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A16, R25, H3548
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Ott, Forrest, Jefferson and R. Williams
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11038cz21.docx
Introduced in the House on January 12, 2021
Introduced in the Senate on February 24, 2021
Passed by the General Assembly on April 14, 2021
Governor's Action: April 16, 2021, Signed
Summary: Nongame devices, possession
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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12/16/2020 House Prefiled
12/16/2020 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs
1/12/2021 House Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 234)
1/12/2021 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources
and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 234)
2/17/2021 House Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs
(House Journal-page 5)
2/23/2021 House Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Jefferson,
R.Williams
2/23/2021 House Read second time (House Journal-page 28)
2/23/2021 House Roll call Yeas-114 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 28)
2/24/2021 House Read third time and sent to Senate
(House Journal-page 16)
2/24/2021 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 8)
2/24/2021 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
(Senate Journal-page 8)
4/6/2021 Senate Committee report: Favorable Fish, Game and Forestry
(Senate Journal-page 13)
4/13/2021 Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 11)
4/13/2021 Senate Roll call Ayes-41 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 11)
4/14/2021 Senate Read third time and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 11)
4/15/2021 Ratified R 25
4/16/2021 Signed By Governor
4/21/2021 Effective date 07/01/21
4/21/2021 Act No. 16
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
(A16, R25, H3548)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-670, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POSSESSION OF NONGAME DEVICES, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION ON THE POSSESSION OF A GAME FISH DEVICE WHILE POSSESSING OR USING A NONGAME DEVICE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Nongame Device, game fish device prohibition removed
SECTION 1. Section 50-13-670 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-13-670. It is unlawful for a person to have in possession game fish, except live bream on those water bodies where permitted as live bait, while possessing or using nongame devices. The provisions of this section do not apply to a person using a cast net."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect on July 1, 2021.
Ratified the 15th day of April, 2021.
Approved the 16th day of April, 2021.
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