Current Status Bill Number:3413 Ratification Number:144 Act Number:91 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19950131 Primary Sponsor:Townsend All Sponsors:Townsend, Stille, Rogers, Riser, Cooper, McAbee, Williams, Wells, Trotter, Davenport and Carnell Drafted Document Number:pfm\7069bdw.95 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19950529 Date of Last Amendment:19950523 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19950612 Subject:Rabbit season revised
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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------ 19950612 Act No. A91
------ 19950612 Signed by Governor
------ 19950606 Ratified R144
House 19950529 Concurred in Senate amendment,
enrolled for ratification
Senate 19950523 Amended, read third time,
returned to House with amendments
Senate 19950523 Reconsidered vote whereby read
third time and enrolled
Senate 19950523 Recalled from Legislative Council
Senate 19950518 Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
Senate 19950517 Read second time, unanimous consent
for third reading on Thursday,
19950518
Senate 19950517 Recalled from Committee 07 SFGF
Senate 19950330 Introduced, read first time, 07 SFGF
referred to Committee
House 19950329 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19950328 Amended, read second time
House 19950322 Committee report: Favorable with 20 HANR
amendment
House 19950131 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR
referred to Committee
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(A91, R144, H3413)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE HUNTING SEASON FOR SMALL GAME, SO AS TO REVISE THE RABBIT SEASON AND DEFINE "NIGHT".
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Rabbit season revised; night defined
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-120 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 495 of 1994, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-11-120. (A) Except as specified in this section the season for hunting small game is Thanksgiving Day through March first. However, there is no open season on grouse except in Game Zone 1.
(1) Game Zone 1:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and dogs;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: October fifteenth through March first with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through October fourteenth and March second through May fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;
(e) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons;
(2) Game Zone 2:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and dogs;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: October fifteenth through March first with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through October fourteenth and March second through May fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;
(e) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons;
(3) Game Zone 3:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and dogs;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;
(e) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons;
(4) Game Zone 4:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with dogs and weapons;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used February fifteenth through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: October fifteenth through March first with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through October fourteenth and March second through May fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;
(e) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons;
(5) Game Zone 5:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and dogs;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;
(e) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons;
(6) Game Zone 6:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with dogs and weapons;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second through August fifteenth. There is no closed season for the running of foxes with dogs for the purpose of training the dogs in a private enclosed fox-hunting-dog-training facility;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;
(e) quail: Monday before Thanksgiving Day through the first Saturday in March with weapons; October first through the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day without weapons;
(7) Game Zone 7:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with dogs and weapons;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;
(e) mink: September fifteenth through March first;
(f) muskrat: September fifteenth through March first;
(g) otter: September fifteenth through March first;
(h) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons;
(8) Game Zone 8:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and dogs;
(c) fox: year round but no weapons may be used January second through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;
(e) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons;
(9) Game Zone 9:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and dogs;
(c) quail: Thanksgiving Day through the first Saturday in March;
(d) fox: year round without weapons; with weapons September first through January first;
(e) raccoon and opossum: September first through October fourteenth; March second through March thirty-first without weapons and with dogs only; October fifteenth through March first with weapons and dogs. All hunting of raccoon and opossum in Game Zone 9 must be at night. Night as used in this section is that time between official sunset one day and official sunrise the following day;
(f) mink: November first through March first;
(g) muskrat: November first through March first;
(h) otter: November first through March first;
(i) skunk: November first through March first;
(j) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons;
(10) Game Zone 10:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and dogs;
(c) fox: year round but without weapons January second through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;
(e) mink: September fifteenth through March first;
(f) muskrat: September fifteenth through March first;
(g) otter: September fifteenth through March first;
(h) quail: October first through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons;
(11) Game Zone 11:
(a) rabbit: March second through the day before Thanksgiving Day without weapons and with dogs only, day and night; Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons and dogs, day only;
(b) squirrel: October first through March first with weapons and dogs;
(c) fox: year round but without weapons January second through August fifteenth;
(d) raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; August fifteenth through September fourteenth and March sixteenth through May fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only.
(e) quail: Monday before Thanksgiving Day through March first with weapons; October first through the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day without weapons;
(B) In all game zones it is lawful to run rabbits with dogs at any time during the year in enclosures approved by the department.
(C) The season dates in this section are inclusive, except as otherwise provided. It is unlawful to hunt a game animal except during the seasons provided and as specified in this section. Unless otherwise specified during a small game season when weapons are allowed, dogs also may be used.
(D) As used in this section where night hunting is authorized, `night' means the time between one hour after official sundown of a day and one hour before official sunrise the following day."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 12th day of June, 1995.