S 1194 General Bill, By Gregory
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-625, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE TAKING OF NONGAME FISH, THE USE OF GAME FISHING DEVICES, AND
 THE USE OF FISHING DEVICES BY A FISHERMAN FISHING FROM A BOAT, SO AS TO
 PROVIDE THAT A FISHERMAN FISHING FROM A BOAT IS LIMITED TO USING SIX GAME
 FISHING DEVICES IF ALL PERSONS IN THE BOAT OLDER THAN SIXTEEN YEARS HAVE VALID
 FISHING LICENSES.

   02/08/12  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   02/08/12  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-625, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TAKING OF NONGAME FISH, THE USE OF GAME FISHING DEVICES, AND THE USE OF FISHING DEVICES BY A FISHERMAN FISHING FROM A BOAT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A FISHERMAN FISHING FROM A BOAT IS LIMITED TO USING SIX GAME FISHING DEVICES IF ALL PERSONS IN THE BOAT OLDER THAN SIXTEEN YEARS HAVE VALID FISHING LICENSES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 50-13-625 of the 1976 Code, as added by an Act bearing ratification number 121 of 2012, is amended to read:

"Section 50-13-625.    Nongame fish may be taken with any lawful game fishing device. A fisherman may use only four game fishing devices. A fisherman fishing from a boat may use an unlimited number of six game fishing devices if all persons in the boat older than sixteen years have valid fishing licenses."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.