H*3878 Session 111 (1995-1996)
H*3878(Rat #0250, Act #0236 of 1996) General Bill, By Witherspoon
A Bill to amend Section 50-13-1760, as amended, Code of Laws of South
Carolina, 1976, relating to the sale of White Perch, so as to delete the
requirement that only fresh fish on ice with an invoice not over two weeks old
may be sold, the prohibition on the sale of frozen fish, and the dates the
fish may be sold; and to delete the requirement that an invoice, bill of sale,
and an invoice number be provided under certain circumstances, and to provide
that certain documentation and documentation notice are required under certain
circumstances.-amended title
03/28/95 House Introduced and read first time HJ-8
03/28/95 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-8
04/19/95 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-10
04/26/95 House Read second time HJ-61
04/27/95 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-9
05/01/95 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-25
05/01/95 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-25
05/18/95 Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and
Forestry SJ-44
01/23/96 Senate Read second time SJ-17
01/23/96 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-17
02/01/96 Senate Amended SJ-23
02/01/96 Senate Read third time and returned to House with
amendments SJ-23
02/06/96 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-168
02/27/96 Ratified R 250
03/05/96 Became law without Governor's signature
03/05/96 Effective date 03/05/96
03/13/96 Copies available
03/13/96 Act No. 236
(A236, R250, H3878)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1760, AS AMENDED,
CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE
SALE OF WHITE PERCH, SO AS TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT
THAT ONLY FRESH FISH ON ICE WITH AN INVOICE NOT OVER
TWO WEEKS OLD MAY BE SOLD, THE PROHIBITION ON THE
SALE OF FROZEN FISH, AND THE DATES THE FISH MAY BE
SOLD; AND TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT AN
INVOICE, BILL OF SALE, AND AN INVOICE NUMBER BE
PROVIDED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND TO
PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN DOCUMENTATION AND
DOCUMENTATION NOTICE ARE REQUIRED UNDER CERTAIN
CIRCUMSTANCES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
Sale of white perch
SECTION 1. Section 50-13-1760 of the 1976 Code, as amended by
Section 1263, Act 181 of 1993, is further 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 documentation which
indicates the date of purchase and where the fish were purchased showing
the origin and the number or poundage must accompany the transporting
vehicle. This documentation must be retained at the market or place of
retail sale.
(B) If a shipment of fish or portion of a shipment is sold to another
dealer within a state, a copy of the original documentation must
accompany the fish during the transportation and at the market place. In
addition a new documentation notice must accompany the fish showing
them as a portion of the fish bought under the original sale from
out-of-state with the original documentation included.
(C) 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 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 3/5/96. |