Current Status Bill Number:4819 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960326 Primary Sponsor:Rhoad All Sponsors:Rhoad, Witherspoon, Riser, Hutson, Limehouse and Bailey Drafted Document Number:gjk\22506sd.96 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee 20 HANR Subject:Bait to be used with set hooks on Edisto River
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House 19960326 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR
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TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1187, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BAIT WHICH MAY BE USED WITH TROTLINES, SET HOOKS, AND JUGS, SO AS TO FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE TYPE OF BAIT WHICH MAY BE USED WITH CERTAIN SET HOOKS ON THE EDISTO RIVER.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-13-1187 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 24 of 1995, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-13-1187. (A) No game fish, live bait, or other bait other than bait listed below may be used with trotlines, set hooks, and jugs:
(1) soap;
(2) dough balls;
(3) cut fish which must be nongame fish cut into at least three equal parts;
(4) shrimp;
(5) meat scraps which may not include insects, worms, or other invertebrates;
(6) grapes.
(B) Notwithstanding this section, on the Edisto River live nongame fish and stump-knockers and ring-eyes may be used with 9/0 or larger single-barbed set hooks."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.