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Bill 3449

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

AMENDED

April 26, 2016

H. 3449

S. Printed 4/26/16--H.

Read the first time January 28, 2015.

TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-675, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO NONGAME FISHING DEVICES AND GEAR THAT ARE PERMITTED TO BE USED IN CERTAIN BODIES OF FRESHWATER, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MAY ISSUE RECREATIONAL LICENSES FOR THE USE OF HOOP NETS ALONG THE WATEREE RIVER.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-13-675(55) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 114 of 2012, is further amended to read:

"(55)    Wateree River:

(a)    hoop nets:

(i)        recreational license - persons sixty-five years of age or older - one;

(ii)    commercial license only - ten;

(b)    set hooks:

(i)        recreational license - fifty;

(ii)    commercial license - fifty;

(c)    traps:

(i)        recreational license - two;

(ii)    commercial license - forty;

(d)    trotlines:

(i)        recreational license - one line with fifty hooks maximum;

(ii)    commercial license - three lines with one hundred fifty hooks maximum;"

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. However, Section 50-13-675(55)(a)(i) and Section 50-13-675(a)(ii) are repealed on January 1, 2021.

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