S 1266 Session 111 (1995-1996)
S 1266(Rat #0370) General Bill, By Gregory
A Bill to amend Section 50-11-310, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1976, relating to the open season for antlered deer, so as to prohibit the
Department of Natural Resources from providing a break in the season on
private lands in Game Zone 4 and prohibiting the Department from closing any
part of the deer season in which firearms are allowed on private lands in Game
Zone 4.-amended title
03/20/96 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
03/20/96 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-6
04/24/96 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish,
Game and Forestry SJ-51
04/25/96 Senate Amended SJ-79
04/25/96 Senate Read second time SJ-79
04/29/96 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-24
04/30/96 House Introduced and read first time HJ-23
04/30/96 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-23
05/08/96 House Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-20
05/09/96 House Read second time HJ-19
05/09/96 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day HJ-19
05/10/96 House Read third time and enrolled HJ-1
05/14/96 Ratified R 370
05/20/96 Vetoed by Governor
05/22/96 Senate Veto sustained Yeas-046 Nays-0 SJ-3
(Rxxx, S1266)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-310, AS AMENDED,
CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE
OPEN SEASON FOR ANTLERED DEER, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES FROM PROVIDING A
BREAK IN THE SEASON ON PRIVATE LANDS IN GAME ZONE 4
AND PROHIBITING THE DEPARTMENT FROM CLOSING ANY
PART OF THE DEER SEASON IN WHICH FIREARMS ARE
ALLOWED ON PRIVATE LANDS IN GAME ZONE 4.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
Taking of deer
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. However, the
department may not provide for a break in the deer season on private
lands in Game Zone 4, nor may the department close any part of the deer
season in which firearms are allowed on private lands in Game Zone 4;
(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."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the
Governor.
In the Senate House
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President of the Senate
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Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved the ____________ day of ________________________,
1996.
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Governor
Printer's Date -- May 17, 1996 -- S.
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