South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3077

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Witherspoon, Rhoad and Davenport
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9285zw03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Introduced in the Senate on March 26, 2003
Last Amended on March 25, 2003
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry

Summary: Trot lines, additional exception for non-game tackle

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   12/4/2002  House   Prefiled
   12/4/2002  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs
   1/14/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-35
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-35
   3/19/2003  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-12
   3/25/2003  House   Amended HJ-36
   3/25/2003  House   Read second time HJ-36
   3/26/2003  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-15
   3/26/2003  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-19
   3/26/2003  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-19

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/4/2002
3/19/2003
3/25/2003

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AMENDED

March 25, 2003

H. 3077

Introduced by Reps. Witherspoon, Rhoad and Davenport

S. Printed 3/25/03--H.

Read the first time January 14, 2003.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1189, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON THE POSSESSION OF GAME FISH OR GAME FISH TACKLE WHILE FISHING FOR NONGAME FISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL EXCEPTION FOR A PERSON WHOSE NONGAME TACKLE CONSISTS OF TROT LINES.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-13-1189 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-13-1189.    Unless specifically allowed by this chapter, it is unlawful for any a person to have game fish in his possession game fish or fishing tackle capable of catching game fish while fishing for nongame fish with nongame tackle authorized for use by this chapter. The provisions of this section do not apply to a person whose nongame tackle consists of bows and arrows or cast nets."

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

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