BIL:4864
RTN:470
ACN:401
TYP:General Bill GB
INB:House
IND:20000405
PSP:Witherspoon
SPO:Witherspoon, Barfield
DDN:l:\council\bills\swb\5146djc00.doc
DPB:20000621
LAD:20000621
GOV:S
DGA:20000922
SUB:Shad, taking of, limit; Fish and Game, Bass, striped and black; creel and size limit on certain lakes; Natural Resources
HST:
BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved
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------20001010Act No. A401
------20000922Signed by Governor
------20000622Ratified R470
Senate20000621Concurred in House amendment,
enrolled for ratification
House20000621Senate amendments amended,
returned to Senate with amendment
Senate20000621Read third time, returned to House
with amendments
Senate20000620Amended, read second time, unanimous
consent for third reading on Wednesday,
20000621
Senate20000525Committee report: Favorable with07 SFGF
amendment
Senate20000504Introduced, read first time,07 SFGF
referred to Committee
House20000504Read third time, sent to Senate
House20000503Read second time
House20000503Request for debate withdrawn
by RepresentativeFleming
Cato
Knotts
House20000425Request for debate by RepresentativeKnotts
House20000425Committee amendment adopted
House20000425Request for debate by RepresentativeFleming
Cato
Rhoad
Littlejohn
House20000420Co-Sponsor added (Rule 5.2) by Rep.Barfield
House20000419Committee report: Favorable with20 HANR
amendment
House20000405Introduced, read first time,20 HANR
referred to Committee
Versions of This Bill
Revised on 20000419
Revised on 20000425
Revised on 20000503
Revised on 20000525
Revised on 20000620
Revised on 20000621
TXT:
(A401, R470, H4864)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5051515, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TAKING SHAD BY HOOK AND LINE AND TO SET LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF SHAD TAKEN, SO AS TO MAKE THE SECTION APPLICABLE TO TAKING SHAD BY CAST NET EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION AND TO REDUCE THE AGGREGATE NUMBER OF SHAD TAKEN FROM TWENTY TO TEN IN ANY ONE DAY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON TAKING OR ATTEMPTING TO TAKE SHAD BY HOOK AND LINE INCLUDING ROD AND REEL IN THE SANTEE RIVER MAY TAKE OR POSSESS NO MORE THAN AN AGGREGATE OF TWENTY AMERICAN AND HICKORY SHAD IN ANY ONE DAY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 5013236, RELATING TO CREEL AND SIZE LIMITS ON STRIPED BASS AND BLACK BASS FROM LAKE MURRAY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY ESTABLISH THE DAILY CREEL LIMITS AND SIZE LIMITS ON 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, TO PROVIDE THAT NO CREEL OR SIZE LIMITS MAY BE SET BY EMERGENCY REGULATIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT 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 5013285, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE SIZE LIMIT ON STRIPED BASS (ROCKFISH) TAKEN FROM LAKE MURRAY IS NOT IN EFFECT DURING THE MONTHS OF JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Creel limit on shad taken by cast net or by hook; creel limit on shad taken by hook in Santee River
SECTION1.Section 5051515 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:
“Section 5051515.(A)Except as provided in this section, a person taking or attempting to take shad by cast net or by hook and line including rod and reel may take or possess no more than an aggregate of ten American and hickory shad in any one day.
(B)A person taking or attempting to take shad by hook and line including rod and reel in the Santee River may take or possess no more than an aggregate of twenty American and hickory shad in any one day.
(C)No shad taken by cast net or by hook and line including rod and reel may be sold, offered for sale, or purchased. In freshwaters, a person must hold a freshwater fishing license.”
Creel and size limits on striped bass and black bass from Lake Murray; size limit on striped bass not effective during months of June, July, and August
SECTION2.Section 5013236 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
“Section 5013236.(A)The department may establish the daily creel limits and size limits on 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 or size limits may 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 5013285.
(B)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (A), the size limit on striped bass (rockfish) taken from Lake Murray is not in effect during the months of June, July, and August.”
Time effective
SECTION3.This act takes effect July 2, 2000.
Ratified the 22nd day of June, 2000.
Approved the 22nd day of September, 2000.
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