Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:514 Ratification Number:45 Act Number:23 Primary Sponsor:Greg Smith Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Notification of fish die-offs Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930406 Computer Document Number:514 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19930422 Introduced Date:19930309 Date of Last Amendment:19930401 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:19930422 Last History Type:Act No. 23 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Greg Smith Williams Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- ------------ 514 ------ 19930422 Act No. 23 514 ------ 19930422 Signed by Governor 514 ------ 19930420 Ratified R 45 514 Senate 19930406 Concurred in House amendment, enrolled for ratification 514 House 19930402 Read third time, returned to Senate with amendment 514 House 19930401 Amended, read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Friday, April 2, 1993 514 House 19930331 Recalled from Committee 20 514 House 19930325 Introduced, read first time, 20 referred to Committee 514 Senate 19930324 Read third time, sent to House 514 Senate 19930323 Read second time, notice of general amendments 514 Senate 19930318 Committee Report: Favorable 07 514 Senate 19930309 Introduced, read first time, 07 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A23, R45, S514)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-18-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TRANSFERS OF PERMITTED AQUACULTURE SPECIES AND FEED AND SUPPLIES AND NOTIFICATION OF FISH DIE-OFFS IN EXCESS OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY FISH, SO AS TO DELETE THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-18-50, RELATING TO BROOD STOCK FOR AQUACULTURE OPERATIONS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT GAME FISH MUST BE TAKEN BY METHODS PRESCRIBED BY THE WILDLIFE AND MARINE RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS BY HOOK AND LINE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Requirement for notification of fish die-off deleted
SECTION 1. Section 50-18-90 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-18-90. (A) A person engaged in the business of aquaculture shall maintain invoices on permitted aquaculture species which are bought, sold, or transferred. The invoices must be maintained for three years.
(B) A person who produces hybrids shall maintain invoices on feed and other supplies for three years."
Methods for taking game fish for aquaculture operations
SECTION 2. Section 50-18-50(A)(1) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(1) Game fish must be taken by hook and line only as described in Section 50-13-10 or by other methods the department may prescribe in the permit issued pursuant to Section 50-18-20."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 22nd day of April, 1993.