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The Committee on Agriculture, Natural Res. and Environmental Affairs proposes the following amendment (LC-955.PH0013H):
Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 50-5-400(C)(1) and inserting:
(1) an individual who possessed a valid commercial equipment license for traps during the 2023-2024 license year and who has verifiable documentation of at least five hundred pounds of commercial blue crab landings by March 31, 2025, the entirety of the 2022-2023 license year, or the entirety of the 2021-2022 license year;Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, Section 50-5-400(C), by adding an item to read:
(4) An individual with an existing limited commercial blue crab license may not receive a transfer of another limited commercial blue crab license.Amend the bill further, SECTION 1, by striking Section 50-5-400(G) and (H) and inserting:
(G) Upon signature of the Governor, a moratorium on the issuance of new commercial equipment licenses to use traps for the taking of blue crab takes effect, at which time the department may not issue any new commercial equipment licenses to use traps for the taking of blue crab. This moratorium expires on June 15, 2025. Existing commercial equipment licenses are extended and do not expire until June 30, 2025.Amend the bill further, by adding appropriately numbered SECTIONS to read:
SECTION X. Section 48-14-40(A) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:Amend the bill further, by striking SECTION 11 and inserting:
SECTION 11. This act takes effect on July 1, 2025, except for the moratorium in Section 40-5-400(G) which takes effect upon approval by the Governor.