S*0212(Rat #0078, Act #0065 of 2005)  General Bill, By McGill, Grooms, Ford, 
McConnell, Land, Leatherman, Moore, Reese, Drummond, Elliott, Peeler, O'Dell, 
Fair, Malloy, Leventis, Verdin, Jackson, Short, Patterson, Richardson, Gregory, 
Courson, Hayes, Ryberg, Anderson, Setzler, Alexander, Sheheen, Hawkins, 
J.V. Smith, Cromer, Martin, Mescher, Knotts, Hutto, Thomas, Matthews, Rankin and 
Campsen
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-500, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO HUNTING WILD TURKEY, SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO TAKE OR
 ATTEMPT TO TAKE A WILD TURKEY FROM A WATERCRAFT ON THE WATERS OF THE STATE; TO
 AMEND SECTION 50-11-544, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT TO POSSESS A SET OF WILD
 TURKEY TRANSPORTATION TAGS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, SO
 AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT ALL TURKEYS TAKEN MUST BE CHECKED AT AN
 OFFICIAL CHECK STATION ON THE DAY OF THE TAKE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-555,
 RELATING TO MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO HUNT WILD TURKEY ON SUNDAY ON PRIVATE LAND
 IN GAME ZONE 4, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE HUNTING OF WILD TURKEY ON PRIVATE LAND
 ON SUNDAY STATEWIDE. - ratified title

   01/12/05  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-16
   01/12/05  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-16
   02/03/05  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish,
                     Game and Forestry SJ-9
   02/08/05  Senate Amended SJ-27
   02/08/05  Senate Read second time SJ-27
   02/09/05  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-22
   02/10/05  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-11
   02/10/05  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-11
   03/30/05  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental
                     Affairs HJ-11
   03/31/05  House  Amended HJ-18
   03/31/05  House  Read second time HJ-18
   03/31/05  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-19
   04/01/05  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-1
   04/05/05  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-19
   04/06/05  House  House insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Reps. Rhoad, Duncan, and
                     M.A. Pitts HJ-1
   04/07/05  Senate Conference committee appointed Gregory, McGill,
                     and Hutto SJ-17
   05/03/05  Senate Free conference powers granted SJ-29
   05/03/05  Senate Free conference committee appointed Gregory,
                     McGill, and Hutto SJ-29
   05/17/05  House  Free conference powers granted HJ-45
   05/17/05  House  Free conference committee appointed Reps. MA
                     Pitts, Rhoad, and Duncan HJ-47
   05/17/05  House  Free conference report received and adopted HJ-47
   05/17/05  Senate Free conference report received and adopted SJ-25
   05/18/05  Senate Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-35
   05/18/05         Ratified R 78
   05/23/05         Signed By Governor
   05/25/05         Copies available
   05/25/05         Effective date 05/23/05
   05/27/05         Act No. 65

(A65, R78, S212)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-500, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HUNTING WILD TURKEY, SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO TAKE OR ATTEMPT TO TAKE A WILD TURKEY FROM A WATERCRAFT ON THE WATERS OF THE STATE; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-544, RELATING TO THE REQUIREMENT TO POSSESS A SET OF WILD TURKEY TRANSPORTATION TAGS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT ALL TURKEYS TAKEN MUST BE CHECKED AT AN OFFICIAL CHECK STATION ON THE DAY OF THE TAKE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-555, RELATING TO MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO HUNT WILD TURKEY ON SUNDAY ON PRIVATE LAND IN GAME ZONE 4, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE HUNTING OF WILD TURKEY ON PRIVATE LAND ON SUNDAY STATEWIDE.

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

Unlawful to take wild turkey from watercraft

SECTION    1.    Section 50-11-500 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 210 of 2002, is further amended by adding at the end:

"(9)    It is unlawful for a person to take or attempt to take a wild turkey from a watercraft on the waters of this State."

Check stations deleted

SECTION    2.    Section 50-11-544 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 210 of 2002, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-11-544.    A person who hunts wild turkeys is required to possess a set of wild turkey transportation tags issued by the department at no cost. All turkeys taken must be tagged before being moved from the point of kill. No person may obtain or possess more than one set of turkey tags."

Hunting wild turkey on Sundays

SECTION    3.    Section 50-11-555 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 255 of 2002, is amended to read:

"Section 50-11-555.    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is not unlawful to hunt wild turkey on Sunday on private land during the prescribed season for hunting wild turkey."

Time effective

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 18th day of May, 2005.

Approved the 23rd day of May, 2005.