South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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S. 1096

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Campsen and Cromer
Document Path: l:\s-res\gec\062fish.kmm.gec.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4945

Introduced in the Senate on March 11, 2014
Introduced in the House on April 10, 2014
Last Amended on April 8, 2014
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Spot, whiting and Atlantic croaker fish

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/11/2014  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   3/11/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
    4/3/2014  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 14)
    4/7/2014          Scrivener's error corrected
    4/8/2014  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 32)
    4/8/2014  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 32)
    4/8/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-36  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 32)
    4/9/2014  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 36)
   4/10/2014  House   Introduced and read first time
   4/10/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/11/2014
4/3/2014
4/7/2014
4/8/2014

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 8, 2014

S. 1096

Introduced by Senators Campsen and Cromer

S. Printed 4/8/14--S.

Read the first time March 11, 2014.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO CATCH LIMITS IMPOSED ON THE TAKING OF CERTAIN FISH, TO IMPOSE CATCH LIMITS FOR TAKING OR POSSESSING IN ANY ONE DAY A COMBINATION OF SPOT, WHITING, AND ATLANTIC CROAKER.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-5-1705 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 50-5-1705.    (A)    As used in this article, a day means sunrise on one day to sunrise on the following day.

(B)    The limits established in this article apply to all state waters.

(C)    It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than ten spotted seatrout in any one day.

(D)    It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than three red drum in any one day.

(E)    It is unlawful for a person to take or possess more than one tarpon in any one day or a tarpon of less than seventy-seven inches in fork length.

(F)    It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than five black drum (Pogonias cromis) in any one day.

(G)    It is unlawful for a person to take or possess more than fifteen flounder (Paralichthys species) taken by means of gig, spear, hook and line, or similar device in any one day, not to exceed thirty flounder in any one day on any boat.

(H)    It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than one weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) in any one day.

(I)    It is unlawful for a person to take or possess more than ten sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) in any one day, not to exceed thirty sheepshead in any one day on any boat.

(J)    It is unlawful for a person to take or possess in any one day more than forty-five of a combination of the following: spot (Leiostomus xanthurus), whiting (Menticirrhus spp.), and Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) taken by hook and line.

(J)(K)    It is unlawful to take or possess hardhead catfish (Ariopsis felis) or gafftopsail catfish (Bagre marinus).

(K)(L)    It is unlawful to gig for spotted seatrout or red drum from December first through the last day of February, inclusive.

(L)(M)    The possession limits do not apply to the possession or sale of properly identified fish imported by seafood dealers or produced by permitted mariculture operations, or to possession as allowed under permit authorized by this chapter."

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

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