H*4054(Rat #0253, Act #0196 of 2012)  General Bill, By Sandifer
 AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 50-11-36 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HUNT MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON
 LAKE KEOWEE WITHIN TWO HUNDRED YARDS OF A DWELLING, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY;
 BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-37 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HUNT
 MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON BROADWAY LAKE WITHIN TWO HUNDRED YARDS OF A DWELLING
 WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE OWNER AND OCCUPANT, AND TO PROVIDE A
 PENALTY; AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-38 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL
 TO HUNT MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON LAKE MOULTRIE WITHIN TWO HUNDRED YARDS OF A
 DWELLING WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE OWNER AND OCCUPANT, AND TO PROVIDE
 A PENALTY. - ratified title

   04/07/11  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 37)
   04/07/11  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 37)
   03/28/12  House  Committee report: Favorable Labor, Commerce and
                     Industry (House Journal-page 4)
   04/19/12  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 34)
   04/19/12  House  Roll call Yeas-80  Nays-16 (House Journal-page 34)
   04/24/12  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 25)
   04/25/12  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   04/25/12  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   05/17/12  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish,
                     Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 5)
   05/22/12  Senate Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 19)
   05/22/12  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 19)
   05/22/12  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 19)
   05/29/12  Senate Returned to House with amendments
                     (Senate Journal-page 10)
   06/05/12  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
                     (House Journal-page 101)
   06/05/12  House  Roll call Yeas-100  Nays-3 (House Journal-page 101)
   06/06/12         Ratified R 253
   06/07/12         Signed By Governor
   06/18/12         Effective date 06/07/12
   06/18/12         Act No. 196

(A196, R253, H4054)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-36 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HUNT MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON LAKE KEOWEE WITHIN TWO HUNDRED YARDS OF A DWELLING, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY; BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-37 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HUNT MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON BROADWAY LAKE WITHIN TWO HUNDRED YARDS OF A DWELLING WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE OWNER AND OCCUPANT, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY; AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-38 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HUNT MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON LAKE MOULTRIE WITHIN TWO HUNDRED YARDS OF A DWELLING WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE OWNER AND OCCUPANT, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

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

Lake Keowee

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-36.    It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Lake Keowee within two hundred yards of a dwelling. As used in this section, Lake Keowee includes all waters of Keowee River impounded by the Little River Dam at Newry and the Keowee Dam to Jocassee Dam. This includes all waters upstream of the Little River Dam to the confluence of Cane Creek and Little Cane Creek on Cane Creek, to South Carolina State Highway S-37-175 on Crooked Creek, to South Carolina State Highway S-37-24 (Burnt Tanyard Road) on Little River, and to South Carolina State Highway S-37-200 on Stamp Creek in Oconee County. This includes all waters upstream of the Keowee Dam to the confluence of Eastatoe River and Little Eastatoe Creek on the Eastatoe River; South Carolina State Highway 133 on Cedar, Crowe, and Mile Creeks in Pickens County. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."

Broadway Lake

SECTION    2.    Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-37.    It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Broadway Lake in Anderson County within two hundred yards of a dwelling without written permission of the owner and occupant. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."

Lake Moultrie

SECTION    3.    Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-38.    It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Lake Moultrie within two hundred yards of a dwelling without written permission of the owner and occupant. As used in this section, Lake Moultrie means all waters impounded by the Pinopolis Dam, including the Diversion Canal and those waters of the Re-diversion Canal within the Santee Cooper project area. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."

Time effective

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 6th day of June, 2012.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2012.