Current Status Bill Number:3015 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970114 Primary Sponsor:Kirsh All Sponsors:Kirsh and Bailey Drafted Document Number:PT\2701DW.97 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR Subject:Hunting, fishing, trapping without consent; range reference, fish and game
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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House 19970114 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR
referred to Committee
House 19961211 Prefiled, referred to Committee 20 HANR
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TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-90, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HUNTING, FISHING, OR TRAPPING WITHOUT CONSENT, SO AS TO DELETE THE REFERENCE TO RANGE 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, as last amended by Section 1257, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-1-90. 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 enters on lands to hunt, fish, or trap, without the consent of the owner or manager thereof, such of the lands, the person shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof shall, for a first offense, must be fined not more than two five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, for a second offense, be fined not less than one five hundred dollars nor more than two seven hundred fifty dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, 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 must be reported by the magistrate or city recorder judge hearing the case to the communications and records division of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division which shall keep a record of such the conviction so that any a 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."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.