South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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A210, R224, S1364

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Cromer
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5180cm12.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 22, 2012
Introduced in the House on April 25, 2012
Passed by the General Assembly on May 30, 2012
Governor's Action: June 7, 2012, Signed

Summary: Sheepshead size and catch limits

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/22/2012  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 4)
   3/22/2012  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 4)
   4/18/2012  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 13)
   4/19/2012  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 48)
   4/19/2012  Senate  Roll call Ayes-35  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 48)
   4/24/2012  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 19)
   4/25/2012  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 7)
   4/25/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 7)
   5/23/2012  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 7)
   5/29/2012  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 22)
   5/29/2012  House   Roll call Yeas-65  Nays-39 (House Journal-page 22)
   5/30/2012  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 15)
    6/5/2012          Ratified R 224
    6/7/2012          Signed By Governor
   6/18/2012          Effective date 06/07/12
   6/19/2012          Act No. 210

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/22/2012
4/18/2012
5/23/2012


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

(A210, R224, S1364)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 50-5-1705 AND 50-5-1710, BOTH AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LAWFUL SIZE AND CATCH LIMITS FOR CERTAIN FISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE LAWFUL SIZE AND CATCH LIMITS FOR SHEEPSHEAD (ARCHOSARGUS PROBATOCEPHALUS).

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

Lawful catch limits for sheepshead

SECTION    1.    Section 50-5-1705 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 169 of 2010, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-5-1705.    (A)    As used in this article, a day means sunrise on one day to sunrise on the following day.

(B)    It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than ten spotted seatrout in any one day.

(C)    It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than three red drum in any one day.

(D)    It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than one tarpon in any one day.

(E)    It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than five black drum Pogonias cromis in any one day.

(F)    It is unlawful for a person to take or possess more than twenty flounder (Paralichthys species) taken by means of gig, spear, hook and line, or similar device in any one day, not to exceed forty flounder in any one day on any boat.

(G)    It is unlawful for a person to take or have in possession more than one weakfish Cynoscion regalis in any one day.

(H)    It is unlawful for a person to take or possess more than ten sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) in any one day, not to exceed thirty sheepshead in any one day on any boat.

(I)    It is unlawful to take or possess Hardhead Catfish Ariopsis felis or Gafftopsail Catfish Bagre marinus.

(J)    It is unlawful to gig for spotted seatrout or red drum from December first, through the last day of February inclusive.

(K)    The possession limits do not apply to the possession or sale of properly identified fish imported by seafood dealers or produced by permitted mariculture operations, or to possession as allowed under permit authorized by this chapter."

Lawful size limits for sheepshead

SECTION    2.    Section 50-5-1710(A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 85 of 2007, is further amended to read:

"(A)    Except as provided in Article 21, it is unlawful to take, possess, land, sell, purchase, or attempt to sell or purchase:

(1)    spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) (winter trout) of less than fourteen inches in total length;

(2)    flounder (Paralichthys) of less than fourteen inches total length;

(3)    red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) (channel bass or spottail bass) of less than fifteen inches in total length, or more than twenty-three inches in total length;

(4) black drum Pogonias cromis of less than fourteen inches or more than twenty-seven inches in total length;

(5) weakfish Cynoscion regalis of less than twelve inches in total length; or

(6)    sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus) of less than fourteen inches in total length."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 5th day of June, 2012.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2012.

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