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Current Status Bill Number:View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.1061 Ratification Number:321 Act Number:260 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:Senate Introduced Date:20020227 Primary Sponsor:Ravenel All Sponsors:Ravenel, Hutto, McConnell and Giese Drafted Document Number:l:\council\bills\swb\5160djc02.doc Date Bill Passed both Bodies:20020510 Date of Last Amendment:20020313 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:20020520 Subject:Turtle excluder devices, size of escape openings increased History Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ ______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 20020603 Act No. A260 ------ 20020520 Signed by Governor ------ 20020514 Ratified R321 House 20020510 Read third time, enrolled for ratification House 20020509 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on the next Legislative day House 20020508 Committee report: Favorable 20 HANR House 20020319 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR referred to Committee Senate 20020313 Amended, read third time, sent to House Senate 20020312 Read second time, notice of general amendments Senate 20020307 Committee report: Favorable 07 SFGF Senate 20020227 Introduced, read first time, 07 SFGF referred to Committee Versions of This Bill Revised on March 7, 2002 - Word format Revised on March 13, 2002 - Word format Revised on May 8, 2002 - Word format
(A260, R321, S1061)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-765, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO USE OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, UNTIL FEDERAL REGULATIONS ARE AMENDED TO INCREASE THE ESCAPE OPENINGS IN TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES TO A CERTAIN SIZE, EACH TRAWL NET USING A HARD TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICE IN THE SALT WATERS OF THIS STATE MUST HAVE A TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICE OPENING OF NOT LESS THAN THIRTY-FIVE INCHES IN TAUT HORIZONTAL LENGTH AND NOT LESS THAN TWENTY INCHES IN SIMULTANEOUS VERTICAL TAUT HEIGHT OR A FEDERALLY APPROVED LEATHERBACK OR DOUBLE COVER FLAP HARD TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICE MODIFICATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Use of turtle excluder devices; size of openings; penalties
SECTION 1. Section 50-5-765 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:
"Section 50-5-765. (A) Except as provided in this section, a turtle excluder device must be used in trawl nets in the salt waters of this State under the same conditions required by federal regulations.
(B) Until the federal regulations are amended to require turtle excluder device escape openings having dimensions equal to or greater than those required in item (1) of this subsection, each trawl net using a hard turtle excluder device in the salt waters of this State:
(1) must have a turtle excluder device escape opening of no less than thirty-five inches in taut horizontal length and no less than twenty inches in simultaneous vertical taut height, or
(2) must have a federally approved leatherback or double cover flap hard turtle excluder device modification.
(C) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, and any such net is contraband."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 14th day of May, 2002.
Approved the 20th day of May, 2002.
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