H*3276(Rat #0040, Act #0020 of 2011)  General Bill, By White, Owens, Bikas, 
Sellers, Ott and Clemmons
 AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH
 CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS UNDER THE STATE'S
 CONSTITUTION, BY ADDING SECTION 25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HUNTING AND FISHING
 ARE VALUABLE PARTS OF THE STATE'S HERITAGE, IMPORTANT FOR CONSERVATION, AND A
 PROTECTED MEANS OF MANAGING NONTHREATENED WILDLIFE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE
 CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO HUNT, FISH, AND HARVEST
 WILDLIFE TRADITIONALLY PURSUED, SUBJECT TO LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROMOTING
 SOUND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT AS PRESCRIBED BY THE GENERAL
 ASSEMBLY; AND TO SPECIFY THAT THIS SECTION MUST NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ABROGATE
 ANY PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, EXISTING STATE LAWS OR REGULATIONS, OR THE
 STATE'S SOVEREIGNTY OVER ITS NATURAL RESOURCES. - ratified title

   01/12/11  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 17)
   01/12/11  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 18)
   01/27/11  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Owens, Bikas
   02/09/11  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 5)
   02/10/11  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Sellers,
                     Ott, Clemmons
   02/15/11  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 20)
   02/15/11  House  Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 20)
   02/16/11  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 19)
   02/16/11  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 12)
   02/16/11  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 12)
   03/07/11  Senate Referred to Subcommittee: Campsen (ch), Cleary, Scott
   04/20/11  Senate Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (Senate Journal-page 11)
   04/26/11  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 16)
   04/26/11  Senate Roll call Ayes-40  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 16)
   04/27/11  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 8)
   05/05/11         Ratified R 40
   05/05/11         No signature required
   05/13/11         Effective date 05/05/11
   05/17/11         Act No. 20

(A20, R40, H3276)

AN ACT TO RATIFY AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1895, RELATING TO THE DECLARATION OF RIGHTS UNDER THE STATE'S CONSTITUTION, BY ADDING SECTION 25 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT HUNTING AND FISHING ARE VALUABLE PARTS OF THE STATE'S HERITAGE, IMPORTANT FOR CONSERVATION, AND A PROTECTED MEANS OF MANAGING NONTHREATENED WILDLIFE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITIZENS OF SOUTH CAROLINA SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO HUNT, FISH, AND HARVEST WILDLIFE TRADITIONALLY PURSUED, SUBJECT TO LAWS AND REGULATIONS PROMOTING SOUND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT AS PRESCRIBED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY; AND TO SPECIFY THAT THIS SECTION MUST NOT BE CONSTRUED TO ABROGATE ANY PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, EXISTING STATE LAWS OR REGULATIONS, OR THE STATE'S SOVEREIGNTY OVER ITS NATURAL RESOURCES.

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

Constitutional amendment ratified

SECTION    1.    The amendment to Article I of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, prepared under the terms of Joint Resolution 3483 of 2009, having been submitted to the qualified electors at the General Election of 2010 as prescribed in Section 1, Article XVI of the Constitution of South Carolina, 1895, and a favorable vote having been received on the amendment, is ratified and declared to be a part of the Constitution so that Article I is amended by adding Section 25:

"Section 25.    The traditions of hunting and fishing are valuable parts of the state's heritage, important for conservation, and a protected means of managing nonthreatened wildlife. The citizens of this State have the right to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife traditionally pursued, subject to laws and regulations promoting sound wildlife conservation and management as prescribed by the General Assembly. Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate any private property rights, existing state laws or regulations, or the state's sovereignty over its natural resources."

Ratified the 5th day of May, 2011.