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H. 4971
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General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Hixon, McCoy, Hewitt, Kirby, Forrest, Yow and Blackwell
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Introduced in the House on February 21, 2018
Introduced in the Senate on April 9, 2018
Last Amended on April 4, 2018
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
Summary: Hunting and Fishing
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/21/2018 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 11)
2/21/2018 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 11)
3/1/2018 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Hewitt, Kirby,
Forrest, Yow, Blackwell
3/1/2018 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture,
Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
(House Journal-page 5)
3/8/2018 House Requests for debate-Rep(s). M. Rivers, Loftis, Hart,
Brown, Mack, Ott, Hiott, Fry, Hixon, Kirby, Caskey
(House Journal-page 63)
4/4/2018 House Amended (House Journal-page 58)
4/4/2018 House Read second time (House Journal-page 58)
4/4/2018 House Roll call Yeas-106 Nays-1 (House Journal-page 59)
4/5/2018 House Read third time and sent to Senate
4/9/2018 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 18)
4/9/2018 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
(Senate Journal-page 18)
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AMENDED
April 4, 2018
H. 4971
Introduced by Reps. Hixon, McCoy, Hewitt, Kirby, Forrest, Yow and Blackwell
S. Printed 4/4/18--H.
Read the first time February 21, 2018.
TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CATCH LIMITS FOR ESTUARINE AND SALTWATER FINFISH, SO AS TO REDUCE THE CATCH LIMIT FOR RED DRUM.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-5-1705(D) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(D) It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than three two red drum in any one day, not to exceed six red drum in any one day on any boat."
SECTION 2. Section 50-5-1705(L) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(L) It is unlawful to gig for spotted seatrout or red drum from December first through the last day of February, inclusive."
SECTION 3. Section 50-5-1705 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding the following appropriately lettered subsection:
"( ) It is unlawful to gig for red drum."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect on July 1, 2018.
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