S*0761(Rat #0111, Act #0057 of 1991)  General Bill, By Drummond
 A Bill to amend Section 50-9-30, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to the residency requirement for a hunting or fishing license,
 so as to establish a one hundred eighty day residency requirement for a
 lifetime license and to provide a penalty for violations; to amend Section
 50-9-500, relating to the reservoirs, lakes, and streams freshwater fishing
 permit for nonmanufactured tackle and natural bait, so as to provide for a
 nonresident three-day permit for a fee of three dollars; and to amend Section
 50-13-1760, relating to the sale of white perch, so as to extend the period
 for the lawful sale of white perch.-amended title

   03/13/91  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
   03/13/91  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-6
   03/21/91  Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and
                     Forestry SJ-27
   03/26/91  Senate Read second time SJ-14
   03/27/91  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-12
   03/28/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-14
   03/28/91  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-14
   04/17/91  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-5
   04/23/91  House  Amended HJ-250
   04/23/91  House  Read second time HJ-250
   04/24/91  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-14
   04/30/91  Senate House amendment amended SJ-4
   04/30/91  Senate Returned to House with amendments SJ-4
   04/30/91  House  Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-22
   05/01/91  House   Reconsider vote whereby non-concur in Senate
                     amendment HJ-47
   05/01/91  House  Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-47
   05/21/91         Ratified R 111
   05/27/91         Signed By Governor
   05/27/91         Act No. 57
   05/27/91         See act for exception to or explanation of
                     effective date
   06/25/91         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR A HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE, SO AS TO ESTABLISH A ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY DAY RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT FOR A LIFETIME LICENSE AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-500, RELATING TO THE RESERVOIRS, LAKES, AND STREAMS FRESHWATER FISHING PERMIT FOR NONMANUFACTURED TACKLE AND NATURAL BAIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A NONRESIDENT THREE-DAY PERMIT FOR A FEE OF THREE DOLLARS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1760, RELATING TO THE SALE OF WHITE PERCH, SO AS TO EXTEND THE PERIOD FOR THE LAWFUL SALE OF WHITE PERCH.

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

Resident license

SECTION 1. The last paragraph of Section 50-9-30 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Act 101 of 1989, is further amended to read:

"`Resident' means a person who is a citizen of the United States and who has been a domiciled resident of this State for thirty consecutive days or more immediately before the date of his application for license or permit and for one hundred eighty consecutive days or more immediately before the date of his application for a lifetime license. A person holding a state resident hunting or fishing license who cannot furnish proof of residency is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days. A person holding a lifetime license who cannot furnish proof of residency is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not more than six months."

Nonresident license

SECTION 2. Section 50-9-500 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:

"Notwithstanding Section 50-9-460 or 50-9-470 or other provisions of Title 50, a nonresident of this State may procure a three-day permit as provided in this section at a cost of three dollars, one dollar of which may be retained by the issuing agent. The portion of the proceeds not retained by the agent must be remitted to the department and used as provided in this section."

Sale of white perch

SECTION 3. Section 50-13-1760 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 50-13-1760. (A) It is illegal to sell white perch (Marone Americana) caught in this State. Only those fish imported into the State from another state may be sold, and an invoice showing the origin and the number or poundage must accompany the transporting vehicle. The invoice must be retained at the market or place of retail sale.

(B) Only fresh fish on ice with an invoice not over two weeks old may be sold lawfully. Frozen fish must not be sold. White perch may be sold only January first through May thirty-first.

(C) If a shipment of fish or portion of a shipment is sold to another dealer within a state, a copy of the original invoice must accompany the fish during the transportation and at the market place. In addition a new bill of sale must accompany the fish showing them as a portion of the fish bought under the original sale from out-of-state with the original invoice number included.

(D) A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days."

Time effective

SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor, except the amendment to Section 50-9-500 of the 1976 Code in Section 2 takes effect July 1, 1992.

Approved the 27th day of May, 1991.