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Dukes also described a proposed quota increase for black bears in Game Zone 4 from 30 to 40. He said the quota system is designed to expand opportunity while remaining conservative: \"What we have settled on to maximize opportunity for our sportsmen and maximize, potential for success is a bear quota... We we had estimated that, that a quota of 30 was approximately 10% of our existing population... We're going with what we consider is a still a fairly conservative quota of 40 bears for the Coastal Plain population.\" Dukes noted that because of reporting and closure timing a quota of 40 may result in a harvest \"between 40 and 50,\" and that DNR will monitor population and harvest closely.

Committee members asked about population estimates and season structure in mountain Game Zone 1 and were told that Game Zone 1 is connected to North Carolina populations and estimated at roughly 1,000 to 1,200 bears in South Carolina's portion. The committee voted to send the regulation to the full committee with a recommendation to approve.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Regulations, Admin. Proc., AI and Cybersecurity Committee -- Environment and Natural Resources Subcommittee of House Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee 01/29/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee advanced document 5,332, which adds properties and updates seasons and rules across multiple wildlife management areas (WMAs), including establishment of South Saluda WMA (about 2,000 acres) and an increase in the coastal plain bear quota in Game Zone 4 from 30 to 40.","taxTitle","Regulations and Administrative Procedures, Standing, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Committees, Legislative, South Carolina","taxId",17535,"location","South Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6341621,"Committee advances GameCheck reporting regulation after DNR says system captured 173,000+ deer in first year",0,1109000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2256733-0455be29539e8424d099703208544fee&start=1109&end=1109","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2256733-0455be29539e8424d099703208544fee/thumbnail_1109000.jpg","/articles/6341621/South-Carolina/Committee-advances-GameCheck-reporting-regulation-after-DNR-says-system-captured-173000-deer-in-first-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6341621-7bbce46b24e67c1e0cacca430aa5a7f6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178239&Signature=hBCwlmlsDxMxI5u2TcUqlacL4yNZrh1cEvje5vaAk9R2f-J7a5oS2W1sRw1WRCaDkyIP-dlKnEhz~aRFzEPdXUx1M12UbRMOfhXsEtd2GAAyQRbDm~YbTPwuOSIIIctaTAX2Rh8KqMV5da41WUhFpEktRAbA~-plFeo9sEbRLQ47Xa1RWioQam0hlMeG7uGyRMzlvvfzdHcykOPAKEolPSR8a622fN2FOWWyUXbnFQixPoxtUZ7JcTVgX2sZSnJyHL3WekAbW16N2R8leXru03vsTMUBecN4cL6mno7ySlU5IWFaQ5Gq-Fty7BcOnYWQRfWWzn-AXpiX9m7gHOQujA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee voted to send document 5,331, which updates regulations to reference reporting via SC GameCheck, to the full committee with a recommendation that it be approved.

Charles Ruth and other DNR staff said the regulations implement a 2023 statutory change requiring DNR to file rules describing methods of harvest reporting; the statutory amendment had an effective date of July 2024. Ruth said the new reporting system performed strongly in its first year: \"We had 173,000 plus deer reported through this system in year 1 of a new system for deer hunters.\" He told members DNR is required to file regulations describing the confirmation number and maintenance of records associated with reporting.

Members praised hunter compliance and DNR's reporting options, which include an app, website, toll-free phone, and text reporting. A committee member moved that the document be sent to the full committee with a recommendation that it be approved; the committee voted in favor by voice and advanced the regulation.","The committee voted to send DNR's emergency regulation on harvest reporting (SC GameCheck) to the full committee with a recommendation to approve; DNR told lawmakers the system recorded more than 173,000 deer in its first year of use.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6341624,"Committee reviews rule letting processors recover fees for donated deer; requests clarifying language on unclaimed carcasses",275,451000,726000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2256733-0455be29539e8424d099703208544fee&start=451&end=726","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2256733-0455be29539e8424d099703208544fee/thumbnail_451000.jpg","/articles/6341624/South-Carolina/Committee-reviews-rule-letting-processors-recover-fees-for-donated-deer-requests-clarifying-language-on-unclaimed-carcasses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6341624-858aace1506c01e3577da3cb9fac6b0c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178239&Signature=l0tNjVudvecCoIwi83Wd6Xw5GvEr9PvwwtqebogHB5eHljmRUnnBGN6A2Et2yAne-d5lc32wN-Fm2AUAo7bVu4RybcfwFLsvuMFY5Ak7nl6WDFuT1X3qSpLg6uWYXHOWKG0KHhZ7hfU4DuSEvngzoj6FNOBfptRgdUY1L4OQAW6lOESdYzGN5ZuHtVbv5JTKHbM01NVnWiGFRRqkyTrYYAVoSPUVqPqJH80t2kaSh-8i2Hp93YGQbqOQlHFsdtyaeNoJX-M0dpa1mKXFolaav81HMIv9I53PgL2WB-QduxDw6jFUJ-ziIa9A1zQQ118OD8BF-mikmj9GE~wGeIgbvA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Charles Ruth, a wildlife biologist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, described document 53 30 as an emergency regulation to implement a legislative change that allows deer processors to recover processing fees from donated deer. \"This legislation passed late last session,\" Ruth said, and the regulation sets out recordkeeping and allowable practices for processors.

Ruth and committee members discussed scenarios in which a hunter or landowner delivers a carcass and later fails to pick it up. Ruth said processors should post signage or paperwork stating that unclaimed carcasses will be considered donated so processors can recover fees legally: \"I tell these processors you need to post a sign at your place or on your paperwork that says if you do not pick your deer up, it is considered donated.\" He said DNR has no formal count of processors but estimates about 125 to 150 exist in the state and that roughly 35 contacted DNR after the law change.

Members asked whether the regulation should include a specific waiting period (for example, 21 days) before a carcass is declared donated. Ruth said he would consult counsel and consider whether that timeframe could be included in regulation. Committee discussion included a suggestion to send the recommendation to the full committee with the suggestion that it be withdrawn and resubmitted with language addressing the issue; no final committee vote on amended language was recorded at this meeting.

Ruth emphasized the rule's management aim: to reduce barriers to deer processing and thereby help with population management by encouraging more deer, particularly females, to be processed. He noted hunters' limited freezer space and processing costs as factors in harvest decisions.","The committee heard from DNR about an emergency regulation to implement a law change allowing processors to recover processing fees from donated deer. Lawmakers raised concerns about how and when an unclaimed deer should be declared donated and asked DNR to return with clarifying language.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6341629,"Committee approves permanent seasonal closure of DeVoe Bank intertidal area to protect seabirds",307,135000,442000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2256733-0455be29539e8424d099703208544fee&start=135&end=442","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2256733-0455be29539e8424d099703208544fee/thumbnail_135000.jpg","/articles/6341629/South-Carolina/Committee-approves-permanent-seasonal-closure-of-DeVoe-Bank-intertidal-area-to-protect-seabirds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6341629-4a5e9dd0e2b39b55a3685815c6da7894/orig.mp4?Expires=1771178239&Signature=fZ3YXr9Kzjhm5QCsMX9-GnB5IMkWHnEKFHx-a2mmybrUC4E-lU4l0YfqzhEBNGBqWCKCgK3EL3JzI1aZHfUIgKuj1qVMGuAeAkOid6-9-0NAzM-99vN8sL5IQxSCz8~EAP2SPcKN8n8i5OQMAOP1KfTWpBzK5cZc1BPGmVGh2rmkCArobttE3vwHVRVt73IIlhIqic4Ma69irvn3AbLUjAd8vvh~OE4JSd3S~a3IuptjWuWcY3S3rrNUIuWigVirfoxbAaToApkIMpgqO~GhkCf99TMYvu3wDqZSuO3vbl40UdSYpzbwLXB1~ZI73zF06lsOyaQzettzpcgYluw~fA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee voted unanimously to move forward a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources regulation that will close intertidal access at DeVoe Bank from March 15 through Oct. 15 each year.

Assistant Chief of Wildlife Will Dillman told the committee the rule, filed as document 5,239, would put the emergency closure enacted in May 2024 into permanent regulation. \"This is in order to protect birds during nesting and foraging,\" Dillman said, adding that the island has \"been reduced in size from about 80 acres down to 18\" after storm erosion.

Dillman said the area is already closed above the high tide line year-round as a seabird sanctuary and that the proposed seasonal closure covers the intertidal zone to prevent disturbance during sensitive periods. When asked how many people use the area, he said the agency does not have visitor counts and would try to find those numbers and follow up: \"we don't have counts, I don't have those numbers I could try to find those for you and get back\".

Dillman said DNR will reassess the area annually and could consider reopening portions if natural deposition increases the land area: \"Should we see some additional deposition of material on there it's something we would continue to assess and should there be opportunities to to look at additional public recreation we'd be happy to look at that and file a regulation in the future to do that.\" The committee action moves the regulation to the next stage of review.","The Regulations and Administrative Procedures Committee approved moving a Department of Natural Resources regulation to close intertidal access at DeVoe Bank from March 15 to Oct. 15 each year, formalizing an emergency closure put in place in May 2024 to protect nesting and foraging seabirds.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee advances multi‑site wildlife management area regulation, increases coastal bear quota

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Committee reviews rule letting processors recover fees for donated deer; requests clarifying language on unclaimed carcasses

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