Reference is to Printer's Date 1/28/16 - H.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 50-13-1630(D), as contained in Section 1, page 2, by deleting line 30, and inserting:
/ subsection may be
stocked in the waters of this State except as
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Amend the bill further by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION:
/ SECTION ( ). Section
50-13-1630(F) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 114 of
2012, is further amended to read:
/ (F) The department shall prescribe the
qualifications, methods, controls, and restrictions required of
a person or his agent to whom a permit is issued. The department
shall condition all permits issued under this section to
safeguard public safety and welfare and prevent the introduction
into the wild or release of nonnative species of fish or other
organisms into the waters of this State. The
department may promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate
this section and specifically to prohibit additional species of
fish from being imported, possessed, or sold in this State when
the department determines the species of fish are potentially
dangerous. A violation of the terms of the permit may result in
revocation and a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars.
An appeal is pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, Chapter
23, Title 1 (the Administrative Procedures Act).
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Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.