South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

Download This Bill in Microsoft Word format

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

H. 3271

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Duncan, McLeod, Bedingfield, Gambrell, Kelly, Toole, D.C. Moss and G.R. Smith
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7131zw09.docx

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2009
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Antlered deer

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   1/14/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-17
   1/14/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-17
   1/15/2009  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Moss
   2/17/2009  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: G.R.Smith

View the latest legislative information at the LPITS web site

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/14/2009

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

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-310, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OPEN SEASON FOR ANTLERED DEER, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT BAITING DEER OR HUNTING DEER OVER A BAITED AREA IS LAWFUL AND TO DEFINE THE TERM "BAIT" OR "BAITING".

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-11-310 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 286 of 2008, is further amended by adding at the end:

"(F)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, except during the open season for wild turkey, baiting deer or hunting deer over a baited area is lawful. As used in this subsection, 'bait' or 'baiting' means the placing, depositing, exposing, distributing, or scattering of shelled, shucked or unshucked corn, wheat or other grain or other food stuffs to constitute an attraction, lure, or enticement to, on, or over any area. 'Baited area' means an area where bait is directly or indirectly placed, deposited, exposed, distributed, or scattered."

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

----XX----

This web page was last updated on Monday, October 10, 2011 at 12:20 P.M.