S*1353 Session 107 (1987-1988)
S*1353(Rat #0760, Act #0645 of 1988) General Bill, By J.M. Waddell
A Bill to amend the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, by adding Section
50-17-618 so as to provide for the waters of the State that are closed to
trawling; and to amend Section 50-17-617, relating to latitude, longitude,
markers, buoys, and topography references to the areas in which it is lawful
to trawl for shrimp or prawn, so as to include the waters closed to
trawling.-amended title
03/23/88 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-15
03/23/88 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-15
04/19/88 Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and
Forestry SJ-26
04/26/88 Senate Amended SJ-44
04/26/88 Senate Read second time SJ-45
04/26/88 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-45
04/27/88 Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-45
04/28/88 House Introduced and read first time HJ-3403
04/28/88 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources HJ-3403
05/11/88 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Agriculture and Natural Resources HJ-3656
05/12/88 House Amended HJ-3753
05/12/88 House Read second time HJ-3753
05/12/88 House Unanimous consent for third reading on next
legislative day HJ-3753
05/13/88 House Read third time HJ-3795
05/13/88 House Returned HJ-3795
05/24/88 Senate Non-concurrence in House amendment SJ-28
05/24/88 House House insists upon amendment and conference
committee appointed Reps. Holt, Foxworth &
Altman HJ-3976
05/26/88 Senate Conference committee appointed Sens. McConnell,
Drummond, Leatherman SJ-3
06/01/88 House Conference report received HJ-4471
06/01/88 House Conference report adopted HJ-4473
06/01/88 Senate Conference report received SJ-104
06/01/88 Senate Conference report adopted SJ-104
06/01/88 Senate Ordered enrolled for ratification SJ-104
06/02/88 Ratified R 760
06/03/88 Signed By Governor
06/03/88 Effective date 06/03/88
06/03/88 Act No. 645
06/17/88 Copies available
(A645, R760, S1353)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
50-17-618 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE WATERS OF THE STATE THAT ARE CLOSED TO
TRAWLING; AND TO AMEND SECTION 50-17-617, RELATING TO LATITUDE, LONGITUDE,
MARKERS, BUOYS, AND TOPOGRAPHY REFERENCES TO THE AREAS IN WHICH IT IS LAWFUL TO
TRAWL FOR SHRIMP OR PRAWN, SO AS TO INCLUDE THE WATERS CLOSED TO TRAWLING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Waters closed to trawling
SECTION 1. Article 6, Chapter 17, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by
adding:
"Section 50-17-618. The following waters of this State as described below
are closed to trawling at all times:
(1) that area of Calibogue Sound delineated in Section 50-17-615(1) and
bounded to the seaward by a line described in Section 50-17-610 as follows:
beginning at Marker SC 1; latitude 32 degrees 07.1'N. and longitude 80 degrees
50.4'W.; running east across Calibogue Sound to Marker SC 2; and latitude 32
degrees 07.1'N. and longitude 80 degrees 49.6'W.;
(2) that area of Port Royal Sound delineated in Section 50-17-615(2) and
bounded to the seaward by a line described in Section 50-17-610 as follows:
beginning at the northernmost point of Hilton Head Island and continuing to a
flashing light designated on National Ocean Survey Chart 11513 as FL R 4 sec '6'
and to FL 2.5 sec '3' at the northern tip of Hilton Head Island, running easterly
through bell buoy No. R '2'; continuing to red-lighted gong buoy; and to black
day marker No. A-19 at the mouth of Station Creek;
(3) that area of St. Helena Sound delineated in Section 50-17-615(3) and
bounded to the seaward by a line described in Section 50-17-610 as follows:
beginning at the Highway 21 Bridge crossing Harbor River, from the center of the
swing span of the Highway 21 Bridge in a northeasterly direction to Marker A6;
continuing to the flashing range light on the Combahee Bank; to Marker SC 5 on
the west of Otter Island at latitude 32 degrees 29.1'N. and longitude 80 degrees
25.2'W.; seaward along the shoreline of Otter Island to a point at the mouth of
Jefford and Fish Creek on the southern tip of Otter Island opposite Pine Island;
and turning and running in a southeasterly direction to the southernmost tip of
Bay Point on Edisto Island;
(4) that area within Bull Bay lying seaward, beginning at the mouths of all
creeks and rivers entering Bull Bay."
References
SECTION 2. Section 50-17-617 of the 1976 Code, as added by an act of 1988
bearing ratification number 643, is amended to read:
"Section 50-17-617. In describing the areas set forth in Sections
50-17-610, 50-17-615, and 50-17-618, all references to latitude, longitude,
markers, buoys, and topography refer to NOAA, National Ocean Survey Nautical
Charts Nos. 11513, 11521, 11531, and 11535, and future revisions of these
charts."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. |