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TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-580, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE OFFENSE OF DAYLIGHT FISH GIGGING IN CERTAIN SALTWATERS IN GEORGETOWN COUNTY, SO AS TO PROHIBIT SUCH FISH GIGGING FROM SUNSET UNTIL SUNRISE AND TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR A VIOLATION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-5-580 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 245 of 2000, is amended to read:
"Section 50-5-580. It is unlawful in Georgetown County for a person to gig for fish in saltwaters from the northern tip of North Island to the northern tip of Magnolia Beach during the daylight hours from sunset until sunrise. Any A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall must be fined not more than one five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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