South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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A22, R48, H3299

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Frye, Koon, Rhoad and Witherspoon
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20060djc03.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 177

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on February 11, 2003
Last Amended on February 6, 2003
Passed by the General Assembly on April 1, 2003
Became law without Governor's signature, April 23, 2003

Summary: Hunting small game

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-116
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-117
    2/5/2003  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-8
    2/6/2003  House   Amended HJ-23
    2/6/2003  House   Read second time HJ-24
    2/6/2003  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-24
    2/7/2003  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1
   2/11/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-5
   2/11/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-5
   3/25/2003  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-5
   3/27/2003  Senate  Read second time SJ-76
    4/1/2003  Senate  Read third time and enrolled SJ-8
   4/16/2003          Ratified R 48
   4/23/2003          Became law without Governor's signature
    5/1/2003          Copies available
    5/1/2003          Effective date 04/23/03
   5/12/2003          Act No. 22

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/14/2003
2/5/2003
2/6/2003
2/10/2003
3/25/2003

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A22, R48, H3299)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-120, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HUNTING SEASON FOR SMALL GAME, SO AS TO CHANGE THE HUNTING SEASON FOR RACCOON AND OPOSSUM IN GAME ZONES 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 11, AND TO CHANGE THE METHOD OF HUNTING RACCOON AND OPOSSUM IN CERTAIN GAME ZONES; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-140, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO IT BEING UNLAWFUL TO CARRY WEAPONS WHILE HUNTING RACCOON, OPOSSUM, OR FOX DURING THE PERIOD IT IS LAWFUL TO HUNT THEM WITHOUT WEAPONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TAKE ANIMALS DURING THE PERIOD IN WHICH RACCOONS, OPOSSUMS, OR FOX ARE ALLOWED TO BE HUNTED WITHOUT WEAPONS.

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

Seasons, Game Zone 1

SECTION    1.    Section 50-11-120(A)(1)(d) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 91 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"(d)    raccoon and opossum: October fifteenth through March first with weapons and dogs; March second through October fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;"

Seasons, Game Zone 2

SECTION    2.    Section 50-11-120(A)(2)(d) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 91 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"(d)    raccoon and opossum: October fifteenth through March first with weapons and dogs; March second through October fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;"

Seasons, Game Zone 3

SECTION    3.    Section 50-11-120(A)(3)(d) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 91 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"(d)    raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; March sixteenth through September fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;"

Seasons, Game Zone 4

SECTION    4.    Section 50-11-120(A)(4)(d) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 91 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"(d)    raccoon and opossum: October fifteenth through March first with weapons and dogs; March second through October fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;"

Seasons, Game Zone 5

SECTION    5.    Section 50-11-120(A)(5)(d) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 91 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"(d)    raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; March sixteenth through September fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;"

Seasons, Game Zone 6

SECTION    6.    Section 50-11-120(A)(6)(d) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 91 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"(d)    raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; March sixteenth through September fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;"

Seasons, Game Zone 7

SECTION    7.    Section 50-11-120(A)(7)(d) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 91 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"(d)    raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; March sixteenth through September fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;"

Seasons, Game Zone 8

SECTION    8.    Section 50-11-120(A)(8)(d) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 91 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"(d)    raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; March sixteenth through September fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;"

Seasons, Game Zone 9

SECTION    9.    Section 50-11-120(A)(9)(e) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 117 of 1999, is further amended to read:

"(e)    raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; March sixteenth through September fourteenth with dogs only;"

Seasons, Game Zone 10

SECTION    10.    Section 50-11-120(A)(10)(d) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 91 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"(d)    raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; March sixteenth through September fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;"

Seasons, Game Zone 11

SECTION    11.    Section 50-11-120(A)(11)(d) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 91 of 1995, is further amended to read:

"(d)    raccoon and opossum: September fifteenth through March fifteenth with weapons and dogs; March sixteenth through September fourteenth without weapons and with dogs only;"

Unlawful to take animals during certain period

SECTION    12.    Section 50-11-140 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 473 of 1994, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-11-140.    During a period in which raccoons, opossums, or fox are allowed to be hunted without weapons, it is unlawful to take, or attempt to take, the animals."

Time effective

SECTION    13.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 16th day of April, 2003.

Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 4/23/03.

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