South Carolina General Assembly
115th Session, 2003-2004

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H. 3158

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Kirsh
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5016shl03.doc

Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: York County, Lake Wylie, black and striped bass, daily creel and size limits

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-66
   1/14/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-66

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/4/2002

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-236, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CREEL AND SIZE LIMITS ON STRIPED BASS AND BLACK BASS FROM LAKE WYLIE AND LAKE MURRAY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY ESTABLISH THE DAILY CREEL AND SIZE LIMITS ON STRIPED BASS AND BLACK BASS FROM LAKE WYLIE BY REGULATION PROMULGATED AND ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23 OF TITLE 1.

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

SECTION 1.    Section 50-13-236(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 214 of 2002, is further amended to read:

"(A)    The department may establish the daily creel limits and size limits on Lake Wylie and Lake Murray and on all waters of the Saluda River lying between the Lake Greenwood Dam (Buzzard's Roost Dam) and Lake Murray for striped bass (rockfish) and black bass by regulations promulgated and adopted in accordance with Article 1, Chapter 23 of Title 1. No creel Creel or size limits may not be set by emergency regulations. A person taking striped bass or black bass exceeding the limits set by the department is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as provided in Section 50-13-285."

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

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