South Carolina General Assembly
107th Session, 1987-1988

Bill 1109

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               1109
Ratification Number:       536
Act Number                 481
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Prohibition against importing,
                           possessing, selling, or releasing into state
                           waters undesirable species of fish
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(A481, R536, S1109)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1630, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST IMPORTING, POSSESSING, SELLING, OR RELEASING INTO STATE WATERS UNDESIRABLE SPECIES OF FISH, SO AS TO CORRECT SPELLING AND GRAMMATICAL ERRORS.

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

Grammar, spelling, corrections

SECTION 1. Section 50-13-1630 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 50-13-1630. No person may possess, sell, offer for sale, import, bring or cause to be brought or imported into this State, or release into any waters of this State any of the following fish:

(1) Carnero or Candiru Catfish (Vandellia cirrhosa);

(2) Freshwater Electric Eel (Electrophorus electricus);

(3) White Amur or Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella);

(4) Walking Catfish or any member of the Clariidae family (Clarias, Heteropneustea, Gymnallabes, Channallabes, or Heterobranchus genera);

(5) Piranha (All members of Serrasalmus, Rooseveltiella, and Pygocentrus genera);

(6) Stickleback;

(7) Mexican Banded Tetra;

(8) Sea Lamprey.

The Wildlife and Marine Resources Department may issue special import permits to qualified persons for research purposes only.

The director of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the department may issue special permits for the stocking of nonreproducing white amur or grass carp hybrids in the waters of this State.

The department shall prescribe the methods, controls, and restrictions required of any person or his agent to whom a special permit is issued. The department may promulgate regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this section and specifically to prohibit additional species of fish from being imported, possessed, or sold in this State when the department determines the species of fish are potentially dangerous."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.