1999-2000 Bill 3883: Swordfish, Unlawful to Sell, Offer for Sale, Barter, Traffic In, Or

BIL:3883

TYP:General Bill GB

INB:House

IND:19990408

PSP:Limehouse

SPO:Limehouse, Altman, Battle, T.Brown, Emory, Fleming, Harrell, Hinson, Inabinett, Koon, Law, Lee, Mack, McGee, Miller, Riser, Rodgers and Stille

DDN:l:\council\bills\gjk\20340afc99.doc

RBY:House

COM:Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR

SUB:Swordfish, unlawful to sell, offer for sale, barter, traffic in, or purchase; penalties, Fish and Game

HST:

BodyDateAction DescriptionComLeg Involved

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House19990408Introduced, read first time,20 HANR

referred to Committee

Printed Versions of This Bill

TXT:

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50131610, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SALE OR TRAFFIC IN CERTAIN GAME FISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO SELL, OFFER FOR SALE, BARTER, TRAFFIC IN, OR PURCHASE SWORDFISH, UNTIL THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE DECLARES THIS FISH STOCK FULLY RECOVERED AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS SECTION.

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

SECTION1.Section 50131610 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

“Section 50131610.It shall be unlawful, at any time, to sell, offer for sale, barter, traffic in, or purchase swordfish (Xiphias gladius), as a food item or otherwise until the National Marine Fisheries Service declares the Atlantic coast swordfish stock fully recovered, or any game fish so classified under the provisions of Section 50130, except as to freshwaterfreshwater trout as provided in Sections 50131680 and 50131740, regardless of where caught. Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall for the first offense must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars. For the second offense within five years of the date of conviction for the first offense, he shallmust be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars and be imprisoned for thirty days. For a third offense within five years of the date of conviction for the first offense, he shallmust be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars and be imprisoned for not more than thirty days. Fourth and subsequent offenses within five years of the date of conviction for the first offense shallmust be punished as provided for a third offense.”

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

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