TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS, SO AS TO ALLOW FOR AN ADOPTED CHILD TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A LIFETIME RECREATIONAL LICENSE UPON APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION PETITION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-520, RELATING TO LIFETIME COMBINATION LICENSE FEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN ADOPTED CHILD MAY OBTAIN A COMBINATION LICENSE AT NO COST.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-9-30(A)(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(2) a lifetime recreational license, "resident" means:
(a) a United States citizen who has been domiciled in this State for one hundred eighty consecutive days or more immediately preceding the date of application; or
(b) an adopted child upon approval of the adoption petition if the:
(i) adoptive parents are South Carolina residents; and
(ii) child's birth mother is or has been a legal South Carolina resident;"
SECTION 2. Section 50- 9-520 of the 1976 Code is amended by an appropriately lettered subsection to read:
"( ) An adopted child who meets the residency requirements provided in Section 50-9-30(A)(2) may obtain a lifetime combination license at no cost."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.