S 0474 {Rat #120, Act #118 of 2020} General Bill, By Campsen
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
 1976, RELATING TO THE CATCH LIMITS FOR ESTUARINE AND SALTWATER FINFISH, SO AS
 TO PROVIDE A CATCH LIMIT FOR SPADEFISH; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1710,
 RELATING TO SIZE LIMITS FOR ESTUARINE AND SALTWATER FINFISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE
 A MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT FOR SPADEFISH. - ratified title
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   02/05/19  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
   02/05/19  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
                     (Senate Journal-page 7)
   02/20/19  Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and
                     Forestry (Senate Journal-page 13)
   03/20/19  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 18)
   03/20/19  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 18)
   03/21/19  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 22)
   03/26/19  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
   03/26/19  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 9)
   05/01/19  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 32)
   05/07/19  House  Debate adjourned until  Wed., 5-8-19
                     (House Journal-page 25)
   05/08/19  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s).  Hiott, G.R. Smith,
                     V.S. Moss, Bryant, Bailey, Hyde, Tallon,
                     Magnuson, Burns, Morgan, B. Cox, Chumley,
                     Forrester, Long, Daning, Forrest, Long, Daning,
                     Forrest, Kirby, Anderson, Bennett, Brown,
                     Jefferson, McCravy, Jones, Finlay, Hart, Yow,
                     King, Crawford, Atkinson, Fry, Hill, Hewitt,
                     Clemmons, McGinnis (House Journal-page 54)
   02/05/20  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s).  Hiott,
                     Clemmons, McGinnis, Bryant, Fry, Crawford,
                     Forrest, Hewitt, Hyde, Morgan, Magnuson, Daning,
                     Long, Chumley, Burns, Forrester, B Cox, Tallon,
                     Jones, Kirby, Yow, Bennett, Anderson, Bailey,
                     Atkinson, GR Smith, McCravy, Jefferson, Brown,
                     King (House Journal-page 21)
   02/05/20  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 21)
   02/05/20  House  Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-2 (House Journal-page 21)
   02/06/20  House  Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 12)
   03/19/20         Ratified R  120
   03/24/20         Signed By Governor
   03/26/20         Effective date  03/24/20
   03/26/20         Act No.  118

(A118, R120, S474)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CATCH LIMITS FOR ESTUARINE AND SALTWATER FINFISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE A CATCH LIMIT FOR SPADEFISH; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1710, RELATING TO SIZE LIMITS FOR ESTUARINE AND SALTWATER FINFISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT FOR SPADEFISH.

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

Spadefish catch limit

SECTION    1.    Section 50-5-1705 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 203 of 2018, is further amended by adding an appropriately lettered subsection to read:

"(    )    It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than ten spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber) in any one day, not to exceed thirty spadefish in any one day on any boat."

Spadefish size limit

SECTION    2.    Section 50-5-1710(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item to read:

"(    )    spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber) of less than fourteen inches in total length."

Time effective

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect on July 1, 2019.

Ratified the 19th day of March, 2020.

Approved the 24th day of March, 2020.