to authorize deer hunting with dogs in Game Zones 1, 2, and 4;
to amend Section 50-9-150, relating to hunting in wildlife management areas,
so as to require the Wildlife and Marine Resources Department to promulgate
regulations to establish seasons, bag limits, and methods for taking game only
in those areas and provide for the General Assembly to establish its
requirements for taking game on private land; to amend Section 50-11-310, as
amended, relating to the open season for taking antlered deer, so as to delete
the provisions for the Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission to set the
season for Game Zones 1, 2, and 4 and provide for the season in those Game
Zones; to amend Section 50-11-335, relating to the bag limit on antlered deer,
so as to delete the provisions for the Commission to set the limit in Game
Zones 1, 2, and 4 and provide for the limit in those game zones; and to amend
Section 50-11-390, as amended, relating to the authority of the Department
regarding antlerless deer, so as to delete separate provisions for Game Zones
1, 2, and 4.
03/24/93 House Introduced and read first time HJ-8
03/24/93 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-9
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-315 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE DEER
HUNTING WITH DOGS IN GAME ZONES 1, 2, AND 4; TO AMEND
SECTION 50-9-150, RELATING TO HUNTING IN WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT AREAS, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE WILDLIFE
AND MARINE RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO PROMULGATE
REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH SEASONS, BAG LIMITS, AND
METHODS FOR TAKING GAME ONLY IN THOSE AREAS AND
PROVIDE FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO ESTABLISH ITS
REQUIREMENTS FOR TAKING GAME ON PRIVATE LAND; TO
AMEND SECTION 50-11-310, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE
OPEN SEASON FOR TAKING ANTLERED DEER, SO AS TO
DELETE THE PROVISIONS FOR THE WILDLIFE AND MARINE
RESOURCES COMMISSION TO SET THE SEASON FOR GAME
ZONES 1, 2, AND 4 AND PROVIDE FOR THE SEASON IN THOSE
GAME ZONES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-335, RELATING TO
THE BAG LIMIT ON ANTLERED DEER, SO AS TO DELETE THE
PROVISION FOR THE COMMISSION TO SET THE LIMIT IN
GAME ZONES 1, 2, AND 4 AND PROVIDE FOR THE LIMIT IN
THOSE GAME ZONES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-390, AS
AMENDED, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE
DEPARTMENT REGARDING ANTLERLESS DEER, SO AS TO
DELETE SEPARATE PROVISIONS FOR GAME ZONES 1, 2, AND
4.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-11-315. Notwithstanding South Carolina Wildlife
and Marine Resources Department Regulation 123.40-5.4, deer hunting
with dogs is authorized within Game Zones 1, 2, and 4."
SECTION 2. Section 50-9-150 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-9-150. (A) The South Carolina
Wildlife and Marine Resources Department shall promulgate regulations
requiring persons sixteen years of age and above who hunt on
wildlife management areas to purchase a permit. The annual cost of a
permit is not more than thirty dollars and fifty cents for state residents
and not more than seventy-six dollars for nonresidents. The permit is
valid for the year in which it is issued. One dollar of the permit cost
may be retained by the issuing agent and the balance paid to the
department. The funds so derived by the department must be
retained and used exclusively for the procurement of wildlife
management areas by rent, lease, or exchange and the management of
the areas. The number of nonresident permits sold during a particular
year shall may not exceed the ratio of the number of
nonresident permits sold for the previous year versus all permits sold to
both residents and nonresidents for the previous year times the total
number of permits sold in the previous year to both residents and
nonresidents. Permits issued for one day only must be issued at a cost
of no more than five dollars and fifty cents for state residents. The
one-day permits will be issued from the department headquarters only
upon the request of a hunter who has been drawn to participate in a
wildlife department sponsored hunt.
(B) The department may not lease any land for the
Wildlife Management Area Program which, during the preceding
twenty-four months, has been held under a private hunting lease by a
club or individual. This restriction does not apply if the former lessee
executes a voluntary consent to the proposed wildlife management area
lease, if the lessor cancels the lease for cause, or to lands which
during the twenty-four months prior to before June 5,
1986, were in the game management area program. The department may
not pay more than the fair market value in the area for any
a lease acquired under this program. The department may not
have under lease at any one time more than one million, six hundred
thousand acres in the Wildlife Management Area Program. The
department may shall promulgate regulations to
establish open and closed seasons, bag limits, and methods for taking
game only on all wildlife management areas. Open and
closed seasons, bag limits, and methods for taking game on private land
must be established by the General Assembly."
SECTION 3. 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. 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.: October twelfth through January first on
private lands only;
(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."
SECTION 4. Section 50-11-335 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-335. (A) The bag limit on
antlered deer is as follows:
(1) Game Zone 1: five a season on private lands;
(2) Game Zones 1, 2, and 4: As set by the
commission. seven a season on private lands;
Game Zone 8: Five antlered deer a season.
(3) Game Zone 7: one antlered deer a day not to
exceed five a season.;
(4) Game Zone Zones 8 and 10: five
antlered deer a season.
(B) For all other game zones, there is no day or season limit
on antlered deer."
SECTION 5. Section 50-11-390(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended
by Act 43 of 1991, is further amended to read:
"(A) In Game Zones 1, 2, and 4 the department may
declare open seasons and set bag limits and methods of hunting and
taking antlerless deer provided in Sections 50-11-120 and
50-11-410.
In all other game zones the department may declare open
seasons, set bag limits and methods of hunting and taking antlerless
deer, and issue antlerless deer quota permits of fifty dollars each to
landowners or lessees for the hunting and taking of antlerless deer.
Derived revenue must be used to administer the permits and conduct
deer research and management statewide."
SECTION 6. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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