BIL:4562
RTN:303
ACN:247
TYP:General Bill GB
INB:House
IND:20020123
PSP:Miller
SPO:Miller
DDN:l:\council\bills\swb\5063djc02.doc
DPB:20020430
GOV:U Became law without signature of Governor
DGA:20020515
SUB:Crab pots, unlawful use of for commercial purposes on Pawley’s Island
HST:
BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved
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------20020603Act No. A247
------20020515Unsigned, became law without
signature of Governor
------20020508Ratified R303
Senate20020430Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
Senate20020426Read second time
Senate20020425Unanimous consent for second
and third reading on the next two
consecutive Legislative days
Senate20020425Introduced, read first time,
placed on Calendar without reference
House20020425Read third time, sent to Senate
House20020424Read second time
House20020418Committee report: Favorable20 HANR
House20020123Introduced, read first time,20 HANR
referred to Committee
Versions of This Bill
Revised on 20020418
Revised on 20020425
TXT:
(A247, R303, H4562)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 5051335, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE USE OF CRAB POTS, SO AS TO DELETE LANGUAGE PERMITTING THE USE OF CRAB POTS FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES BETWEEN MAY FIRST AND OCTOBER FIRST WITHIN PAWLEY’S ISLAND CREEK AND MIDWAY CREEK ON PAWLEY’S ISLAND AND TO FURTHER PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO SET OR USE CRAB POTS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN WITHIN ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FEET OF THE MEAN LOW TIDE WATERMARK ON PAWLEY’S ISLAND.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Use of crab pots in certain Pawley’s Island creeks and Atlantic Ocean within one hundred fifty feet of mean low tide watermark on Pawley’s Island
SECTION1.Section 5051335 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:
“Section 5051335.(A)It is unlawful to set or use a trap or basket commonly termed a ‘crab pot’ to catch crab for commercial purposes within Pawley’s Island Creek and Midway Creek on Pawley’s Island in Georgetown County. Individuals may set two crab pots to catch crabs for personal consumption and not for sale.
(B)It is unlawful to set or use a trap or basket commonly termed a ‘crab pot’ to catch crab in the Atlantic Ocean within one hundred fifty feet of the mean low tide watermark on Pawley’s Island in Georgetown County. Individuals may catch crabs in the Atlantic Ocean within one hundred fifty feet of the mean low tide watermark on Pawley’s Island by means other than the use of a ‘crab pot’ for personal consumption and not for sale.”
Time effective
SECTION2.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Ratified the 8th day of May, 2002.
Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 5/15/02.
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