South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 3642


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3642
Ratification Number:              81
Act Number:                       42
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010228
Primary Sponsor:                  Witherspoon
All Sponsors:                     Witherspoon, Sharpe, Allison, Askins, 
                                  Bales, Barfield, Barrett, J. Brown, Chellis, 
                                  Clyburn, Dantzler, Edge, Frye, Gilham, 
                                  Gourdine, Harvin, Hayes, Hosey, Huggins, 
                                  Keegan, Kelley, Koon, Law, Limehouse, 
                                  Littlejohn, Martin, McCraw, Moody-Lawrence, 
                                  Ott, Phillips, Quinn, Rhoad, Riser, Rivers, 
                                  Sandifer, Snow, Stille, Taylor, Townsend, 
                                  Walker, Weeks and Whipper
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\swb\5185djc01.doc
Companion Bill Number:            440
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20010502
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20010529
Subject:                          Importing certain fish, special permits 
                                  may be issued for educational purposes by 
                                  Natural Resources Department


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20010611  Act No. A42
------  20010529  Signed by Governor
------  20010523  Ratified R81
Senate  20010502  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  20010501  Read second time
Senate  20010419  Committee report: Favorable            07 SFGF
Senate  20010403  Introduced, read first time,           07 SFGF
                  referred to Committee
House   20010330  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   20010329  Read second time, unanimous
                  consent for third reading on 
                  Friday, 20010330
House   20010328  Committee report: Favorable            20 HANR
------  20010313  Companion Bill No. 440
House   20010228  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee


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Revised on March 28, 2001 - Word format
Revised on April 20, 2001 - Word format

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(A42, R81, H3642)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1630, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO SPECIAL PERMITS FOR IMPORTING CERTAIN FISH, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDITION PERMITS TO SAFEGUARD PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELFARE AND PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION INTO THE WILD OR RELEASE OF NONNATIVE SPECIES OF FISH OR OTHER ORGANISMS INTO THE WATERS OF THIS STATE.

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

Research permits conditioned to safeguard public safety

SECTION 1. Section 50-13-1630 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-13-1630. (A) No person may possess, sell, offer for sale, import, bring or cause to be brought or imported into this State or release into the waters of this State the following fish:

(1) carnero or candiru catfish (Vandellia cirrhosa);

(2) freshwater electric eel (Electrophorus electricus);

(3) white amur or grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella);

(4) walking catfish or a member of the clariidae family (Clarias, Heteropneustea, Gymnallabes, Channallabes, or Heterobranchus genera);

(5) piranha (all members of Serrasalmus, Rooseveltiella, and Pygocentrus genera);

(6) stickleback;

(7) Mexican banded tetra;

(8) sea lamprey;

(9) rudd (Scardinius erythrophtalmu-Linneaus).

(B) The department may issue special import permits to qualified persons for research and education only.

(C) The department may issue special permits for the stocking of nonreproducing white amur or grass carp hybrids in the waters of this State.

(D) It is unlawful to take grass carp from waters stocked as permitted by this section. Grass carp caught must be returned to the water from which it was taken immediately.

(E) The department must prescribe the qualifications, methods, controls, and restrictions required of a person or his agent to whom a special permit is issued. The department must condition all permits issued under this section to safeguard public safety and welfare and prevent the introduction into the wild or release of nonnative species of fish or other organisms into the waters of this State. The department may promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate this section and specifically to prohibit additional species of fish from being imported, possessed, or sold in this State when the department determines the species of fish are potentially dangerous."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 23rd day of May, 2001.

Approved the 29th day of May, 2001.

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