Current Status Bill Number:4452 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980120 Primary Sponsor:Littlejohn All Sponsors:Littlejohn, Seithel, M. Hines, Walker, Stoddard, Mason, Leach, McMahand, Rhoad, Hamilton, J. Hines, Mack, Vaughn and Breeland Drafted Document Number:gjk\21038sd.98 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR Subject:Wildlife, lawful to observe from vehicle from paved public road with front headlights; Fish and Game, Natural Resources
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House 19980120 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 50-11-707 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS NOT A VIOLATION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO USE ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS TO OBSERVE OR HARASS WILDLIFE TO DIRECT THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS OF ANY PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE FROM A PAVED PUBLIC ROAD TOWARD ANY WILDLIFE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-11-707. For purposes of Sections 50-11-700, 50-11-703, 50-11-704, 50-11-705, 50-11-706, or any other provision of law making it unlawful to use artificial lights from a vehicle or water conveyance for the purpose of observing or harassing wildlife, it is not a violation of any of these provisions to direct the front headlights of any private passenger motor vehicle from a paved public road toward any wildlife for the purpose of looking at such wildlife, provided the vehicle does not leave the public road and provided there is no weapon or primitive weapon in the vehicle capable of killing the wildlife."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.