1999-2000 Bill 3960: Trotlines, Sethooks, Single-Barbed; Nongame Fish and Bream; Fish And

1999-2000 Bill 3960: Trotlines, Sethooks, Single-Barbed; Nongame Fish and Bream; Fish And

BIL:3960

RTN:99

ACN:53

TYP:General Bill GB

INB:House

IND:19990421

PSP:Barfield

SPO:Barfield, Rhoad and Witherspoon

DDN:l:\council\bills\gjk\20575djc99.doc

DPB:19990520

LAD:19990519

GOV:S

DGA:19990601

SUB:Trotlines, sethooks, single-barbed; nongame fish and bream; Fish and Game

HST:

BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved

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------19990618Act No. A53

------19990601Signed by Governor

------19990526Ratified R99

Senate19990520Concurred in House amendment,

enrolled for ratification

House19990519Senate amendments amended,

returned to Senate with amendment

Senate19990513Read third time, returned to House

with amendment

Senate19990512Read second time

Senate19990512Committee amendment adopted

Senate19990511Committee report: Favorable with07 SFGF

amendment

Senate19990428Introduced, read first time,07 SFGF

referred to Committee

House19990428Read third time, sent to Senate

House19990427Read second time

House19990421Introduced, read first time,

placed on Calendar without reference

Printed Versions of This Bill

Ordered Printed on 19990421

Ordered Printed on 19990511

Ordered Printed on 19990512

Ordered Printed on 19990519

TXT:

(A53, R99, H3960)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50131187, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BAIT THAT MAY BE USED WITH TROTLINES, SET HOOKS, AND JUGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT LIVE NONGAME FISH AND BREAM MAY BE USED WITH SINGLEBARBED SET HOOKS, INCLUDING ON TROTLINES HAVING NOT MORE THAN TWENTY HOOKS, THAT HAVE A SHANKTOPOINT GAP OF ONE AND THREESIXTEENTHS INCHES OR GREATER ON THE BLACK, BIG PEE DEE, LITTLE PEE DEE, LUMBER, AND WACCAMAW RIVERS, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO HAVE MORE THAN THIRTY BREAM IN POSSESSION WHEN FISHING ON THESE RIVERS, TO PROVIDE THAT BREAM MAY NOT BE USED AS BAIT AFTER JUNE 30, 2001, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.

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

Bait which may be used with trotlines, set hooks and jugs, exceptions for certain rivers, violations, penalties

SECTION1.Section 50131187 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 314 of 1998, is further amended to read:

“Section 50131187.(A)Except as provided in subsections (B) and (C), no game fish, live bait, or other bait other than bait listed below may be used with trotlines, set hooks, and jugs:

(1)soap;

(2)dough balls;

(3)cut fish which must be nongame fish cut into at least three equal parts;

(4)shrimp;

(5)meat scraps which may not include insects, worms, or other invertebrates;

(6)grapes.

(B)Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, on the Edisto, Black, Sampit, Big Pee Dee, Little Pee Dee, Lumber, and Waccamaw Rivers, live nongame fish and bream may be used with singlebarbed set hooks that have a shanktopoint gap of one and threesixteenths inches or greater, provided that the use of bream as bait is not allowed after June 30, 2001. However, it is unlawful for any person to have in his possession more than thirty bream while fishing with nongame tackle on these rivers.

(C)Live nongame fish and bream may be used on trotlines having not more than twenty hooks that have a shanktopoint gap of one and threesixteenths inches or greater on the Black, Big Pee Dee, Little Pee Dee, Lumber, and Waccamaw Rivers, provided that the use of bream as bait is not allowed after June 30, 2001. However, it is unlawful for any person to have in his possession more than thirty bream while fishing with nongame tackle on these rivers.

(D)Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.”

Time effective

SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 26th day of May, 1999.

Approved the 1st day of June, 1999.

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