Legislative Update

[Moatsy]

Trying to keep us a little informed... although there are LURKERS on here who know most of this.

Looks Like the Game Zones will change:

H*4572(Rat #0315) General Bill, By Witherspoon, Frye, Rhoad and Loftis
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-60, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
1976, RELATING TO DIVISION OF THE STATE INTO GAME ZONES, SO AS TO REVISE AND
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF THESE GAME ZONES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-120, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO HUNTING SEASON FOR SMALL GAME, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THESE
SEASONS BASED ON THE REVISED GAME ZONES AS PROVIDED FOR ABOVE; TO AMEND
SECTION 50-11-150, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO BAG LIMITS, SO AS TO FURTHER
PROVIDE FOR THESE BAG LIMITS BASED ON THE REVISED GAME ZONES; TO AMEND SECTION
50-11-310, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO OPEN SEASON FOR ANTLERED DEER, SO AS TO
FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THESE OPEN SEASONS BASED ON THE REVISED GAME ZONES; TO
AMEND SECTION 50-11-335, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO BAG LIMITS ON ANTLERED DEER,
SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THESE BAG LIMITS FOR DEER BASED ON THE REVISED
GAME ZONES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-350, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR
ILLEGALLY TAKING, POSSESSING, OR KILLING DEER IN CERTAIN GAME ZONES, SO AS TO
REVISE REFERENCES TO PARTICULAR GAME ZONES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-520, AS
AMENDED, RELATING TO SPECIAL STUDIES OF GAME ZONES STOCKED WITH WILD TURKEY,
SO AS TO REVISE REFERENCES TO PARTICULAR GAME ZONES AND FURTHER TO PROVIDE FOR
THE SEASON FOR HUNTING AND TAKING MALE WILD TURKEYS; TO AMEND SECTION
50-11-708, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS IN GAME ZONE 6,
SO AS TO REVISE THESE PROVISIONS, MAKE THEM APPLICABLE TO ALL GAME ZONES, AND
PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-21-710, AS AMENDED,
RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO PLACE AIDS
TO NAVIGATION AND REGULATORY MARKERS IN THE WATERS OF THIS STATE UNDER CERTAIN
CONDITIONS, SO AS TO REVISE THE MANNER IN WHICH THE DEPARTMENT REGULATES THE
UNIFORM MARKING OF THE WATERS OF THIS STATE AND THE OPERATION OF WATER DEVICES
AND WATERCRAFT THROUGH THE USE OF REGULATORY MARKERS; AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS
50-11-90, 50-11-555, 50-11-560, 50-11-700, 50-11-703, 50-11-704, 50-11-705,
50-11-706, AND 50-13-360, ALL RELATING TO VARIOUS WILDLIFE AND FISH AND GAME
PROVISIONS. - ratified title

[Moatsy]

Some things the boys are working on:

H4780- would allow voter registration with purchase of Hunting/ Fishing Licenses

H3457- The "right to hunt/fish" Amendment, has been recalled to Senate.

S1347- would consider a person's dog as an extention of the hunter in trespassing cases.

S0290- would require a Fish Hatchery Stamp for many of our favorite species including trout and stripers.

and a little tricky bit of business from our democratic friend, what do yall make of it?

S 0968 General Bill, By LAND
A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-706, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS TO OBSERVE OR
HARASS WILDLIFE IN GAME ZONES 9 AND 10, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE USE OF
ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS FROM A VEHICLE OR WATER CONVEYANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
OBSERVING OR HARASSING WILDLIFE IN GAME ZONE 9 IS UNLAWFUL AFTER 11:00 P. M.
AND TO PROVIDE THAT ONLY THE OWNER OF THE REAL PROPERTY OR A PERSON WITH A
LEGAL OR LEASEHOLD INTEREST THEREIN MAY USE ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS IN THE MANNER
PERMITTED ABOVE.

12/06/05 Senate Prefiled
12/06/05 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
01/10/06 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-19
01/10/06 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-19

[Moatsy]

Yall think they just want to "shine" those SCWA ponds, but not be up too late doing it?