South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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A50, R58, S559

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Campsen and McGill
Document Path: l:\s-res\gec\044flou.hm.gec.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 21, 2013
Introduced in the House on April 24, 2013
Passed by the General Assembly on June 4, 2013
Governor's Action: June 7, 2013, Signed

Summary: Flounder

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/21/2013  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   3/21/2013  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   4/18/2013  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 8)
   4/23/2013  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 36)
   4/23/2013  Senate  Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-3 (Senate Journal-page 36)
   4/24/2013  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 16)
   4/24/2013  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 108)
   4/24/2013  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 108)
   5/23/2013  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 6)
   5/30/2013  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 49)
   5/30/2013  House   Roll call Yeas-57  Nays-48 (House Journal-page 49)
    6/4/2013  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 13)
    6/4/2013          Ratified R 58
    6/7/2013          Signed By Governor
   6/18/2013          Effective date 07/01/14
   6/18/2013          Act No. 50

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/21/2013
4/18/2013
5/23/2013


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(A50, R58, S559)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FLOUNDER CATCH LIMITS, SO AS TO DECREASE THE MAXIMUM CATCH LIMITS FOR FLOUNDER AND TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON TO TAKE OR POSSESS MORE THAN FIFTEEN FLOUNDER TAKEN BY MEANS OF GIG, SPEAR, HOOK AND LINE, OR SIMILAR DEVICE IN ANY ONE DAY, NOT TO EXCEED THIRTY FLOUNDER IN ANY ONE DAY ON ANY BOAT.

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

Flounder catch limits

SECTION    1.    Section 50-5-1705(G) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 7 of 2013, is further amended to read:

"(G)    It is unlawful for a person to take or possess more than fifteen flounder (Paralichthys species) taken by means of gig, spear, hook and line, or similar device in any one day, not to exceed thirty flounder in any one day on any boat."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect July 1, 2014.

Ratified the 4th day of June, 2013.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2013.

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