2001-2002 Bill 4060: Red Drum, Catch Limit and Minimum Size Limit Changed; Fish and Game

BIL: 4060

TYP: General Bill GB

INB: House

IND: 20010503

PSP: Limehouse

SPO: Limehouse, Harrell, Ott, Owens, Scarborough and D.C.Smith

DDN: l:\council\bills\swb\5411djc01.doc

RBY: Senate

COM: Fish, Game and Forestry Committee 07 SFGF

LAD: 20010530

SUB: Red drum, catch limit and minimum size limit changed; Fish and Game

HST:

Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved

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Senate 20020116 Committed to Committee 07 SFGF

Senate 20010605 Read second time

Senate 20010531 Introduced, read first time,

placed on Calendar without reference

House 20010531 Read third time, sent to Senate

House 20010530 Amended, read second time

House 20010530 Request for debate withdrawn

by Representative Ott

House 20010529 Request for debate by Representative Ott

Limehouse

Scarborough

Campsen

J.R. Smith

Rice

Talley

Davenport

D.C. Smith

House 20010529 Objection by Representative Lloyd

Scott

Kennedy

Howard

G. Brown

J. Hines

Bales

House 20010523 Recalled from Committee 20 HANR

House 20010503 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR

referred to Committee

Versions of This Bill

Revised on 20010523

Revised on 20010530

Revised on 20010531

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Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

INTRODUCED

May 31, 2001

H.4060

Introduced by Reps. Limehouse, Harrell, Ott, Owens, Scarborough and D.C.Smith

S. Printed 5/31/01--S.

Read the first time May 31, 2001.

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 5051705, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CATCH LIMITS FOR RED DRUM AND CERTAIN OTHER FISH, SO AS TO CHANGE THE CATCH LIMIT FOR RED DRUM FROM FIVE FISH IN POSSESSION PER DAY TO ONE FISH IN POSSESSION PER DAY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 5051710, RELATING TO SIZE LIMITS FOR RED DRUM AND CERTAIN OTHER FISH, SO AS TO CHANGE THE MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT FOR RED DRUM FROM FOURTEEN INCHES TO SEVENTEEN INCHES AND PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TAKE RED DRUM OF LESS THAN SEVENTEEN INCHES IN TOTAL LENGTH, OR MORE THAN TWENTYSEVEN INCHES IN TOTAL LENGTH.

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

SECTION 1. Section 5051705(D) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:

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

SECTION 2. Section 5051710(3) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:

“(3) red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) (channel bass or spottail bass) of less than fourteen fifteen inches in total length, or more than twentyseven twentyfour inches in total length; or”

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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