Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:901 Primary Sponsor:Drummond Committee Number:07 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Winyah Bay jetties Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Fish, Game & Forestry Companion Bill Number:3867 Computer Document Number:436/11603.DW Introduced Date:Apr 17, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Apr 17, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Drummond Type of Legislation:General Bill
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901 Senate Apr 17, 1991 Introduced, read first time, 07
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 50-17-840, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO USING CERTAIN NETS TO FISH WITHIN THREE MILES FROM WINYAH BAY JETTIES, SO AS TO CLARIFY THE PENALTY TO INCLUDE THE SEIZURE OF AN ENGINE AND ALL RELATED EQUIPMENT FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-17-840 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-17-840. It is unlawful to fish with gill nets, anchor nets, stake row nets, or pound nets in an area of the Atlantic Ocean off Winyah Bay described as follows: within three nautical miles of the midpoint of a line extending from the point where the north jetty of Winyah Bay intersects the beach of North Island running in a southwesterly direction to the point where the south jetty of Winyah Bay intersects the beach of Sand Island; including all waters between the jetties. It is lawful to fish for Atlantic sturgeon in the area previously described with nets having a mesh size in compliance with Section 50-17-880 from February fifteenth through April fifteenth of any year. In addition to penalties provided in Section 50-17-100, the catch, nets, and boats, engine and all related equipment of any person accused of violating the provisions of this section must be seized and, upon conviction, disposed of as provided in Section 50-17-650, except the provisions relating to redemption do not apply."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.