South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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A47, R107, H3572

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Umphlett
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7113zw09.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 671

Introduced in the House on February 18, 2009
Introduced in the Senate on April 23, 2009
Last Amended on May 21, 2009
Passed by the General Assembly on May 21, 2009
Governor's Action: June 2, 2009, Signed

Summary: Shark catching limits

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/18/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-35
   2/18/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-35
    4/1/2009  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-3
   4/21/2009  House   Read second time HJ-41
   4/22/2009  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-28
   4/23/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-8
   4/23/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-8
    5/6/2009  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-15
    5/7/2009  Senate  Read second time SJ-25
   5/12/2009  Senate  Amended SJ-15
   5/12/2009  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-15
   5/14/2009  House   Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-50
   5/14/2009  House   Roll call Yeas-0  Nays-96 HJ-50
   5/19/2009  Senate  Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee 
                        appointed McGill, Knotts, and Cleary SJ-17
   5/19/2009  House   Conference committee appointed Reps. GM Smith, Umphlett, 
                        and HB Brown HJ-55
   5/21/2009  Senate  Conference report adopted SJ-104
   5/21/2009  House   Conference report received and adopted HJ-49
   5/21/2009  House   Roll call Yeas-97  Nays-3 HJ-49
   5/21/2009  House   Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-66
   5/27/2009          Ratified R 107
    6/2/2009          Signed By Governor
   6/11/2009          Effective date 06/02/09
   6/12/2009          Act No. 47

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/18/2009
4/1/2009
5/6/2009
5/12/2009
5/21/2009


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A47, R107, H3572)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY REPEALING SECTION 50-5-1707 RELATING TO SHARK CATCH LIMITS; BY ADDING SECTION 50-13-400 SO AS TO ESTABLISH CREEL AND SIZE LIMITS FOR CRAPPIE TAKEN IN LAKE MURRAY; AND BY ADDING SECTION 50-5-2017 SO AS TO ESTABLISH THE FLOUNDER POPULATION STUDY PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, TO SET FLOUNDER CATCH LIMITS AND PROHIBIT THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL ILLUMINATION POWERED BY GENERATORS, AND TO ESTABLISH THE DURATION OF THE PROGRAM.

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

Repeal

SECTION    1.    Section 50-5-1707 of the 1976 Code is repealed.

Lake Murray crappie creel and size limits

SECTION    2.    Article 1, Chapter 13, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-13-400.    (A)    In Lake Murray it is unlawful to take or possess more than twenty crappie (Pomoxis spp.) per day.

(B)    In Lake Murray it is unlawful to take or possess crappie (Pomoxis spp.) less than eight inches in total length."

Flounder Population Study Program and catch limits

SECTION    3.    Chapter 5, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-5-2017.    (A)    There is established the Flounder Population Study Program to be administered by the Department of Natural Resources. The program shall study the effects of flounder catch limits and the prohibition of artificial illumination powered by generators on flounder of the species Paralichthys dentatus, commonly known as the summer flounder, located in the waters of Murrells Inlet Estuary, Pawleys Island Estuary, and the creeks of Litchfield flowing into Pawleys Island Estuary. For purposes of this section, 'gigging' means using a rod with one or multiple prongs to spear a fish.

(B)    During the term of the program in the area defined in subsection (A):

(1)    the lawful flounder gigging and fishing catch limit is ten per day for any individual, not to exceed twenty flounder in any one day on any boat;

(2)    it is unlawful to use any type of artificial illumination powered by generator while gigging or fishing for flounder from a boat or while wading in the water.

(C)    The program shall run for five years, beginning January 1, 2010, and ending December 31, 2015.

(D)    The Department of Natural Resources must compile its findings and submit the report to the General Assembly by March 16, 2016."

Time effective

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 27th day of May, 2009.

Approved the 2nd day of June, 2009.

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