S*0445(Rat #0077, Act #0046 of 1987)  General Bill, By Land
 A Bill to amend Section 50-9-470, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to the temporary nonresident fishing license, so as to provide
 that the license authorizes the licensee to fish in any of the waters of this
 State for a period of seven, rather than ten, specified consecutive days, and
 to decrease the fee for the license from twenty dollars and fifty cents to
 eleven dollars.-amended title

   02/25/87  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-651
   02/25/87  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-652
   03/18/87  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish,
                     Game and Forestry SJ-965
   03/19/87  Senate Amended SJ-987
   03/19/87  Senate Read second time SJ-988
   03/19/87  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-988
   03/20/87  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-995
   03/24/87  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1399
   03/24/87  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
                     Resources HJ-1399
   04/01/87  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Agriculture and Natural Resources HJ-1504
   04/02/87  House  Objection by Rep. Davenport, Limehouse, Ferguson
                     & Haskins HJ-1602
   04/08/87  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Davenport, Ferguson &
                     Haskins HJ-1693
   04/09/87  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Limehouse HJ-1759
   04/09/87  House  Amended HJ-1776
   04/09/87  House  Read second time HJ-1777
   04/14/87  House   Read third time HJ-1866
   04/14/87  House  Returned HJ-1866
   04/15/87  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-1317
   04/23/87         Ratified R 77
   04/27/87         Signed By Governor
   04/27/87         Effective date 04/27/87
   04/27/87         Act No. 46
   05/04/87         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-470, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TEMPORARY NONRESIDENT FISHING LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE LICENSE AUTHORIZES THE LICENSEE TO FISH IN ANY OF THE WATERS OF THIS STATE FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN, RATHER THAN TEN, SPECIFIED CONSECUTIVE DAYS, AND TO DECREASE THE FEE FOR THE LICENSE FROM TWENTY DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS TO ELEVEN DOLLARS.

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

Period of license and fee decreased

SECTION 1. Section 50-9-470 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 9 of Part I of Act 502 of 1986, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-9-470. In lieu of obtaining a regular annual nonresident fishing license provided for by Section 50-9-460, a nonresident of this State may procure a temporary nonresident license for the purpose of fishing for game fish or other fish in this State. The temporary license authorizes the licensee to fish in any of the waters of this State for a period of seven specified consecutive days, in accordance with other regulations provided by law, and the license is valid for the period specified. The fee for the license is eleven dollars. Of this amount one dollar may be retained by the agent selling a license, and the balance must be remitted by the agent to the Division of Game and deposited in the State Treasury in the game protection fund. The department, at the end of each calendar year, shall credit the Santee-Cooper funds with an amount equal to the sum collected during the calendar year 1956 from the temporary license then in effect for those waters. If there is a general decline in revenue from all sources of the Division of Game, the amount credited may be reduced by the same percentage of the decline."

Time effective

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