S*0952(Rat #0560, Act #0468 of 1984)  General Bill, By 
Senate Fish, Game and Forestry
 A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
 50-17-425, so as to provide that licenses for captains or masters of trawling
 vessels and owners of fish, shrimp, or crab boats must be applied for between
 January 1 and February 1 of any year, except for owners who purchase or
 construct a vessel after January 31 of any year or when a captain of a
 licensed vessel is changed; and to amend Section 50-17-410, relating to
 licenses for owners of fish, shrimp, or crab boats, so as to increase
 nonresident trawler license fees from seventy-five dollars plus one hundred
 twenty-five dollars to seventy-five dollars plus two hundred twenty-five
 dollars.-amended title

   04/04/84  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-1279
   04/05/84  Senate Read second time SJ-1343
   04/19/84  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-1472
   04/24/84  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-2569
   04/24/84  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
                     Resources HJ-2569
   05/16/84  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Agriculture and Natural Resources HJ-3091
   05/17/84  House  Amended HJ-3141
   05/17/84  House  Read second time HJ-3141
   05/22/84  House   Read third time HJ-3176
   05/22/84  House  Returned HJ-3176
   05/29/84  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-2057
   05/31/84  House  House insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Reps. Altman, Pearce & 
                     Williams HJ-3539
   06/01/84  Senate Conference committee appointed Sens. Waddell,
                     Drummond, and Newman SJ-2186
   06/14/84  Senate Conference report received SJ-2513
   06/14/84  Senate Conference report adopted SJ-2514
   06/14/84  House  Conference report received HJ-3745
   06/14/84  House  Conference report adopted HJ-3745
   06/14/84  Senate Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-2514
   06/19/84         Ratified R 560
   06/21/84         Signed By Governor
   06/21/84         Effective date 06/21/84
   06/21/84         Act No. 468
   07/02/84         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-17-425, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSES FOR CAPTAINS OR MASTERS OF TRAWLING VESSELS AND OWNERS OF FISH, SHRIMP, OR CRAB BOATS MUST BE APPLIED FOR BETWEEN JANUARY 1 AND FEBRUARY 1 OF ANY YEAR, EXCEPT FOR OWNERS WHO PURCHASE OR CONSTRUCT A VESSEL AFTER JANUARY 31 OF ANY YEAR OR WHEN A CAPTAIN OF A LICENSED VESSEL IS CHANGED; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-17-410, RELATING TO LICENSES FOR OWNERS OF FISH, SHRIMP, OR CRAB BOATS, SO AS TO INCREASE NONRESIDENT TRAWLER LICENSE FEES FROM SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS PLUS ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS TO SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS PLUS TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS.

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

Applications for license

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-17-425. Applications for licenses provided for under Sections 50-17-330 and 50-17-410 must be received between January 1 and February 1 for the license period beginning July 1 of that year. Payment of required license fees received before or after the dates specified must not be accepted and must be returned.

Persons who purchase or construct a vessel after January 31 of any year are eligible for the licenses referred to under this section, if they apply and submit payment of the specified fees within forty-five days of the date of purchase, or completion of construction of the vessel, and submit a bill of sale, documentation papers, or other validation that the Division may require. If it becomes necessary to change the captain of a licensed vessel at any time, the person who replaces him may acquire a captain's license under Section 50-17-330."

License required

SECTION 2. The second paragraph of Section 50-17-410 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"All owners of shrimp and crab trawling boats who are nonresidents of this State shall, before operating the boats in the waters of this State, secure a license for each boat as required of residents under the preceding paragraph, upon payment of the like sum of seventy-five dollars for each boat so licensed and shall, in addition, pay a fee of two hundred twenty-five dollars."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.