H 3548 {Rat #25, Act #16 of 2021} General Bill, By Ott, Forrest, Jefferson and R.Williams
 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-670, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF NONGAME DEVICES, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION
 ON THE POSSESSION OF A GAME FISH DEVICE WHILE POSSESSING OR USING A NONGAME
 DEVICE. - ratified title

   12/16/20  House  Prefiled
   12/16/20  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
   01/12/21  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 234)
   01/12/21  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 234)
   02/17/21  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs
                     (House Journal-page 5)
   02/23/21  House  Member(s) request name added as sponsor:
                     Jefferson, R.Williams
   02/23/21  House  Read second time (House Journal-page 28)
   02/23/21  House  Roll call Yeas-114  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 28)
   02/24/21  House  Read third time and sent to Senate
                     (House Journal-page 16)
   02/24/21  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
   02/24/21  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
                     (Senate Journal-page 8)
   04/06/21  Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and
                     Forestry (Senate Journal-page 13)
   04/13/21  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 11)
   04/13/21  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 11)
   04/14/21  Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 11)
   04/15/21         Ratified R  25
   04/16/21         Signed By Governor
   04/21/21         Effective date  07/01/21
   04/21/21         Act No.  16

(A16, R25, H3548)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-670, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF NONGAME DEVICES, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION ON THE POSSESSION OF A GAME FISH DEVICE WHILE POSSESSING OR USING A NONGAME DEVICE.

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

Nongame Device, game fish device prohibition removed

SECTION    1.    Section 50-13-670 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 50-13-670.    It is unlawful for a person to have in possession game fish, except live bream on those water bodies where permitted as live bait, while possessing or using nongame devices. The provisions of this section do not apply to a person using a cast net."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect on July 1, 2021.

Ratified the 15th day of April, 2021.

Approved the 16th day of April, 2021.