H*3599(Rat #0166, Act #0105 of 2001)  General Bill, By Rodgers and Gilham
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA MARINE RESOURCES ACT OF 2000, SO
 AS TO FURTHER DEFINE AND PROVIDE FOR BAITING OF "PEELER TRAPS""; TO AMEND
 SECTION 50-5-1705, RELATING TO RED DRUM CATCH LIMITS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE RED
 DRUM CATCH LIMIT FROM FIVE TO TWO RED DRUM PER DAY; AND TO AMEND SECTION
 50-5-1710, RELATING TO RED DRUM SIZE LIMITS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE RED DRUM SIZE
 LIMITS FROM NOT LESS THAN FOURTEEN INCHES OR MORE THAN TWENTY-SEVEN INCHES TO
 NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN INCHES OR MORE THAN TWENTY-FOUR INCHES.-AMENDED TITLE

   02/20/01  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   02/20/01  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-9
   04/11/01  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-3
   04/18/01  House  Read second time HJ-45
   04/19/01  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-26
   04/24/01  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-16
   04/24/01  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-16
   06/06/01  Senate Polled out of committee Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-10
   06/06/01  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish,
                     Game and Forestry SJ-10
   06/20/01  Senate Amended SJ-18
   06/20/01  Senate Read second time SJ-19
   06/20/01  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-19
   06/21/01  Senate Read third time and returned to House with
                     amendments SJ-54
   06/21/01  House  Senate amendment amended HJ-40
   06/21/01  House  Returned to Senate with amendments HJ-40
   06/21/01  Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-59
   06/28/01  House  House insists upon amendment and conference
                     committee appointed Reps. Ott, Davenport and
                     Scarborough
   08/22/01  Senate Conference committee appointed Sens. Rankin,
                     Ryberg, Gregory SJ-4
   08/23/01  Senate Conference report received and adopted SJ-4
   08/27/01  House  Conference report received and adopted
   08/27/01  Senate Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-5
   08/27/01         Ratified R 166
   08/31/01         Signed By Governor
   08/31/01         Effective date 08/31/01
   09/17/01         Copies available
   09/17/01         Act No. 105

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-15, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA MARINE RESOURCES ACT OF 2000, SO AS TO FURTHER DEFINE AND PROVIDE FOR BAITING OF "PEELER TRAPS"; TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, RELATING TO RED DRUM CATCH LIMITS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE RED DRUM CATCH LIMIT FROM FIVE TO TWO RED DRUM PER DAY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1710, RELATING TO RED DRUM SIZE LIMITS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE RED DRUM SIZE LIMITS FROM NOT LESS THAN FOURTEEN INCHES OR MORE THAN TWENTY-SEVEN INCHES TO NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN INCHES OR MORE THAN TWENTY-FOUR INCHES.

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

Definition of Peeler trap revised

SECTION 1. Section 50-5-15(37) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:

"(37) 'Peeler trap' means a trap constructed of one inch or smaller hexagonal wire which is:

(a) unbaited; or

(b) baited with only one live male crab and may have one single piece of fish having no dimension greater than three inches."

Red drum catch limit revised

SECTION 2. Section 50-5-1705(D) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:

"(D) It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than two red drum in any one day."

Red drum size limits revised

SECTION 3. Section 50-5-1710(3) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:

"(3) red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) (channel bass or spottail bass) of less than fifteen inches in total length, or more than twenty-four inches in total length; or"

Time effective

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 27th day of August, 2001.

Approved the 31st day of August, 2001.