S.C. Code § 50-11-355

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.

Section 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.

Amended by 2014 S.C. Acts, Act No. 246 (SB 876), s 1, eff. 6/6/2014.

1999 Act No. 75, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 433, Section 1)]; [Derived from former Section 50-11-140 (1981 Act No. 17, Section 1.