South Carolina General Assembly
107th Session, 1987-1988

Bill 445

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               445
Ratification Number:       77
Act Number                 46
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Temporary nonresident fishing
                           license
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(A46, R77, S445)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-9-470, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE TEMPORARY NONRESIDENT FISHING LICENSE, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE LICENSE AUTHORIZES THE LICENSEE TO FISH IN ANY OF THE WATERS OF THIS STATE FOR A PERIOD OF SEVEN, RATHER THAN TEN, SPECIFIED CONSECUTIVE DAYS, AND TO DECREASE THE FEE FOR THE LICENSE FROM TWENTY DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS TO ELEVEN DOLLARS.

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

Period of license and fee decreased

SECTION 1. Section 50-9-470 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 9 of Part I of Act 502 of 1986, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-9-470. In lieu of obtaining a regular annual nonresident fishing license provided for by Section 50-9-460, a nonresident of this State may procure a temporary nonresident license for the purpose of fishing for game fish or other fish in this State. The temporary license authorizes the licensee to fish in any of the waters of this State for a period of seven specified consecutive days, in accordance with other regulations provided by law, and the license is valid for the period specified. The fee for the license is eleven dollars. Of this amount one dollar may be retained by the agent selling a license, and the balance must be remitted by the agent to the Division of Game and deposited in the State Treasury in the game protection fund. The department, at the end of each calendar year, shall credit the Santee-Cooper funds with an amount equal to the sum collected during the calendar year 1956 from the temporary license then in effect for those waters. If there is a general decline in revenue from all sources of the Division of Game, the amount credited may be reduced by the same percentage of the decline."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.