Current Status Bill Number:4461 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960118 Primary Sponsor:Tucker All Sponsors:Tucker, Herdklotz, G. Brown, J. Brown, Inabinett, Bailey, McMahand, Dantzler, S. Whipper, Richardson, Knotts, Whatley, Stuart, Fulmer, Shissias, Stoddard, Koon, Byrd, Vaughn, Waldrop, Martin, McCraw, Delleney, Easterday, J. Young, Law, Lloyd, Meacham, Tripp, Felder, Phillips, Lanford, McKay and Kinon Drafted Document Number:GJK\22210SD.96 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee 20 HANR Subject:Dove shooting
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House 19960118 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON MAY BE CHARGED WITH SHOOTING DOVES OVER BAIT IF THE FIELD OVER WHICH THE DOVES ARE HUNTED HAS BEEN PREPARED BY BROADCASTING WHEAT BY HAND OR MACHINE RANDOMLY OVER THE FIELD WHERE THE WHEAT SEEDS HAVE NOT BEEN PILED TOGETHER IN MOUNDS, CLUMPS, OR SIMILAR NONRANDOM CONFIGURATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-11-75. No person may be charged with shooting doves over bait if the field over which the doves are hunted has been prepared by broadcasting wheat by hand or machine randomly over the field where the wheat seeds have not been piled together in mounds, clumps, or similar nonrandom configurations."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.