Current StatusView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.Bill Number: 2402 Ratification Number: 55 Act Number 30 Introducing Body: House Subject: Exempt cast nets and oyster hand grabs
(A30, R55, H2402)
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-17-502 SO AS TO EXEMPT CAST NETS AND OYSTER HAND GRABS FROM COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENSE PROVISIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Exemptions from fishing licenses
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 50-17-502. Notwithstanding other provisions of this article, persons using cast nets for noncommercial purposes or hand grabs for harvesting oysters, are exempt from the license provisions of Sections 50-17-500 and 50-17-505."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.