Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3586 Primary Sponsor:Snow Committee Number:20 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Nonresident fishing licenses Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Environmental Affairs Computer Document Number:NO5/8920BD.93 Introduced Date:19930302 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930302 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Snow Type of Legislation:General Bill
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3586 House 19930302 Introduced, read first time, 20
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TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-460, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NONRESIDENT FISHING LICENSES, AND SECTION 50-9-560, RELATING TO PENALTIES PERTAINING TO THE LICENSES, SO AS TO REVISE THE MONETARY PENALTIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-9-460 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-9-460. All nonresidents of this State, before fishing for game or other fish in any manner in the inland streams or waters of this State, first shall first procure a nonresident fishing license, the fee for which is thirty-five dollars, one dollar of which may be retained by the issuing agent. The license must be in form and design as designated by the director and must be carried upon the person of the licensee at all times when fishing. It is unlawful for the licensee, the selling agent, or any other another person to alter or to change the date or to back date any a license. Upon conviction for violation of this section, the license shall immediately must be forfeited to the State. Any A person violating the provisions of this section must, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of fined not more than two hundred dollars, of which no part may be suspended in whole or in part, or be imprisoned for a period not exceeding more than thirty days for each offense. All proceeds from the sale of nonresident fishing licenses and from fines and forfeitures from convictions of violations of this section must be credited to the county game fund of any a county in which the licenses are sold, and the funds must be expended in the respective counties for the purposes of propagation of fish and game, for the promotion and conservation of wildlife resources, and for the enforcement of game laws."
SECTION 2. Section 50-9-560 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-9-560. Any A person violating the provisions of Sections 50-9-470 and 50-9-480 shall, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of fined not more than two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for imprisoned not less than forty-eight hours nor more than thirty days. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, No part of the monetary fine may be suspended in whole or in part."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.