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H. 3158
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Kirsh
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Introduced in the House on January 14, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
Summary: York County, Lake Wylie, black and striped bass, daily creel and size limits
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12/4/2002 House Prefiled 12/4/2002 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs 1/14/2003 House Introduced and read first time HJ-66 1/14/2003 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-66
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-236, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CREEL AND SIZE LIMITS ON STRIPED BASS AND BLACK BASS FROM LAKE WYLIE AND LAKE MURRAY, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY ESTABLISH THE DAILY CREEL AND SIZE LIMITS ON STRIPED BASS AND BLACK BASS FROM LAKE WYLIE BY REGULATION PROMULGATED AND ADOPTED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23 OF TITLE 1.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-13-236(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 214 of 2002, is further amended to read:
"(A) The department may establish the daily creel limits and size limits on Lake Wylie and Lake Murray and on all waters of the Saluda River lying between the Lake Greenwood Dam (Buzzard's Roost Dam) and Lake Murray for striped bass (rockfish) and black bass by regulations promulgated and adopted in accordance with Article 1, Chapter 23 of Title 1. No creel Creel or size limits may not be set by emergency regulations. A person taking striped bass or black bass exceeding the limits set by the department is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as provided in Section 50-13-285."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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