South Carolina Statutes
§ 50-11-355 — Hunting deer near residences with firearm; penalties.
It is unlawful to hunt deer with a firearm within three hundred yards of a residence when less than ten feet above the ground 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 hunting on his own land or a person taking deer pursuant to a department permit.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: [Derived from former SECTION 50-11-140 (1981 Act No. 17, SECTION 1; 1988 Act No. 433, SECTION 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1262; 1999 Act No. 75, SECTION 1; 2014 Act No. 246 (S.876), SECTION 1, eff June 6, 2014. Effect of Amendment 2014 Act No. 246, SECTION 1, substituted "hunt deer with a firearm within three hundred yards of a residence when less than ten feet above the ground without permission" for "hunt deer within three hundred yards of a residence without permission" in the first sentence.
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