H 5570

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 5570
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION 50-9-525, RELATING TO HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES ISSUED TO DISABLED
RESIDENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE LICENSE APPLICANTS MUST BE CERTIFIED BY CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL
AGENCIES AS BEING TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED; AND BY AMENDING SECTION
50-9-920, RELATING TO THE SALE OF CERTAIN HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES, SO AS
TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF ANTLERED DEER TAGS SHALL BE USED TO
ADMINISTER THE COYOTE AND HOG MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL
REPORT MUST BE filed WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY regarding THE USE OF THESE
FUNDS.
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.  Section 50-9-525(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to
read:
    (B) A resident on the date of
application for a disability license, with quadriplegia or paraplegia, or who is certified, by one of the
governmental agencies listed in Section 50-9-525(A), as totally and permanently disabled,
must be issued a lifetime disability combination license or a lifetime
disability fishing license at no cost. Disability recertification or renewal of
this license is not required.
SECTION 2.  Section 50-9-920(B)(12) of the S.C. Code is amended to
read:
    (12) resident antler restriction
individual antlered deer tag shall be used to administer the Coyote and Hog Management Program. No later
than January thirty-first of each year, the department must file with the
General Assembly a report on the use of these funds during the preceding year;
SECTION 3.  This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor. The provisions contained in SECTION 2 of this act are
effective both until and after December 31, 2027.
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