Chapter 11 title 50 (using dogs to hunt)

[Drakey]

S 0298 General Bill, By Johnson
A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 11, TITLE 50 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF GAME, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON ON A DOG HUNT TO PERMIT HIS DOG TO ENTER UPON THE LAND OF ANOTHER OVER WHICH THE PERSON DOES NOT HAVE HUNTING RIGHTS, TO PROVIDE FOR
THE DEFINITION OF "ON A DOG HUNT", TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEFINITION OF "TAKE", AND TO ASSESS A CIVIL FINE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF.
01/13/15 Senate Introduced and read first time
01/13/15 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
1/13/2015
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S. 298
A BILL
TO AMEND CHAPTER 11, TITLE 50 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF GAME, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO PROVIDE THAT IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON ON A DOG HUNT TO PERMIT HIS DOG TO ENTER UPON THE LAND OF ANOTHER OVER WHICH THE PERSON DOES NOT HAVE HUNTING RIGHTS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEFINITION OF "ON A DOG HUNT", TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEFINITION OF "TAKE", AND TO ASSESS A CIVIL FINE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-11-775. (A)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person on a dog hunt to permit his dog to enter upon the land of another over which the person does not have hunting rights. The provisions of this section apply whether the person in control of the dog intentionally or unintentionally releases, allows, or otherwise causes the dog to enter upon the land.
(2) As used in this section, a person is 'on a dog hunt' if the person is using dogs to assist in taking a game animal, hog, or coyote.
(3) As used in the section, 'taking' means harassing intentionally, hunting, capturing, gathering, harvesting, removing, catching, wounding, or killing, or attempting to harass, hunt, capture, gather, harvest, remove, catch, wound, or kill.
(B) A person who violates this section shall be assessed a civil fine in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars. Fees received for these violations shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund of the State. Violations of this section do not by themselves trigger the penalties imposed under section 50-11-770.
(C) It is not a violation of this section if a person, with the landowner's permission, uses a single dog to recover a dead or wounded animal on the land of another and maintains sight and voice contact with the dog.
(D)(1) The provisions of this section do not apply to bear hunting.
(2) The provisions of this section do not apply to Game Zones 1 or 2."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

If this is in the wrong forum, mods, please relocate.

[MolliesMaster]

do all game law violation fees end up in the General Fund of the State?

[JABIII]

(D)(1) The provisions of this section do not apply to bear hunting.

Bullshit.

[redhead25]

(D)(1) The provisions of this section do not apply to bear hunting.

Bullshit.

Exactly, why exclude bear hunting? Isn't the principle the same?

[Drakey]

I'm just trying to figure out how I'm going to teach my rabbit dogs to read.

[JABIII]

Exactly, why exclude bear hunting? Isn't the principle the same?

Some dickhead Senator in Pickens or Greenville Co. is pandering to a very small but LOUD pack of rednecks. Dope money helps.

[JBtflo]

do all game law violation fees end up in the General Fund of the State?

Don't think so.

[redhead25]

Some dickhead Senator in Pickens or Greenville Co. is pandering to a very small but LOUD pack of rednecks. Dope money helps.

Haha.....probably true!

[Catdaddy]

do all game law violation fees end up in the General Fund of the State?

No.....this may help pass this bill.

[Bad Habit]

this will end almost all dog hunting for all game unless the dogs are leashed.
say good by to rabbit hunting, deer doggin, hog doggin, coon hunting, the Grand American and much more.
This will also stop many from hunting public waters with a retriever.

[Catdaddy]

this will end almost all dog hunting for all game unless the dogs are leashed.
say good by to rabbit hunting, deer doggin, hog doggin, coon hunting, the Grand American and much more.
This will also stop many from hunting public waters with a retriever.

No it won't.

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[Bad Habit]

No it won't.

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why won't it?

[HuntinCosta]

why won't it?

Why would it?

[Palmetto Bug]

Hunting public waters and your dog swims to the privately owned bank....bam, you get fined. You're quail hunting and your rangey pointer crosses under a three strand fence...ban you get fined.

[raybird]

No way this passes.

[Drakey]

"UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON ON A DOG HUNT TO PERMIT HIS DOG TO ENTER UPON THE LAND OF ANOTHER OVER WHICH THE PERSON DOES NOT HAVE HUNTING RIGHTS"

I didn't permit him too. I told him to stop and he just kept going.

[dixiedeerslaya]

"UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON ON A DOG HUNT TO PERMIT HIS DOG TO ENTER UPON THE LAND OF ANOTHER OVER WHICH THE PERSON DOES NOT HAVE HUNTING RIGHTS"

I didn't permit him too. I told him to stop and he just kept going.

read farther....

The provisions of this section apply whether the person in control of the dog intentionally or unintentionally releases, allows, or otherwise causes the dog to enter upon the land.

[Bigtimber2]

Why do dog hunters feel entitled to use another landowners property because of their inability to contain their dogs. If you fail to contain your dog pay your fine and move on.

[Drakey]

Why do dog hunters feel entitled to use another landowners property because of their inability to contain their dogs. If you fail to contain your dog pay your fine and move on.

Okay, so if I'm coon hunting and my dog tracks a coon onto your property, you feel that you have the right to prosecute me? For instance, if the dog is on the back side of my property, out of range for me to yell at him, and he goes on your land, you should have the right to press charges on me?

[Catdaddy]

Why do dog hunters feel entitled to use another landowners property because of their inability to contain their dogs. If you fail to contain your dog pay your fine and move on.

^^^this.


I'll pay for my labs or beagles if they get caught up in this law.

The bottom line will be....I let them get where they shouldn't have been. I'll pay the fine and move on.

This will only affect the few who constantly do the following....

Turn out too many

Turn out the wrong breed

Cause problems every week

Are in denial of any wrong doing when it comes to landowner rights

Turn out on too small of acreage




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