H*4864(Rat #0470, Act #0401 of 2000)  General Bill, By Witherspoon and Barfield
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1515, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO TAKING SHAD BY HOOK AND LINE AND TO SET LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF
 SHAD TAKEN, SO AS TO MAKE THE SECTION APPLICABLE TO TAKING SHAD BY CAST NET
 EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION AND TO REDUCE THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF SHAD
 TAKEN FROM TWENTY TO TEN IN ANY ONE DAY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON TAKING
 OR ATTEMPTING TO TAKE SHAD BY HOOK AND LINE INCLUDING ROD AND REEL IN THE
 SANTEE RIVER MAY TAKE OR POSSESS NO MORE THAN AN AGGREGATE OF TWENTY AMERICAN
 AND HICKORY SHAD IN ANY ONE DAY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-236, RELATING TO
 CREEL AND SIZE LIMITS ON STRIPED BASS AND BLACK BASS FROM LAKE MURRAY, SO AS
 TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY ESTABLISH THE DAILY
 CREEL LIMITS AND SIZE LIMITS ON LAKE MURRAY AND ON ALL WATERS OF THE SALUDA
 RIVER LYING BETWEEN THE LAKE GREENWOOD DAM (BUZZARD'S ROOST DAM) AND LAKE
 MURRAY FOR STRIPED BASS (ROCKFISH) AND BLACK BASS BY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED
 AND ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23 OF TITLE 1, TO PROVIDE
 THAT NO CREEL OR SIZE LIMITS MAY BE SET BY EMERGENCY REGULATIONS, TO PROVIDE
 THAT A PERSON TAKING STRIPED BASS OR BLACK BASS EXCEEDING THE LIMITS SET BY
 THE DEPARTMENT IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND, UPON CONVICTION, MUST BE
 PUNISHED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 50-13-285, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE SIZE LIMIT
 ON STRIPED BASS (ROCKFISH) TAKEN FROM LAKE MURRAY IS NOT IN EFFECT DURING THE
 MONTHS OF JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST.-AMENDED TITLE

   04/05/00  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-13
   04/05/00  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-13
   04/19/00  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental
                     Affairs HJ-3
   04/25/00  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Fleming, Cato, Rhoad,
                     Littlejohn HJ-22
   04/25/00  House  Amended HJ-22
   04/25/00  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Knotts HJ-22
   05/03/00  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Fleming, Cato
                     and Knotts HJ-25
   05/03/00  House  Read second time HJ-25
   05/04/00  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
   05/04/00  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-9
   05/04/00  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-9
   05/25/00  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish,
                     Game and Forestry SJ-26
   06/20/00  Senate Amended SJ-17
   06/20/00  Senate Read second time SJ-17
   06/20/00  Senate Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day SJ-17
   06/21/00  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-9
   06/21/00  House  Senate amendment amended HJ-17
   06/21/00  House  Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-17
   06/21/00  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-131
   06/22/00         Ratified R 470
   09/22/00         Signed By Governor
   10/20/00         Effective date 07/02/00
   10/20/00         Copies available
   10/20/00         Act No. 401

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1515, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TAKING SHAD BY HOOK AND LINE AND TO SET LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF SHAD TAKEN, SO AS TO MAKE THE SECTION APPLICABLE TO TAKING SHAD BY CAST NET EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION AND TO REDUCE THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF SHAD TAKEN FROM TWENTY TO TEN IN ANY ONE DAY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON TAKING OR ATTEMPTING TO TAKE SHAD BY HOOK AND LINE INCLUDING ROD AND REEL IN THE SANTEE RIVER MAY TAKE OR POSSESS NO MORE THAN AN AGGREGATE OF TWENTY AMERICAN AND HICKORY SHAD IN ANY ONE DAY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-236, RELATING TO CREEL AND SIZE LIMITS ON STRIPED BASS AND BLACK BASS FROM LAKE MURRAY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY ESTABLISH THE DAILY CREEL LIMITS AND SIZE LIMITS ON LAKE MURRAY AND ON ALL WATERS OF THE SALUDA RIVER LYING BETWEEN THE LAKE GREENWOOD DAM (BUZZARD'S ROOST DAM) AND LAKE MURRAY FOR STRIPED BASS (ROCKFISH) AND BLACK BASS BY REGULATIONS PROMULGATED AND ADOPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23 OF TITLE 1, TO PROVIDE THAT NO CREEL OR SIZE LIMITS MAY BE SET BY EMERGENCY REGULATIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON TAKING STRIPED BASS OR BLACK BASS EXCEEDING THE LIMITS SET BY THE DEPARTMENT IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND, UPON CONVICTION, MUST BE PUNISHED AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 50-13-285, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE SIZE LIMIT ON STRIPED BASS (ROCKFISH) TAKEN FROM LAKE MURRAY IS NOT IN EFFECT DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST.

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

Creel limit on shad taken by cast net or by hook; creel limit on shad taken by hook in Santee River

SECTION 1. Section 50-5-1515 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:

"Section 50-5-1515. (A) Except as provided in this section, a person taking or attempting to take shad by cast net or by hook and line including rod and reel may take or possess no more than an aggregate of ten American and hickory shad in any one day.

(B) A person taking or attempting to take shad by hook and line including rod and reel in the Santee River may take or possess no more than an aggregate of twenty American and hickory shad in any one day.

(C) No shad taken by cast net or by hook and line including rod and reel may be sold, offered for sale, or purchased. In freshwaters, a person must hold a freshwater fishing license."

Creel and size limits on striped bass and black bass from Lake Murray; size limit on striped bass not effective during months of June, July, and August

SECTION 2. Section 50-13-236 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-13-236. (A) The department may establish the daily creel limits and size limits on Lake Murray and on all waters of the Saluda River lying between the Lake Greenwood Dam (Buzzard's Roost Dam) and Lake Murray for striped bass (rockfish) and black bass by regulations promulgated and adopted in accordance with Article 1, Chapter 23 of Title 1. No creel or size limits may be set by emergency regulations. A person taking striped bass or black bass exceeding the limits set by the department is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as provided in Section 50-13-285.

(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (A), the size limit on striped bass (rockfish) taken from Lake Murray is not in effect during the months of June, July, and August."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 2, 2000.

Ratified the 22nd day of June, 2000.

Approved the 22nd day of September, 2000.