H*3960(Rat #0099, Act #0053 of 1999)  General Bill, By Barfield, Rhoad and 
Witherspoon
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1187, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
 CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BAIT THAT MAY BE USED WITH TROTLINES, SET HOOKS,
 AND JUGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT LIVE NONGAME FISH AND BREAM MAY BE USED WITH
 SINGLE-BARBED SET HOOKS, INCLUDING ON TROTLINES HAVING NOT MORE THAN TWENTY
 HOOKS, THAT HAVE A SHANK-TO-POINT GAP OF ONE AND THREE-SIXTEENTHS INCHES OR
 GREATER ON THE BLACK, BIG PEE DEE, LITTLE PEE DEE, LUMBER AND WACCAMAW RIVERS,
 TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HAVE MORE THAN THIRTY BREAM IN POSSESSION
 WHEN FISHING ON THESE RIVERS, TO PROVIDE THAT BREAM MAY NOT BE USED AS BAIT
 AFTER JUNE 30, 2001, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.-AMENDED TITLE

   04/21/99  House  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference HJ-79
   04/27/99  House  Read second time HJ-30
   04/28/99  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
   04/28/99  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-18
   04/28/99  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-18
   05/11/99  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish,
                     Game and Forestry SJ-40
   05/12/99  Senate Amended SJ-28
   05/12/99  Senate Read second time SJ-28
   05/13/99  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-26
   05/19/99  House  Senate amendment amended HJ-88
   05/19/99  House  Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-88
   05/20/99  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-21
   05/26/99         Ratified R 99
   06/01/99         Signed By Governor
   06/01/99         Effective date 06/01/99
   07/07/99         Copies available
   07/07/99         Act No. 53

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1187, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BAIT THAT MAY BE USED WITH TROTLINES, SET HOOKS, AND JUGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT LIVE NONGAME FISH AND BREAM MAY BE USED WITH SINGLE-BARBED SET HOOKS, INCLUDING ON TROTLINES HAVING NOT MORE THAN TWENTY HOOKS, THAT HAVE A SHANK-TO-POINT GAP OF ONE AND THREE-SIXTEENTHS INCHES OR GREATER ON THE BLACK, BIG PEE DEE, LITTLE PEE DEE, LUMBER, AND WACCAMAW RIVERS, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HAVE MORE THAN THIRTY BREAM IN POSSESSION WHEN FISHING ON THESE RIVERS, TO PROVIDE THAT BREAM MAY NOT BE USED AS BAIT AFTER JUNE 30, 2001, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.

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

Bait which may be used with trotlines, set hooks and jugs, exceptions for certain rivers, violations, penalties

SECTION 1. Section 50-13-1187 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 314 of 1998, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-13-1187. (A) Except as provided in subsections (B) and (C), 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 any other provisions of law, on the Edisto, Black, Sampit, Big Pee Dee, Little Pee Dee, Lumber, and Waccamaw Rivers, live nongame fish and bream may be used with single-barbed set hooks that have a shank-to-point gap of one and three-sixteenths inches or greater, provided that the use of bream as bait is not allowed after June 30, 2001. However, it is unlawful for any person to have in his possession more than thirty bream while fishing with nongame tackle on these rivers.

(C) Live nongame fish and bream may be used on trotlines having not more than twenty hooks that have a shank-to-point gap of one and three-sixteenths inches or greater on the Black, Big Pee Dee, Little Pee Dee, Lumber, and Waccamaw Rivers, provided that the use of bream as bait is not allowed after June 30, 2001. However, it is unlawful for any person to have in his possession more than thirty bream while fishing with nongame tackle on these rivers.

(D) Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 26th day of May, 1999.

Approved the 1st day of June, 1999.