Current Status Bill Number:4857 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19980319 Primary Sponsor:Askins All Sponsors:Askins Drafted Document Number:GJK\21152SD.98 Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR Subject:Jet skis, operation of unlawful on portion of Lynches River designated as Scenic River; Watercraft
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House 19980319 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-21-725 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT NO JET SKIS MAY BE OPERATED IN ANY PORTION OF THE LYNCHES RIVER THAT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A SCENIC RIVER, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-21-725. No jet skis may be operated in any portion of the Lynches River that has been designated as a Scenic River pursuant to Section 49-29-230. The Department of Natural Resources shall post appropriate signs in these portions of the Lynches River informing the general public of this prohibition. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding thirty days."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.