S*0425(Rat #0170, Act #0119 of 1981)  General Bill, By F.H. McGill
 A Bill to amend Section 50-11-970, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, and Act 485 of 1976, relating to open and closed seasons for the hunting
 of game in Game Zone 9 and night hunting of raccoon and opossum, so as to
 change the open season for hunting racoon and opossum and to limit the number
 of such animals which may be taken by night hunters in Game Zone 9.

   04/14/81  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-7
   04/14/81  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-7
   04/28/81  Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and
                     Forestry SJ-20
   04/30/81  Senate Read second time SJ-32
   05/01/81  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-7
   05/05/81  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-2196
   05/05/81  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
                     Resources HJ-2196
   06/03/81  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and
                     Natural Resources HJ-2799
   06/11/81  House  Read second time HJ-3203
   06/16/81  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-3223
   06/23/81  Senate Ratified R 170 SJ-6
   06/25/81         Signed By Governor
   06/25/81         Effective date 06/25/81
   06/25/81         Act No. 119
   07/07/81         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-970, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, AND ACT 485 OF 1976, RELATING TO OPEN AND CLOSED SEASONS FOR THE HUNTING OF GAME IN GAME ZONE 9 AND NIGHT HUNTING OF RACCOON AND OPOSSUM, SO AS TO CHANGE THE OPEN SEASON FOR HUNTING RACCOON AND OPOSSUM AND TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF SUCH ANIMALS WHICH MAY BE TAKEN BY NIGHT HUNTERS IN GAME ZONE 9.

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

Open season for hunting raccoon and opossum

SECTION 1. Item (5) of Section 50-11-970 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 10 of Act 485 of 1976, is further amended to read:

"(5) The open season for hunting raccoon and opossum shall be from August fifteenth to April fifteenth, inclusive; provided, that raccoon and opossum may be hunted without firearms from August fifteenth through October fourteenth and from March sixteenth through April fifteenth."

Hunting party defined

SECTION 2. Section 11 of Act 485 of 1976 is amended by striking on line one "and 4" and inserting ", 4 and 9". The section when amended shall read:

"Section 11. In Game Zones Nos. l, 2, 4 and 9 it shall be unlawful for any person or any hunting party to take more than three raccoons or more than three opossums per night. For the purpose of this section 'hunting party' shall mean any group of persons engaged in the hunting of raccoons or opossums together; and 'night' shall mean that period from official sundown to official sunrise of the following day."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.