Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3587 Primary Sponsor:Snow Committee Number:20 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Hunting, fishing, trapping without consent of owner Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs Computer Document Number:NO5/8919BD.93 Introduced Date:19930302 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930302 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Snow Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3587 House 19930302 Introduced, read first time, 20
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TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HUNTING, FISHING, OR TRAPPING WITHOUT CONSENT, SO AS TO DELETE THE REFERENCE TO RANGE, PROVIDE FOR A LEASEHOLDER'S CONSENT, AND REVISE PENALTIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-1-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-1-90. (A) If any a person, at any time whatsoever, shall hunt or range hunts, fishes, or traps on any lands or shall enter thereon, for the purpose of hunting, fishing or trapping, of another without the consent of the owner, leaseholder, or manager thereof of the lands, such the person shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof shall, for a first offense, must be fined not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, and for a second or subsequent offense within one year of a prior offense, must be fined not less than one five hundred dollars nor more than two hundred one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty one hundred eighty days, or both and, for a third or subsequent offense, be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months or both. A first or second offense prosecution resulting in a conviction shall be reported by the magistrate or city recorder hearing the case to the communications and records division of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division which shall keep a record of such conviction so that any law enforcement agency may inquire into whether or not a defendant has a prior record. Only those offenses which occurred within a period of ten years, including and immediately preceding the date of the last offense, shall constitute prior offenses within the meaning of this section.
(B) If a person is convicted of a third offense during a one year period, he must be charged with hunting under suspension and shall receive an additional three year suspension for each offense."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.