1999-2000 Bill 3654: Airboats, Unlawful to Use During Certain Hours and During Waterfowl

BIL:3654

TYP:General Bill GB

INB:House

IND:19990303

PSP:Gourdine

SPO:Gourdine, Kennedy, Law, Scott, Harvin, Howard, Canty, H.Brown, Limehouse, J.Smith, Battle, Bowers, Breeland, J.Brown, Clyburn, Dantzler, J.Hines, M.Hines, Jennings, Lloyd, Mack, McGee, McMahand, MoodyLawrence, J.H.Neal, Parks, Pinckney, Rutherford and Stille

DDN:l:\council\bills\kgh\15363dc99.doc

RBY:House

COM:Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR

SUB:Airboats, unlawful to use during certain hours and during waterfowl hunting season; Watercraft, Boats, Fish and Game

HST:

BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved

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House19990303Introduced, read first time,20 HANR

referred to Committee

Printed Versions of This Bill

TXT:

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 5021860, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF AIRBOATS, SO AS TO DELETE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS AND PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO USE AIRBOATS DURING THE PERIOD FROM ONE HOUR AFTER LEGAL SUNSET TO LEGAL SUNRISE AND AT ANYTIME DURING THE SEASON FOR HUNTING WATERFOWL.

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

SECTION1.Section 5021860 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 420 of 1996, is further amended to read:

“Section 5021860.As used in this section, ‘airboat’ means a watercraft propelled by air pressure caused by a motor mounted on the watercraft aboveboard.

(A)It is unlawful for a person to operate an airboat on the public waters of this State from the freshwatersaltwater dividing line, established by Section 501730, seaward.

(B)It is unlawful to operate an airboat on the waters of the Waccamaw, the Great Pee Dee, the Little Pee Dee, the Black, and the Sampit Rivers in Georgetown and Horry Countiesthis State during the period from one hour beforeafter legal sunset to one hour after legal sunrise and anytime during the season for hunting waterfowl.

(C)It is unlawful to operate an airboat on the waters of that portion of Lake Marion and Santee Swamp west of the I95 bridge upstream to the confluence of the Congaree and Wateree Rivers during the season for hunting waterfowl.

A person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, must be punished as provided by Section 501130.

The provisions of this section do not apply to the operation of airboats by law enforcement, emergency medical, civil defense, noxious weed control, military personnel, state and federally approved wildlife banding, surveying, biological research programs, and private waters.”

SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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