H*3361 Session 114 (2001-2002) H*3361(Rat #0188, Act #0178 of 2002) General Bill, By Scarborough, Simrill, Altman, Campsen, Coates, Hinson, Law, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Loftis, Merrill, D. Owens, Perry, Sinclair, Snow, Talley, Taylor and Thompson A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-5-2517, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, EXCEPT WHEN AUTHORIZED BY A FEDERAL PERMIT, IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO CATCH, ATTEMPT VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
March 28, 2001 April 3, 2001 April 20, 2001 May 31, 2001 June 4, 2001 February 6, 2002 February 7, 2002 February 12, 2002 (A178, R188, H3361)
AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-5-2517, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT, EXCEPT WHEN AUTHORIZED BY A FEDERAL PERMIT, IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO CATCH, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: Catching, feeding, molesting, injuring, or killing mammalian dolphin or porpoise, unlawful; penalties SECTION 1. Article 23, Chapter 5, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-5-2517. Except when authorized by a federal permit, it is unlawful for any person to catch, Saltwater recreational fisheries licenses SECTION 2. Section 50-5-1910(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 370 of 2000, is further amended to read: "(A) Except as otherwise provided, no person sixteen years of age or older may engage in fishing for recreation in South Carolina salt waters without: (1) a saltwater recreational fisheries license; or (2) a temporary saltwater recreational fisheries license." Annual, temporary, resident, and nonresident saltwater recreational fishing licenses; saltwater public fishing pier licenses, charter fishing vessel licenses; fees SECTION 3. Section 50-5-1920 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 370 of 2000, is further amended to read: "Section 50-5-1920. (A) For the privilege of fishing for recreation in the salt waters of this State: (1) a resident must purchase an annual saltwater recreational fisheries license for ten dollars; and (2) a nonresident must purchase an annual saltwater recreational fisheries license for thirty-five dollars. (B) In lieu of obtaining an annual saltwater recreational fisheries license: (1) a resident may purchase a temporary saltwater recreational fisheries license valid for any fourteen specified consecutive days for five dollars; and (2) a nonresident may purchase a temporary saltwater recreational fisheries license valid for any fourteen specified consecutive days for eleven dollars. (C) The agent who issues any license provided in (A) or (B) may retain one dollar for each license issued, and the balance must be paid to the department. (D) For the privileges afforded a person holding a temporary fisheries license, such person need not first acquire an annual saltwater recreational fisheries license. (E) For the privilege of operating a public fishing pier in the salt waters of this State the owner or operator must purchase an annual saltwater public fishing pier license for one hundred fifty dollars for a pier one hundred feet or less in total length or three hundred fifty dollars for a pier greater than one hundred feet in total length. (F) For the privilege of operating a charter fishing vessel in the salt waters of this State the owner or operator must purchase an annual charter fishing vessel license for one hundred fifty dollars for vessels licensed to carry six or fewer passengers, two hundred fifty dollars for vessels licensed to carry seven to forty-nine passengers, and three hundred fifty dollars for vessels licensed to carry more than forty-nine passengers. Provided, the annual fee for the issuance of the license is forty dollars if the vessel carries only the passengers who hire the vessel. (G) The licenses must be made available throughout this State by the department or its authorized agents and must be issued for the time prescribed in Section 50-9-20.
(H) Revenue Recognition of stamps issued by other states SECTION 4. Section 50-5-1930 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 370 of 2000, is further amended to read: "Section 50-5-1930. If a coastal state which has or establishes a saltwater recreational fisheries license recognizes through statute, regulation, or reciprocal agreement the validity of a South Carolina saltwater recreational fisheries license within its boundaries, South Carolina must recognize the validity of a corresponding license held on his person by residents of that state." Commemorative stamps authorized, commemorative or collectors items do not authorize recreational fishing SECTION 5. Section 50-5-1935 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 370 of 2000, is further amended to read: "Section 50-5-1935. The department may produce stamps as commemorative or collectors items which must be sold for not less than five dollars and fifty cents. The stamp does not authorize recreational fishing. The proceeds must be retained by the department." Creation and design of stamps, licenses, saltwater recreational fisheries prints, and related articles SECTION 6. Section 50-5-1940 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read: "Section 50-5-1940. The department may create and design the stamp and license and develop saltwater recreational fisheries prints and related articles. The department is responsible for the administration, sale, and distribution of the stamps, licenses, prints, and related articles." Saltwater recreational fisheries advisory committee; membership SECTION 7. Section 50-5-1950(A) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read: "(A) A Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Advisory Committee is established to assist in prioritizing the expenditures of monies received in the special account. The committee is composed of: (1) one member of the Board of the Department of Natural Resources to serve ex officio; (2) two at-large members appointed by the Governor; and (3) one member from each of the following coastal counties appointed by a majority of the respective legislative delegations of Beaufort, Charleston, Colleton, Georgetown, Horry, Jasper, Dorchester, and Berkeley Counties." Time effective SECTION 8. This act takes effect July 1, 2002. Ratified the 27th day of February, 2002. Became law without the signature of the Governor -- 3/6/02.
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