South Carolina General Assembly
108th Session, 1989-1990

Bill 3596

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               3596
Ratification Number:       477
Act Number                 413
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                   Discharging weapons unlawfully
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(A413, R477, H3596)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-356 SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO DISCHARGE A GUN OR WEAPON WITHIN THREE HUNDRED YARDS OF A POULTRY LAYER OR BROILER HOUSE CONTAINING LIVE POULTRY WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE OWNER, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

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

Discharging weapons unlawfully

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-356. It is unlawful to discharge a gun or weapon within three hundred yards of a poultry layer or broiler house containing live poultry without permission of the owner. Anyone knowingly violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days. The provisions of this section do not apply to a landowner discharging a gun or weapon on his own land."

Time effective

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

Approved the 10th day of April, 1990.