H 4339 Session 111 (1995-1996)
H 4339 General Bill, By Sharpe, J.L. Harris and Witherspoon
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 except on tracts of more than two hundred fifty
contiguous acres which are owned by the person pursuing deer with dogs or
which this person has the written permission of the owner thereof to use for
these purposes.
12/06/95 House Prefiled
12/06/95 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs
01/09/96 House Introduced and read first time HJ-60
01/09/96 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-60
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 EXCEPT ON
TRACTS OF MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
CONTIGUOUS ACRES WHICH ARE OWNED BY THE
PERSON PURSUING DEER WITH DOGS OR WHICH THIS
PERSON HAS THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE OWNER
THEREOF TO USE FOR THESE PURPOSES.
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 375 of 1994, 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 may promulgate
regulations for the proper control of the deer harvest in these game
zones;
(2) Game Zones 5 and 7: with bow and arrow September first
through January first and with firearms September fifteenth through
January first;
(3) 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;
(4) 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 on tracts of more than two
hundred fifty contiguous acres which are owned by the person
pursuing deer with dogs or which the person pursuing deer with
dogs has the written permission of the owner or owners thereof to
use for such purposes; provided, that invitees of this person may
also engage in the pursuit of deer with dogs."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the
Governor.
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