A bill

 

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-9-525, RELATING TO HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES ISSUED TO DISABLED RESIDENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE LICENSE APPLICANTS MUST BE CERTIFIED BY CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AS BEING TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 50-9-920, RELATING TO THE SALE OF CERTAIN HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF ANTLERED DEER TAGS SHALL BE USED TO ADMINISTER THE COYOTE AND HOG MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL REPORT MUST BE filed WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY regarding THE USE OF THESE FUNDS.

 

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

 

SECTION 1.  Section 50-9-525(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    (B) A resident on the date of application for a disability license, with quadriplegia or paraplegia, or who is certified, by one of the governmental agencies listed in Section 50-9-525(A), as totally and permanently disabled, must be issued a lifetime disability combination license or a lifetime disability fishing license at no cost. Disability recertification or renewal of this license is not required.

 

SECTION 2.  Section 50-9-920(B)(12) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

 

    (12) resident antler restriction individual antlered deer tag shall be used to administer the Coyote and Hog Management Program. No later than January thirty-first of each year, the department must file with the General Assembly a report on the use of these funds during the preceding year;

 

SECTION 3.  This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. The provisions contained in SECTION 2 of this act are effective both until and after December 31, 2027.

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