S*0303(Rat #0075, Act #0041 of 1981)  General Bill, By R.H. Ellis
 A Bill to amend Section 50-17-360, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to license taxes on fishing appliances, so as to impose a tax
 on nonresidents of two hundred dollars per one hundred yards for the use of
 anchor gill nets, stake gill nets and drift gill nets, except that residents
 of adjoining states which allow residents of this state to use such nets for
 the same fee imposed by this state on its residents may be issued licenses for
 the same fee as residents of this state.

   03/10/81  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-8
   03/10/81  Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-8
   03/24/81  Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and
                     Forestry SJ-23
   03/25/81  Senate Read second time SJ-17
   03/26/81  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-10
   03/31/81  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-1519
   03/31/81  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
                     Resources HJ-1519
   04/15/81  House  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and
                     Natural Resources HJ-1846
   04/16/81  House  Read second time HJ-1912
   04/21/81  House  Read third time and enrolled HJ-1939
   04/23/81  Senate Ratified R 75 SJ-17
   04/27/81         Signed By Governor
   04/27/81         Effective date 04/27/81
   04/27/81         Act No. 41
   05/05/81         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 60-17-360, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LICENSE TAXES ON FISHING APPLIANCES, SO AS TO IMPOSE A TAX ON NONRESIDENTS OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS PER ONE HUNDRED YARDS FOR THE USE OF ANCHOR GILL NETS, STAKE GILL NETS AND DRIFT GILL NETS, EXCEPT THAT RESIDENTS OF ADJOINING STATES WHICH ALLOW RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE TO USE SUCH NETS FOR THE SAME FEE IMPOSED BY THIS STATE ON ITS RESIDENTS MAY BE ISSUED LICENSES FOR THE SAME FEE AS RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA:

Tax on nonresidence

SECTION 1. Item (1) of Section 50-17-360 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1) Anchor gill nets, stake gill nets and drift gill nets for residents, five dollars for each one hundred yards or fraction and for nonresidents two hundred dollars for each one hundred yards or fraction. If an adjoining state allows residents of this State to use such nets in its waters for the same license fee this State imposes on its residents, the Department may issue to a resident of such adjoining state a license to use such nets in this state's waters upon payment of the same fee imposed upon residents. The owner of the licensed net or seine may obtain the assistance of two persons to assist him in the use of the net or seine without such persons being required to obtain any individual license or license tax ;".

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.