S*1231 (Rat #0277, Act #0249 of 2012) General Bill, By Gregory
Summary: Saltwater game fish
    AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CLASSIFICATIONS OF BIRDS, ANIMALS, AND FISH, SO AS TO ADD COBIA RACHYCENTRON CANADUM TO THE SALTWATER GAMEFISH CLASSIFICATION; TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1700, RELATING TO THE CRIMINAL OFFENSES OF SELLING, PURCHASING, TRADING, BARTERING, TAKING, AND POSSESSING SALTWATER GAMEFISH, SO AS TO ALSO CREATE SUCH CRIMINAL OFFENSES FOR COBIA; TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-32, RELATING TO CLOSING SALTWATER FISHING SEASONS, AREAS, OR ACTIVITIES IN AN EMERGENCY AND PROCEDURES FOR SUCH CLOSING, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "EMERGENCY" AND TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE TO POSSESS SPECIFIED SALTWATER FISH IN AN EMERGENCY AND TO ELIMINATE THE OFFENSE OF TAKING OR ATTEMPTING TO TAKE SALTWATER FISH IN AN EMERGENCY; TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1506, RELATING TO SEASONS, TIMES, METHODS, EQUIPMENT, SIZE LIMITS, AND TAKE LIMITS IN COMMERCIAL FISHING FOR SHAD IN SPECIFIED WATERS OF THE STATE, SO AS TO ADD, DELETE, AND REVISE CERTAIN OF THESE WATERS OF THE STATE AND TO REVISE SEASONS, TIMES, METHODS AND EQUIPMENT, AND SIZE AND TAKE LIMITS. - ratified title
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02/16/12	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
02/16/12	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 3)
04/18/12	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 11)
04/19/12	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 31)
04/19/12	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 31)
04/19/12	Senate	Roll call Ayes-34 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 31)
04/20/12		Scrivener's error corrected
04/24/12	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 19)
04/25/12	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 4)
04/25/12	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 4)
05/23/12	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 8)
05/29/12	House	Amended (House Journal-page 26)
05/29/12	House	Debate interrupted (House Journal-page 26)
05/30/12	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 16)
05/30/12	House	Roll call Yeas-84 Nays-17 (House Journal-page 17)
05/31/12	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 22)
05/31/12		Scrivener's error corrected
06/07/12	Senate	House amendment amended (Senate Journal-page 71)
06/07/12	Senate	Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 71)
06/07/12	Senate	Returned to House with amendments (Senate Journal-page 71)
06/07/12	House	Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled (House Journal-page 77)
06/07/12	House	Roll call Yeas-90 Nays-2 (House Journal-page 78)
06/12/12		Ratified R 277
06/18/12		Signed By Governor
06/25/12		Effective date 06/18/12
06/27/12		Act No. 249