Bill Text: SC H3735 | 2013-2014 | 120th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Black Sea Bass
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 19-3)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-24 - Act No. 83 [H3735 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2013-H3735-Amended.html
AMENDED
June 4, 2013
H. 3735
Introduced by Reps. Goldfinch, Hardwick, H.A. Crawford, Huggins, Hardee, Clemmons, Vick, Finlay, Chumley, Hamilton, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, V.S. Moss, Owens, Pitts, Sottile, Wells, Wood, Powers Norrell, Knight and McCoy
S. Printed 6/4/13--S.
Read the first time April 30, 2013.
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-2730, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE STATE'S ADOPTION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT REGULATE THE TAKING OF FISH IN STATE WATERS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT LAWS AND REGULATIONS DO NOT APPLY TO BLACK SEA BASS (CENTROPRIATES STRIATA), TO PROVIDE A LAWFUL CATCH LIMIT AND SIZE FOR THIS SPECIES OF FISH, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THERE IS NO CLOSED SEASON ON THE CATCHING OF BLACK SEA BASS (CENTROPRIATES STRIATA).
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-5-2730 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 50-5-2730. (A) Unless otherwise provided by law, any regulations promulgated by the federal government under the Fishery Conservation and Management Act (PL 94-265) or the Atlantic Tuna Conservation Act (PL 94-70) which establishes seasons, fishing periods, gear restrictions, sales restrictions, or bag, catch, size, or possession limits on fish are declared to be the law of this State and apply statewide including in state waters.
(B) This provision does not apply to Black Sea Bass (Centropristis striata), whose lawful catch limit is the federal catch limit and whose lawful minimum size is the federal minimum size. Also, there is no closed season for the catching of Black Sea Bass."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
