H 3439 General Bill, By S.G. Manly, M.O. Alexander, R.L. Altman, R.A. Barber, 
D.W. Beatty, J. Brown, T.M. Burriss, R.S. Corning, L.L. Elliott, H.M. Hallman, 
J.L. Harris, J.H. Hodges, W.S. Houck, J.W. Johnson, K.G. Kempe, H.H. Keyserling, 
Koon, Martin, A.C. McGinnis, McKay, Phillips, J. Rama, Scott, R. Smith, 
C.L. Sturkie, D.C. Waldrop, J.B. Wilder and D. Williams
 A Bill to amend Section 50-9-810, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
 relating to free hunting and fishing licenses for totally and permanently
 disabled residents, so as to provide for free big game permits and wildlife
 management area permits.

   02/06/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   02/06/91  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-9
   04/24/91  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-2
   05/07/91  House  Read second time HJ-11
   05/08/91  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-20
   05/08/91  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-14
   05/08/91  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-14
   02/26/92  Senate Recalled from Committee on Fish, Game and
                     Forestry SJ-16
   02/26/92  Senate Committed to Committee on Finance SJ-16

COMMITTEE REPORT

April 24, 1991

H. 3439

Introduced by REPS. Manly, Hallman, Sturkie, Rama, Smith, McKay, Wilder, Hodges, Phillips, J. Brown, McGinnis, M.O. Alexander, Scott, D. Williams, L. Elliott, Keyserling, Corning, Kempe, Beatty, Barber, L. Martin, Burriss, J. Harris, Koon, J.W. Johnson, Houck, Altman and Waldrop

S. Printed 4/24/91--H.

Read the first time February 6, 1991.

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 3439), to amend Section 50-9-810, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to free hunting and fishing licenses for totally and permanently disabled residents, etc., respectfully

That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:

L. EDWARD BENNETT, for Committee.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-810, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FREE HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES FOR TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED RESIDENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR FREE BIG GAME PERMITS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA PERMITS.

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

SECTION 1. Section 50-9-810 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 50-9-810. Any A person who has been a resident of this State for three years and can produce a certificate from a licensed doctor of medicine that he is totally and permanently disabled may secure, without cost, a license to hunt and fish in this State, big game permit, and wildlife management area permit.

For the purposes of this section, total and permanent disability shall mean means the physical inability to perform work in any an occupation, which physical inability appears to be of a permanent nature.

Applications for licenses shall must be obtained from the local conservation officer and shall must be forwarded by the applicant to the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department. The department shall review the application and issue licenses to qualified persons. All applications Applications shall must include the required doctor of medicine's medicine certificate.

Any An applicant who wilfully misrepresents his eligibility for a license under the terms of this section shall be deemed is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall must be fined not more than one hundred dollars nor less than twenty-five dollars."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.