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H4771 • 2026
A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-705, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON NIGHT HUNTING AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO REVISE THE OFFENSES AND PENALTIES, TO REGULATE THE USE OF ELECTRONIC VISION ENHANCING DEVICES FOR NIGHT HUNTING PURPOSES, AND TO PROVIDE MAGISTRATES' COURT WITH JURISDICTION TO IMPOSE PENALTIES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-740, RELATING TO CONFISCATION, FORFEITURE, AND SALE OF PROPERTY USED IN HUNTING DEER, BEAR, OR TURKEY AT NIGHT, SO AS TO REVISE THE TYPES OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION, TO REVISE THE FORFEITURE PROCEDURE, AND TO REVISE PENALTIES.
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A BILL TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-705, RELATING TO RESTRICTIONS ON NIGHT HUNTING AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO REVISE THE OFFENSES AND PENALTIES, TO REGULATE THE USE OF ELECTRONIC VISION ENHANCING DEVICES FOR NIGHT HUNTING PURPOSES, AND TO PROVIDE MAGISTRATES' COURT WITH JURISDICTION TO IMPOSE PENALTIES; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 50-11-740, RELATING TO CONFISCATION, FORFEITURE, AND SALE OF PROPERTY USED IN HUNTING DEER, BEAR, OR TURKEY AT NIGHT, SO AS TO REVISE THE TYPES OF PROPERTIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THIS SECTION, TO REVISE THE FORFEITURE PROCEDURE, AND TO REVISE PENALTIES.