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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
(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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