View Amendment Current Amendment: 1 to Bill 4708 Rep. HIXON proposes the following Amendment No. 1 to H. 4708 (COUNCIL\GT\4708C001.GT.CM16):

Reference is to Printer's Date 1/28/16 - H.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Section 50-13-1630(D), as contained in Section 1, page 2, by deleting line 30, and inserting:

     /      subsection may be stocked in the waters of this State except as /

Amend the bill further by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION:

/      SECTION ( ).      Section 50-13-1630(F) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 114 of 2012, is further amended to read:
/      (F) The department shall prescribe the qualifications, methods, controls, and restrictions required of a person or his agent to whom a permit is issued. The department shall condition all permits issued under this section to safeguard public safety and welfare and prevent the introduction into the wild or release of nonnative species of fish or other organisms into the waters of this State. The department may promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate this section and specifically to prohibit additional species of fish from being imported, possessed, or sold in this State when the department determines the species of fish are potentially dangerous. A violation of the terms of the permit may result in revocation and a civil penalty of up to five thousand dollars. An appeal is pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, Chapter 23, Title 1 (the Administrative Procedures Act).      /

Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.