Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 2, by striking line 25 and inserting:
/ subsection may be stocked in the waters of this State except as /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, page 2, line 27, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:
/ SECTION ___. Section 50-13-1630(F) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-13-1630. (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 to 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 recovation 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)." /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.