H 4060 General Bill, By Limehouse, Harrell, Ott, D. Owens, Scarborough and 
D.C. Smith
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
 RELATING TO CATCH LIMITS FOR RED DRUM AND CERTAIN OTHER FISH, SO AS TO CHANGE
 THE CATCH LIMIT FOR RED DRUM FROM FIVE FISH IN POSSESSION PER DAY TO ONE FISH
 IN POSSESSION PER DAY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1710, RELATING TO SIZE LIMITS
 FOR RED DRUM AND CERTAIN OTHER FISH, SO AS TO CHANGE THE MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT
 FOR RED DRUM FROM FOURTEEN INCHES TO SEVENTEEN INCHES AND PROVIDE THAT IT IS
 UNLAWFUL TO TAKE RED DRUM OF LESS THAN SEVENTEEN INCHES IN TOTAL LENGTH, OR
 MORE THAN TWENTY-SEVEN INCHES IN TOTAL LENGTH.

   05/03/01  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-9
   05/03/01  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-9
   05/23/01  House  Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-38
   05/29/01  House  Objection by Rep. Lloyd, Scott, Kennedy, Howard,
                     J. Hines, G. Brown and Bales HJ-24
   05/29/01  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Ott, Limehouse,
                     Scarborough, Campsen, JR Smith, Rice, Talley,
                     Davenport and DC Smith HJ-24
   05/30/01  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Ott HJ-31
   05/30/01  House  Amended HJ-56
   05/30/01  House  Read second time HJ-58
   05/30/01  House  Roll call Yeas-99  Nays-2 HJ-58
   05/31/01  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-13
   05/31/01  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-8
   06/05/01  Senate Read second time SJ-22
   06/05/01  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-22
   01/16/02  Senate Committed to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-27

Indicates New Matter

INTRODUCED

May 31, 2001

    H. 4060

Introduced by Reps. Limehouse, Harrell, Ott, Owens, Scarborough and D.C. Smith

S. Printed 5/31/01--S.

Read the first time May 31, 2001.

TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CATCH LIMITS FOR RED DRUM AND CERTAIN OTHER FISH, SO AS TO CHANGE THE CATCH LIMIT FOR RED DRUM FROM FIVE FISH IN POSSESSION PER DAY TO ONE FISH IN POSSESSION PER DAY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1710, RELATING TO SIZE LIMITS FOR RED DRUM AND CERTAIN OTHER FISH, SO AS TO CHANGE THE MINIMUM SIZE LIMIT FOR RED DRUM FROM FOURTEEN INCHES TO SEVENTEEN INCHES AND PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TAKE RED DRUM OF LESS THAN SEVENTEEN INCHES IN TOTAL LENGTH, OR MORE THAN TWENTY-SEVEN INCHES IN TOTAL LENGTH.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-5-1705(D) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:

    "(D)    It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than five two red drum in any one day."

SECTION    2.    Section 50-5-1710(3) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:

    "(3)    red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) (channel bass or spottail bass) of less than fourteen fifteen inches in total length, or more than twenty-seven twenty-four inches in total length; or"

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.