Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3783 Primary Sponsor:Snow Committee Number:20 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs Companion Bill Number:851 Computer Document Number:NO5/7417.BD Introduced Date:Apr 09, 1991 Last History Body:House Last History Date:Apr 09, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Snow Rhoad Bennett Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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3783 House Apr 09, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 20
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-10, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE FEDERAL MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT AND ITS REGULATIONS AND WATERFOWL PROVISIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-10. (A) The federal migratory bird treaty act and its implementing regulations provided for in Article VI of the Constitution of the United States are declared to be the law of this State, and the penalty for their. However, the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission annually may set special seasons, bag limits, and methods for hunting and taking waterfowl not inconsistent with the regulations. A violation of the regulations or related state law is punishment a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars fifty nor more than one hundred dollars or thirty days' imprisonment.
(B) Any If a person who is convicted of one or more of the following offenses, he must be fined not less than two nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than ninety days:
(1) trespasses to hunt waterfowl;
(2) hunts waterfowl over bait;
(3) shoots waterfowl over bait;
(4) hunts waterfowl more than fifteen minutes before or after regularly designated hunting hours; (5) possesses more than one waterfowl over the legal limit;
(6) hunts waterfowl out of season must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.