Bill Text: SC H4985 | 2013-2014 | 120th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Deer hunting
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-26 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs [H4985 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2013-H4985-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-355, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HUNTING DEER WITHIN THREE HUNDRED YARDS OF A RESIDENCE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE OWNER AND OCCUPANT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A LANDOWNER'S GUESTS OR LESSEES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-355 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-11-355. It is unlawful to hunt deer within three hundred yards of a residence without permission of the owner and occupant. Anyone violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days. The provisions of this section do not apply to a landowner, his guests, or lessees hunting on his own land the landowner's property or a person taking deer pursuant to a department permit."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
