South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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H. 4015

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Barfield
Document Path: l:\council\bills\ms\7374zw09.docx

Introduced in the House on May 12, 2009
Introduced in the Senate on March 16, 2010
Last Amended on March 10, 2010
Currently residing in the Senate

Summary: Little Pee Dee River

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/12/2009  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   5/12/2009  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-9
    3/9/2010  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-2
   3/10/2010  House   Amended HJ-21
   3/10/2010  House   Read second time HJ-22
   3/11/2010  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-10
   3/16/2010  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-25
   3/16/2010  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-25
   3/17/2010  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-13
   3/18/2010  Senate  Read second time SJ-9

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/12/2009
3/9/2010
3/10/2010
3/17/2010

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COMMITTEE REPORT

March 17, 2010

H. 4015

Introduced by Rep. Barfield

S. Printed 3/17/10--S.

Read the first time March 16, 2010.

            

THE COMMITTEE ON FISH, GAME AND FORESTRY

To whom was referred a Bill (H. 4015) to amend Section 50-5-1540, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to net placements, so as to reduce the minimum distance required between nets, etc., respectfully

REPORT:

That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:

RONNIE W. CROMER for Committee.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1540, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NET PLACEMENTS, SO AS TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM DISTANCE REQUIRED BETWEEN NETS ON THE LITTLE PEE DEE RIVER FROM SIX HUNDRED FEET TO SEVENTY-FIVE FEET.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-13-1170 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 50-13-1170.    The season for taking nongame fish other than shad and herring in the freshwaters of this State with gill nets shall be from November first to March first inclusive. They may be used or possessed in the freshwaters in which their use is authorized on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays only. Nongame gill nets used in the freshwaters shall have a mesh size of not less than four and one-half inches stretch mesh. No gill net measuring more than two hundred yards in length may be used in the freshwaters and no gill net, cable, line, or any other device used for support of a gill net shall extend more than half way across any stream or body of water. Gill nets shall be placed in the freshwaters on a first come first served basis but no gill net shall be placed within two hundred yards of another gill net. However, notwithstanding another provision of law, along the Little Pee Dee River upstream of Punch Bowl Landing, no net may be set within seventy-five feet of a gill net previously set, drifted within seventy-five feet of another drifting net, or placed or set within seventy-five feet of the confluence of a tributary. Use or possession of gill nets at any place or time other than those prescribed above shall be unlawful.

Nongame fish, including Atlantic sturgeon of legal size and caught during open season as established under Section 50-17-830, in licensed shad nets lawfully fished during the open season for taking shad may be kept by the fisherman. Any Atlantic sturgeon caught during the closed season for Atlantic sturgeon must be returned immediately to the waters from whence where it was taken."

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

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