BIL:3599

RTN:166

ACN:105

TYP:General Bill GB

INB:House

IND:20010220

PSP:Rodgers

SPO:Rodgers and Gilham

DDN:l:\council\bills\swb\5170djc01.doc

DPB:20010827

GOV:S

DGA:20010831

SUB:Crab, peeler traps further defined and baiting of provided for; Fish and Game

HST:

BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved

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------20010918Act No. A105

------20010831Signed by Governor

------20010827Ratified R166

Senate20010827Ordered enrolled for ratification

House20010827Conference Committee Report adopted98 HCC

Senate20010822Conference Committee Report adopted88 SCC

Senate20010822Conference powers granted,88 SCCRankin

appointed Senators to CommitteeRavenel

of ConferenceGregory

House20010628Conference powers granted,98 HCCOtt

appointed Reps. to Committee ofDavenport

ConferenceScarborough

House20010628Insists upon amendment

Senate20010621Non-concurrence in House amendment

House20010621Senate amendments amended,

returned to Senate with amendment

Senate20010621Read third time, returned to

House with amendment

Senate20010620Read second time, notice of

general amendments

Senate20010620Committee amendment adopted

Senate20010606Polled out of Committee:07 SFGF

Favorable with amendment

Senate20010424Introduced, read first time,07 SFGF

referred to Committee

House20010419Read third time, sent to Senate

House20010418Read second time

House20010411Committee report: Favorable20 HANR

House20010220Introduced, read first time,20 HANR

referred to Committee

Versions of This Bill

Revised on 20010411

Revised on 20010606

Revised on 20010620

Revised on 20010621

TXT:

(A105, R166, H3599)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50515, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA MARINE RESOURCES ACT OF 2000, SO AS TO FURTHER DEFINE AND PROVIDE FOR BAITING OF “PEELER TRAPS”; TO AMEND SECTION 5051705, RELATING TO RED DRUM CATCH LIMITS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE RED DRUM CATCH LIMIT FROM FIVE TO TWO RED DRUM PER DAY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 5051710, RELATING TO RED DRUM SIZE LIMITS, SO AS TO CHANGE THE RED DRUM SIZE LIMITS FROM NOT LESS THAN FOURTEEN INCHES OR MORE THAN TWENTYSEVEN INCHES TO NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN INCHES OR MORE THAN TWENTYFOUR INCHES.

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

Definition of Peeler trap revised

SECTION1.Section 50515(37) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:

“(37)‘Peeler trap’ means a trap constructed of one inch or smaller hexagonal wire which is:

(a)unbaited; or

(b)baited with only one live male crab and may have one single piece of fish having no dimension greater than three inches.”

Red drum catch limit revised

SECTION2.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 two red drum in any one day.”

Red drum size limits revised

SECTION3.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 fifteen inches in total length, or more than twentyfour inches in total length; or”

Time effective

SECTION4.This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 27th day of August, 2001.

Approved the 31st day of August, 2001.

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