H 4839 General Bill, By Goldfinch
Similar (S 1029)
Summary: Hammerhead sharks
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-13-1640 SO AS TO PROVIDE CERTAIN TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS RELATED TO CARTILAGINOUS FISH, THEIR PARTS, AND PERSONS WHO SALVAGE THEM FOR BAIT OR HUMAN CONSUMPTION, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR PERSONS WHO UNLAWFULLY SALVAGE FOR BAIT OR HUMAN CONSUMPTION CERTAIN CARTILAGINOUS FISH; AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-5-1720 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TAKE OR POSSESS CERTAIN HAMMERHEAD SHARKS, TO PROVIDE THAT ONCE CAUGHT THESE SHARKS MUST BE RELEASED AND REMAIN IN WATER AT ALL TIMES WHILE BEING RELEASED, TO PROVIDE THAT NO ONE IS PERMITTED TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS WITH THESE SHARKS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.
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02/04/16	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 7)
02/04/16	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 7)