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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.1203 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20020410 Primary Sponsor:Gregory All Sponsors:Gregory Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\swb\5302djc02.doc Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR Date of Last Amendment:20020604 Subject:Federal Migratory Bird Treaty and Prohibitions, hunting of migratory birds and waterfowl provisions History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 20020605 Recommitted to Committee 20 HANR Senate 20020604 House amendments amended, returned to House with amendment House 20020529 Read third time, returned to Senate with amendment House 20020528 Amended, read second time House 20020522 Committee report: Favorable with 20 HANR amendment House 20020430 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR referred to Committee Senate 20020425 Read third time, sent to House Senate 20020423 Read second time ------ 20020419 Scrivener's error corrected Senate 20020418 Committee report: Favorable 07 SFGF Senate 20020410 Introduced, read first time, 07 SFGF referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on April 18, 2002 - Word format Revised on April 18, 2002-A - Word format Revised on April 19, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 22, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 28, 2002 - Word format Revised on June 4, 2002 - Word format
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HOUSE AMENDMENTS AMENDED
June 4, 2002
S. 1203
S. Printed 6/04/02--S.
Read the first time April 30, 2002.
TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE FEDERAL MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY AND PROHIBITIONS CONCERNING THE HUNTING OF WATERFOWL, SO AS TO REVISE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO THE HUNTING OF MIGRATORY BIRDS AND WATERFOWL AND PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-10 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-11-10. (A) The Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act and its implementing regulations are the law of this State. However, the board annually may set special seasons, bag limits, and methods for hunting and taking waterfowl migratory birds consistent with the regulations federal law. A violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act or its implementing regulations or related state law a violation of a special condition set by the board is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars or thirty days' imprisonment.
(B) If a person is convicted of one or more of the following offenses, he must be fined not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than ninety days In addition, it is unlawful to:
(1) trespassing to hunt trespass while hunting waterfowl;
(2) hunting take or attempt to take waterfowl over bait;
(3) shooting waterfowl over bait take or attempt to take waterfowl more than fifteen minutes before or after regularly designated hunting hours;
(4) hunting waterfowl more than fifteen minutes before or after regularly designated hunting hours;
(5)(4) possessing possess more than one waterfowl over the legal limit;
(6)(5) hunting hunt waterfowl out of season.
(C) A person who violates a provision of subsection (B) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days for each offense. In addition a person convicted of violating a provision of subsection (B) must lose his hunting and fishing privileges for one year."
SECTION 2. Section 50-21-135 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-21-135. (A) There is established a no wake zone on the Ashley River within one hundred yards of the Dolphin Cove Marina in Charleston County. These boundaries must be marked clearly with signs. The signs must be designed and installed as specified by the department.
(B) There is established a no wake zone on that portion of Adam's Creek lying within three hundred fifty yards on each side of the Rockville Marine Boat Yard on Wadmalaw Island. The boundaries of this no wake zone must be marked clearly with signs designed and installed as specified by the department."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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