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A207, R225, S1044

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Shealy
Document Path: l:\s-res\ks\059trou.dmr.ks.docx

Introduced in the Senate on February 22, 2018
Introduced in the House on April 3, 2018
Last Amended on March 28, 2018
Passed by the General Assembly on May 10, 2018
Governor's Action: May 17, 2018, Signed

Summary: Trout, catch and release zone on the Saluda River

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/22/2018  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   2/22/2018  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   3/21/2018  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry (Senate Journal-page 13)
   3/28/2018  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 18)
   3/28/2018  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 18)
   3/28/2018  Senate  Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 18)
   3/29/2018  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 25)
    4/3/2018  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 81)
    4/3/2018  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 81)
    5/3/2018  House   Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 40)
    5/8/2018  House   Debate adjourned until Wed., 5-9-18 
                        (House Journal-page 53)
    5/9/2018  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 35)
    5/9/2018  House   Roll call Yeas-105  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 36)
   5/10/2018  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 19)
   5/14/2018          Ratified R 225
   5/17/2018          Signed By Governor
   5/24/2018          Effective date 07/01/18
   5/31/2018          Act No. 207

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/22/2018
3/21/2018
3/28/2018
5/3/2018

(A207, R225, S1044)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-260, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A "CATCH AND RELEASE" FISHERY FOR TROUT, SO AS TO ESTABLISH A YEAR-ROUND "CATCH AND RELEASE" ZONE ON THE LOWER REACH OF THE SALUDA RIVER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SHALL MAKE A STUDY OF THE LOWER SALUDA RIVER TROUT FISHERY; AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPEAL OF THIS ACT.

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

Catch and release zone

SECTION    1.    Section 50-13-260 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered new subsection to read:

"(    )    In order to establish a year-round 'catch and release' zone on the lower reach of the Saluda River, it is unlawful to take and retain trout from the eastbound I-20 bridge downstream to Stacey's Ledge."

Study of the lower Saluda River

SECTION    2.    The Department of Natural Resources shall make a study of the lower Saluda River trout fishery and make recommendations on any needed modifications to the fishery by November 1, 2023.

Repeal

SECTION    3.    The provisions of this act are repealed on June 30, 2025.

Time effective

SECTION    4.    This act takes effect on July 1, 2018.

Ratified the 14th day of May, 2018.

Approved the 17th day of May, 2018.

This web page was last updated on June 22, 2018 at 12:10 PM