H*2988 Session 105 (1983-1984)
H*2988(Rat #0426, Act #0374 of 1984) General Bill, By R.B. Brown, R.L. Altman and
D.E. Winstead
A Bill to amend Sections 50-11-3320, 50-11-3330, as amended, 50-11-3350, as
amended, 50-11-3360, 50-11-3380, 50-11-3400, as amended, 50-11-3430,
50-11-3450, 50-11-3470, 50-11-3490, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to privately owned shooting preserves, so as to change the licensing
approval procedure, to make preserve area restrictions apply to preserves
releasing pen-raised turkeys, to increase the annual license fee for the first
one hundred acres of preserve, to require fencing of preserves on which
mammals are hunted, to add bobwhite quail to species which may be taken on
preserves, to change the shooting preserve season to six consecutive months
beginning October first instead of September first, to provide a bag limit on
bobwhite quail on preserves, to require banding of waterfowl before releasing,
to require records of tagged containers, and to require furnishing of records
to the Wildlife and Marine Resources Department by operators of preserves, to
amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Sections 50-11-3481,
50-11-3482, 50-11-3483 and 50-11-3484 so as to provide for fowl and animal
holding and transportation facilities and to repeal Sections 50-11-3410,
50-11-3420, and 50-11-3460 of the 1976 Code relating to privately owned
shooting preserves.
04/19/83 House Introduced and read first time HJ-2282
04/19/83 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources HJ-2283
05/25/83 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and
Natural Resources HJ-3051
05/31/83 House Debate adjourned HJ-3284
05/31/83 House Read second time HJ-3309
06/01/83 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-3326
06/01/83 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-1676
06/01/83 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
SJ-1677
03/29/84 Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and
Forestry SJ-1249
04/05/84 Senate Read second time SJ-1333
04/05/84 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-1333
04/26/84 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-1605
05/03/84 Ratified R 426
05/09/84 Signed By Governor
05/09/84 Effective date 05/09/84
05/09/84 Act No. 374
05/21/84 Copies available
(A374, R426, H2988)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 50-11-3320, 50-11-3330, AS AMENDED, 50-11-3350, AS
AMENDED, 50-11-3360, 50-11-3380, 50-11-3400, AS AMENDED, 50-11-3430, 50-11-3450,
50-11-3470, 50-11-3490, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO
PRIVATELY OWNED SHOOTING PRESERVES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE LICENSING APPROVAL
PROCEDURE, TO MAKE PRESERVE AREA RESTRICTIONS APPLY TO PRESERVES RELEASING
PEN-RAISED TURKEYS, TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL LICENSE FEE FOR THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED
ACRES OF PRESERVE, TO REQUIRE FENCING OF PRESERVES ON WHICH MAMMALS ARE HUNTED,
TO ADD BOBWHITE QUAIL TO SPECIES WHICH MAY BE TAKEN ON PRESERVES, TO CHANGE THE
SHOOTING PRESERVE SEASON TO SIX CONSECUTIVE MONTHS BEGINNING OCTOBER FIRST
INSTEAD OF SEPTEMBER FIRST, TO PROVIDE A BAG LIMIT ON BOBWHITE QUAIL ON
PRESERVES, TO REQUIRE BANDING OF WATERFOWL BEFORE RELEASING, TO REQUIRE RECORDS
OF TAGGED CONTAINERS, AND TO REQUIRE FURNISHING OF RECORDS TO THE WILDLIFE AND
MARINE RESOURCES DEPARTMENT BY OPERATORS OF PRESERVES, TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS
OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTIONS 50-11-3481, 50-11-3482, 50-11-3483
AND 50-11-3484 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR FOWL AND ANIMAL HOLDING AND TRANSPORTATION
FACILITIES AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS 50-11-3410, 50-11-3420, AND 50-11-3460 OF THE
1976 CODE RELATING TO PRIVATELY OWNED SHOOTING PRESERVES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
License
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-3320 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-3320. Following approval of the preserve by the Department,
the license shall not be issued until approved by a majority of the legislative
delegation of the county where it is located."
Fee
SECTION 2. Section 50-11-3330, as last amended by Act 155 of 1981, is further
amended to read:
"Section 50-11-3330. The annual fee for obtaining a shooting preserve
operator's license is fifty dollars for the first one hundred acres of shooting
preserve area, plus five dollars for each additional one hundred acres or part
thereof up to one thousand acres and one hundred dollars for each additional one
thousand acres or part thereof above the first one thousand acres."
Shooting preserve
SECTION 3. Section 50-11-3350, as last amended by Act 155 of 1981, is further
amended to read:
"Section 50-11-3350. Shooting preserve operators must own or lease a
minimum of one hundred contiguous acres, including water areas. The preserve
must be restricted to not more than one thousand five hundred contiguous acres,
including water areas, except that preserve operators releasing ducks only may
own or lease a minimum of fifty contiguous acres, including water areas.
Shooting preserves which have permits to release pen-raised turkeys must be
restricted to not more than ten thousand acres with a minimum of twenty turkeys
released for each one thousand acres of preserve area."
Defined boundary required
SECTION 4. Section 50-11-3360 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-3360. Shooting preserve operators must maintain a clearly
defined boundary on which signs designating the area as a shooting preserve must
be posted at intervals of one hundred and fifty feet or less. If mammal species
are hunted, the boundary must be marked in addition to posted signs by a woven
wire fence at least forty-eight inches in height."
Legal shooting preserve game
SECTION 5. Section 50-11-3380 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-3380. Legal shooting preserve game is:
(1) Bobwhite quail, pen-raised pheasants, Chukars and such other nonnative
game species as may be designated by the Department, without regard to sex; and
(2) Pen-raised mallards and black ducks, more than two generations removed
from the wild and in conformance with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
regulations.
The Department may also designate as legal shooting preserve game other types
and species of game, other than those specified in items (1) and (2) of this
section, which according to its judgment may be suitable for preserve
hunting."
Shooting season
SECTION 6. Section 50-11-3400 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 477 of
1976, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-11-3400. The shooting season is a consecutive six month period,
beginning October first and ending the following April first.
The executive director of the department may grant permission for the
year-round hunting of nonnative species of game on any particular shooting
preserve if he feels that such will not result in harm to the surrounding game
and nongame species."
Bag limit
SECTION 7. Section 50-11-3430 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-3430. There is no bag limit on species designated as
shooting preserve species, except that bag limits for native game birds
(excluding bobwhite quail) or game animals on preserves must not exceed the daily
or season bag limit prescribed by law."
Waterfowl must be banded
SECTION 8. Section 50-11-3450 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-3450. All waterfowl for shooting shall be banded before
releasing."
Harvested game must be tagged
SECTION 9. Section 50-11-3470 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-3470. All harvested game shall be tagged prior to removal
from a shooting preserve and the tags must remain affixed until the game is
prepared for consumption. If species of game are packaged in bundles one tag is
sufficient for the bundle, but the number of bobwhite quail in the bundle must
be recorded on the tag."
Permit
SECTION 10. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-11-3481. A licensed shooting preserve operator who releases
pen-raised quail for hunting or dog training purposes may apply to the Department
for a permit to operate a quail call pen trap for the purpose of recovering any
quail that are not killed.
Section 50-11-3482. All animals held in captivity at a private wildlife preserve
must be confined in cages constructed of such material and of such strength
appropriate for the animal involved. The cage facility must be structurally
sound and must be maintained in good repair to protect the animals from injury
and to minimize the possibility of escape or to prevent entrance by other
animals.
Section 50-11-3483. Proper care must be given to all penned animals to assure
the following:
(1) Clean water must be provided as necessary;
(2) Food must be wholesome, palatable, and free from contamination;
(3) Animals must be provided adequate cover and bedding to assure the safety
of the animals during adverse environmental conditions;
(4) Excreta must be removed from cages or enclosures as often as necessary to
prevent contamination of the animals;
(5) An effective program for the control of insects, ectoparasites, and avian
and mammalian pests must be established and maintained;
(6) Animals with a propensity to fight or which are otherwise incompatible
must be kept segregated.
Section 50-11-3484. Vehicles used in transporting animals must be mechanically
sound and equipped to provide adequate fresh air, both when moving and
stationary, without injurious drafts or discomfort, to all animals being
transported."
Registration book required
SECTION 11. Section 50-11-3490 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-3490. Each shooting preserve operator must maintain a
registration book listing names, addresses, and hunting license numbers of all
hunters, the dates on which they hunted, the amount of game and species harvested
and tag numbers affixed to each carcass or container. The operator must also
maintain a record of the number of each species of game raised or purchased and
the number released and other records which the Department may designate. The
records may be inspected by an authorized member of the Department or such person
as it may designate or employ at any time. Operators must furnish the Department
a copy of the records within sixty days after the end of the hunting season on
such preserve."
Repeal
SECTION 12. Sections 50-11-3410, 50-11-3420 and 50-11-3460 are repealed.
Time effective
SECTION 13. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor. |