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S. 1067
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Gregory
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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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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2/5/2008
2/27/2008
2/28/2008
2/29/2008
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED
February 28, 2008
S. 1067
S. Printed 2/28/08--S. [SEC 2/29/08 12:20 PM]
Read the first time February 5, 2008.
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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