South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 1067

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Gregory
Document Path: l:\s-res\ckg\006cobi.dag.doc

Introduced in the Senate on February 5, 2008
Introduced in the House on March 11, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Cobia

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    2/5/2008  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-12
    2/5/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-12
   2/27/2008  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry SJ-12
   2/28/2008  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted
   2/29/2008          Scrivener's error corrected
    3/5/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-22
    3/6/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-3
   3/11/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-81
   3/11/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-81

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/5/2008
2/27/2008
2/28/2008
2/29/2008

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

February 28, 2008

S. 1067

Introduced by Senator Gregory

S. Printed 2/28/08--S.    [SEC 2/29/08 12:20 PM]

Read the first time February 5, 2008.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-1-30(6) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO SALTWATER GAMEFISH, TO CLASSIFY COBIA AS A SALTWATER GAMEFISH.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-1-30(6) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(6)    Saltwater gamefish. Cobia Rachycentron canadum; Spotted seatrout (winter trout) Cynoscion nebulosus; red drum (channel bass) Sciaenops ocellatus; tarpon Megalops atlanticus; and any species of billfish of the Family Istiophoridae."

SECTION    2.    The addition of Cobia Rachycentron canadum to the list of saltwater gamefish in Section 50-1-30(6) of the 1976 Code, as contained in Section 1 of this act expires three years after the effective date of this act, unless extended before this expiration date by the General Assembly by law.

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

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