Bill Text: SC S0513 | 2011-2012 | 119th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Hunting/fishing license for veterans
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-08 - Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry [S0513 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2011-S0513-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-750 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NONRESIDENT VETERANS OF CERTAIN MILITARY OPERATIONS MAY PURCHASE A HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE FOR THE AMOUNT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES CHARGES A RESIDENT OF THIS STATE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Article 6, Chapter 9, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-9-750. A nonresident who is a veteran of World War II, the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, or Operation Enduring Freedom-Afghanistan may purchase a hunting or fishing license for the amount the department charges a resident of this State. A person who is covered by this provision must provide the department with a DD214 or other official documentation that states that he is a veteran of one or more of these military operations."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
