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TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-645 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PROTECTION OF NONGAME FISH, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A RECREATIONAL FISHERMAN TO TAKE MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE AMERICAN EEL A DAY AND THAT EACH AMERICAN EEL TAKEN MUST BE AT LEAST NINE INCHES LONG.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-13-645 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"It is unlawful for a recreational fisherman to take more than fifty twenty-five American eels (Anguilla rostrata) a day. Each American eel must be at least six nine inches long."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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