South Carolina General Assembly
110th Session, 1993-1994

Bill 4483


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                    Current Status

Introducing Body:               House
Bill Number:                    4483
Primary Sponsor:                Snow
Committee Number:               20
Type of Legislation:            GB
Subject:                        St. Stephen Powerhouse
Residing Body:                  House
Current Committee:              Agriculture, Natural
                                Resources, and Environmental
                                Affairs
Computer Document Number:       NO5/7523BDW.94
Introduced Date:                19940112
Date of Last Amendment:         19940322
Last History Body:              House
Last History Date:              19940406
Last History Type:              Recommitted to Committee
Scope of Legislation:           Statewide
All Sponsors:                   Snow
                                Riser
Type of Legislation:            General Bill



History


Bill  Body    Date          Action Description              CMN  Leg Involved
____  ______  ____________  ______________________________  ___  ____________

4483  House   19940406      Recommitted to Committee             20
4483  Senate  19940324      Read third time, returned to
                            House with amendment
4483  Senate  19940322      Amended, read second time
4483  Senate  19940317      Committee Report: Favorable     07
                            with amendment
4483  Senate  19940215      Introduced, read first time,    07
                            referred to Committee
4483  House   19940211      Read third time, sent to
                            Senate
4483  House   19940210      Amended, read second time,
                            unanimous consent for third
                            reading on Friday, February
                            1994                            11   
4483  House   19940209      Committee Report: Favorable     20
4483  House   19940112      Introduced, read first time,    20
                            referred to Committee

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

March 22, 1994

H. 4483

Introduced by REPS. Snow and Riser

S. Printed 3/22/94--S.

Read the first time February 15, 1994.

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-1198, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO LIMITATIONS ON HERRING FISHING AT ST. STEPHEN POWERHOUSE, SO AS TO REVISE AN INCORRECT REFERENCE AND REVISE THE SEASON TO WHICH THE LIMITATIONS APPLY.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. Section 50-13-1198 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 1263, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-13-1198. Herring fishing is prohibited within one hundred feet of the fish lift exit channel at St. Stevens Stephen Powerhouse except with hook and line from March first February fifteenth through April May fifteenth."

SECTION 2. Section 50-13-2015 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Section 1263, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:

"Section 50-13-2015. (A) A fish sanctuary is established in the St. Stephen Rediversion Canal between the Corps of Engineers' powerhouse and the Atlantic Coastline Railroad Bridge. It is unlawful for a person to fish in the sanctuary except as provided in this section.

(B) From March first February fifteenth to May first fifteenth each year, fishing for nongame fish is allowed from the Atlantic Seaboard Coastline Bridge Railroad upstream to a point marked by signs or buoys, or both. This location must be marked by the department determined after consultation with and with the permission recommendation of the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Fishing is allowed from six p.m. to twelve midnight. The area otherwise is closed to all fishing and boating activities.

(C) The catch limit is five hundred pounds of fish or one hundred dozen fish a boat a day. Game fish taken must be returned immediately to the water. All fish, except those used for live bait, must be packed in boxes with a one hundred pound capacity before crossing back under the railroad bridge.

(D) No fishing devices may be used except cast nets, dip nets, or drop nets. The diameter of the dip or drop nets used may not exceed six feet. No nets may be operated by the use of mechanical devices such as winches, cranes, or pulleys.

(E) A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not less than fifteen nor more than thirty days."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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