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A50, R113, S166

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Gregory
Document Path: l:\s-res\ckg\008road.mrh.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2003
Introduced in the House on March 26, 2003
Last Amended on March 25, 2003
Passed by the General Assembly on May 29, 2003
Governor's Action: June 6, 2003, Signed

Summary: Hunting from a public road, definition of hunting revised

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    1/8/2003  Senate  Prefiled
    1/8/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
   1/14/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-90
   1/14/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-90
   2/19/2003  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry SJ-16
   2/20/2003          Scrivener's error corrected
   2/26/2003  Senate  Amended SJ-27
   2/26/2003  Senate  Read second time SJ-27
   2/26/2003  Senate  Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-27
   3/25/2003  Senate  Amended SJ-7
   3/25/2003  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-7
   3/26/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-5
   3/26/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-6
   3/26/2003          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/22/2003  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-7
   5/28/2003  House   Requests for debate-Rep(s). Loftis HJ-35
   5/28/2003  House   Read second time HJ-35
   5/29/2003  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-15
    6/3/2003          Ratified R 113
    6/6/2003          Signed By Governor
   6/19/2003          Copies available
   6/19/2003          Effective date 06/06/03
   6/26/2003          Act No. 50

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/8/2003
2/19/2003
2/20/2003
2/26/2003
3/25/2003
3/26/2003
5/22/2003

(A50, R113, S166)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-760, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF HUNTING FROM A PUBLIC ROAD OR RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY WITHOUT PERMISSION TO HUNT FROM THE ADJACENT LANDOWNER, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "HUNTING" FOR PURPOSES OF THE OFFENSE.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Hunting definition revised

SECTION    1.    Section 50-11-760(B)(1) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 69 of 2001, is further amended to read:

"(1)    For purposes of this section, 'hunting' includes:

(a)    taking deer by occupying stands for that purpose; or

(b)    possessing, carrying, or having readily accessible:

(i)        a loaded centerfire rifle; or

(ii)    a shotgun loaded with shot size larger than number four."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 3rd day of June, 2003.

Approved the 6th day of June, 2003.

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