H*2803(Rat #0097, Act #0184 of 1981)  General Bill, By F.X. Archibald
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 50-11-2676, so as to designate the residential subdivisions in Berkeley County
 near Goose Creek, known as St. James Estates, Spring Hill, Devonshire,
 Raintree and Harbor Lake as a bird sanctuary and to provide penalties.-at

   04/14/81  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1835
   04/14/81  House  Referred to delegation from Berkeley HJ-1835
   04/21/81  House  Delegation report: Favorable with amendment
                     Berkeley HJ-1945
   04/21/81  House  Amended HJ-1946
   04/21/81  House  Read second time HJ-1946
   04/22/81  House  Amended HJ-1973
   04/22/81  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1974
   04/23/81  Senate  Intd. & placed on loc. & uncontested cal. w/o
                     reference SJ-9
   04/24/81  Senate Read second time SJ-2
   04/29/81  Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-4
   04/30/81  House  Ratified R 97 HJ-2174
   04/30/81         Signed By Governor
   04/30/81         Effective date 04/30/81
   04/30/81         Act No. 184
   05/15/81         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-2676 SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISIONS IN BERKELEY COUNTY NEAR GOOSE CREEK, KNOWN AS ST. JAMES ESTATES, SPRING HILL, DEVONSHIRE, RAINTREE AND HARBOR LAKE AS A BIRD SANCTUARY AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.

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

Area designated bird sanctuary

Section 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-2676. The residential subdivisions of that area in Berkeley County located near Goose Creek, South Carolina, known as St. James Estates, Spring Hill, Devonshire, Raintree and Harbor Lake are hereby designated as a bird sanctuary, and it shall be unlawful for any person to trap, hunt, molest or attempt to molest in any manner any bird or wild fowl or to molest any birds' nests or wild fowls' nests within such sanctuary.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine of two hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days."

Time effective

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.