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S. 163
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General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Gregory and Hutto
Document Path: l:\s-res\ckg\014snak.spl.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 361
Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2003
Tabled by the Senate on February 12, 2003
Summary: Snakehead fish; unlawful to possess, sale or import
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/8/2003 Senate Prefiled 1/8/2003 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 1/14/2003 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-89 1/14/2003 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-89 2/5/2003 Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-16 2/6/2003 Scrivener's error corrected 2/12/2003 Senate Tabled SJ-29
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COMMITTEE REPORT
February 5, 2003
S. 163
S. Printed 2/5/03--S. [SEC 2/6/03 4:28 PM]
Read the first time January 14, 2003.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 163) to amend Section 50-13-1630, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the sale and traffic in fish, so as to prohibit the possession, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same and recommend that the same do pass:
GREG GREGORY for Committee.
TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1630, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE SALE AND TRAFFIC IN FISH, SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION, SALE, OR IMPORTATION OF SNAKEHEAD FISH.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-13-1630(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(A) No person may possess, sell, offer for sale, import, bring, or cause to be brought or imported into this State or release into the waters of this State the following fish or egg of such fish:
(1) carnero or candiru catfish (Vandellia cirrhosa);
(2) freshwater electric eel (Electrophorus electricus);
(3) white amur or grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella);
(4) walking catfish or a member of the clariidae family (Clarias, Heteropneustea, Gymnallabes, Channallabes, or Heterobranchus genera);
(5) piranha (all members of Serrasalmus, Rooseveltiella, and Pygocentrus genera);
(6) stickleback;
(7) Mexican banded tetra;
(8) sea lamprey;
(9) rudd (Scardinius erythrophtalmu-Linneaus); and
(10) snakehead (all members of family Channidae)."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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