Bill 3255

                    Current Status
Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    3255
Ratification Number:            214
Act Number:                     94
Primary Sponsor:                Snow
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        Hunter Education Program
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19930526    
Computer Document Number:       NO5/8815BD.93
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19930614    
Introduced Date:                19930126    
Date of Last Amendment:         19930520    
Last History Body:              ------
Last History Date:              19930614    
Last History Type:              Act No. 94
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Snow
Type of Legislation:            General Bill

Bill   Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
----   ------  ------------  ------------------------------  ---  ------------
3255   ------  19930614      Act No. 94
3255   ------  19930614      Signed by Governor
3255   ------  19930610      Ratified R 214
3255   House   19930526      Concurred in Senate
                             amendment, enrolled for
                             ratification
3255   Senate  19930521      Read third time, returned
                             with amendment
3255   Senate  19930520      Amended, read second time,
                             unanimous consent for third
                             reading on Friday, May 21,
                             1993
3255   Senate  19930520      Recalled from Committee         07
3255   Senate  19930511      Introduced, read first time,    07
                             referred to Committee
3255   House   19930506      Read third time, sent to
                             Senate
3255   House   19930505      Amended, read second time
3255   House   19930429      Debate adjourned until
                             Tuesday, May 4, 1993
3255   House   19930422      Committee Report: Favorable     20
                             with amendment
3255   House   19930126      Introduced, read first time,    20
                             referred to Committee

(A94, R214, H3255)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 2 TO CHAPTER 9, TITLE 50 SO AS TO REQUIRE THE WILDLIFE AND MARINE RESOURCES DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH A HUNTER EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR PERSONS PURCHASING HUNTING LICENSES WHO WERE BORN AFTER JUNE 30, 1979, ALLOW RECIPROCITY FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF COMPARABLE COURSES IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS, PROVIDE FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LIFETIME HUNTING AND LIFETIME COMBINATION LICENSES, AND PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION TO THE REQUIREMENT FOR COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM.

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

Hunter Education Program

SECTION 1. Chapter 9, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

Section 50-9-70. The South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department shall establish programs in instruction on the safe use of firearms and archery tackle for hunting and hunter responsibility. The programs must include, but are not limited to, the selection, training, and certification of instructors, appropriate course materials and content, and criteria for successful course completion. The department shall authorize the issuance of a certificate of completion to persons successfully completing the course.

Section 50-9-80. No resident or nonresident born after June 30, 1979, may obtain a hunting license in this State unless he first exhibits the certificate of completion he has received pursuant to Section 50-9-70 to the authorized hunting license agent from whom he desires to buy a license. A certificate of successful completion of a hunter's education program issued by other states or territories of the United States, Canadian provinces, or other nations is valid for purposes of this article if the department approves the course as comparable to the program required by this article. A license issued in violation of this section is invalid.

Section 50-9-90. Lifetime hunting and lifetime combination licenses may be issued to persons required to be certified who have not completed the hunter education program pursuant to Section 50-9-70. However, a license issued under this section does not authorize the person to hunt until the program is completed. The requirements of this section do not apply to persons who purchased a lifetime hunting or lifetime combination license before its effective date.

Section 50-9-100. A certificate of completion is not required for a hunting license to be used solely for hunting game on a specific shooting preserve of over ten thousand contiguous acres and including onsite hunting instruction and supervision provided for in Article 7, Chapter 11 of Title 50. A license issued under this section must be marked clearly by the authorized hunting license agent from which it is bought as being valid only on that specific preserve."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1995.

Approved the 14th day of June, 1993.