South Carolina General Assembly
120th Session, 2013-2014

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A205, R258, H4551

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Limehouse, Sottile and Hardwick
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nl\13390sd14.docx

Introduced in the House on January 23, 2014
Introduced in the Senate on March 5, 2014
Last Amended on March 4, 2014
Passed by the General Assembly on May 21, 2014
Governor's Action: June 2, 2014, Signed

Summary: Great White Shark

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/23/2014  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
   1/23/2014  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 9)
   2/26/2014  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 2)
    3/4/2014  House   Amended (House Journal-page 16)
    3/4/2014  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 16)
    3/4/2014  House   Roll call Yeas-94  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 17)
    3/5/2014  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 17)
    3/5/2014  House   Roll call Yeas-94  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 18)
    3/5/2014  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 9)
    3/5/2014  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   5/15/2014  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   5/20/2014  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 18)
   5/20/2014  Senate  Roll call Ayes-42  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 18)
   5/21/2014  Senate  Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 30)
   5/29/2014          Ratified R 258
    6/2/2014          Signed By Governor
    6/6/2014          Effective date 06/02/14
   6/10/2014          Act No. 205

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/23/2014
2/26/2014
3/4/2014
5/15/2014


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

(A205, R258, H4551)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-1705, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CATCH LIMITS FOR CERTAIN SPECIES OF FISH, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TAKE OR POSSESS A GREAT WHITE SHARK (CARCHARODON CARCHARIAS), AND TO PROVIDE THAT ANY GREAT WHITE SHARK THAT IS CAUGHT MUST BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY AND MUST REMAIN COMPLETELY IN THE WATER AT ALL TIMES WHILE BEING RELEASED.

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

Catch limits, great white shark prohibition

SECTION    1.    Section 50-5-1705(L) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 7 of 2013, is further amended to read:

"(L)    It is unlawful to take or possess a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). Any great white shark that is caught must be released immediately and must remain completely in the water at all times while being released.

(M)    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."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 29th day of May, 2014.

Approved the 2nd day of June, 2014.

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