South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A87, R119, S686

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Sheheen
Document Path: l:\s-res\vas\005snag.dag.doc

Introduced in the Senate on April 18, 2007
Introduced in the House on May 3, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2007
Governor's Action: June 14, 2007, Signed

Summary: Fish

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   4/18/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-2
   4/18/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-2
   4/26/2007  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry SJ-6
    5/1/2007  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-11
    5/1/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-11
    5/2/2007  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-19
    5/3/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-134
    5/3/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-134
   5/24/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-14
   5/29/2007  House   Read second time HJ-27
   5/30/2007  House   Debate adjourned until Tuesday, June 5, 2007 HJ-23
    6/5/2007  House   Read third time and enrolled HJ-31
    6/7/2007          Ratified R 119
   6/14/2007          Signed By Governor
   6/20/2007          Copies available
   6/20/2007          Effective date 06/14/07
   6/27/2007          Act No. 87

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/18/2007
4/26/2007
5/1/2007
5/24/2007

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A87, R119, S686)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-13-12 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO SNAG FISH WITH ONE OR MORE HOOKS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPALING FISH.

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

Unlawful to snag fish

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 13, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-13-12.    It is unlawful to take fish by snagging, pulling, or jerking a device equipped with one or more hooks through the water for the purpose of impaling fish within one thousand feet downstream of a hydroelectric dam. Nothing in this section prohibits the use of lures or baited hooks for the purpose of catching fish."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 8th day of June, 2007.

Approved the 14th day of June, 2007.

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