Current Status Bill Number:4949 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19960411 Primary Sponsor:Seithel All Sponsors:Seithel Drafted Document Number:pfm\9255ac.96 Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Fish, Game and Forestry Committee 07 SFGF Date of Last Amendment:19960423 Subject:Shrimp from docks by person owning private property
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved
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Senate 19960424 Introduced, read first time, 07 SFGF
referred to Committee
House 19960424 Read third time, sent to Senate
House 19960423 Amended, read second time
House 19960418 Recalled from Committee 20 HANR
House 19960411 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR
referred to Committee
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AMENDED
April 23, 1996
H. 4949
S. Printed 4/23/96--H.
Read the first time April 11, 1996.
TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-17-690 SO AS TO AUTHORIZE A PERSON WHO OWNS PRIVATE PROPERTY TO SHRIMP FROM DOCKS ADJACENT TO AND OWNED BY THAT PERSON.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-17-660(F) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"(F) It is unlawful for any a person to catch or take shrimp over a baited area unless:
(1) each bait deposit is marked by a pole not to exceed one inch in diameter which is driven into the ground and with the department-issued tag securely attached to it;
(2) each pole is plainly marked with white reflective tape;
(3) here there is a ten-pole limit a boat a day,; additional boats in tow may not be used to increase the number of authorized poles;
(4) there is a ten-pole limit for each person who is shrimping over a baited area if no boat is being used;
(5) if more than one pole is being used, the distance between the first and the last pole may not exceed one hundred yards;
(6) the minimum distance between each set of poles may not be less than twenty-five yards;
(7) no pole or set of poles may be left unattended, and if the permittee is not located in the immediate vicinity, the poles must be confiscated by the department;
(8) the permittee is allowed to shrimp over only those poles bearing his the permittee's corresponding permit number.
It is unlawful during the closed season for taking shrimp over bait to have aboard any a boat any poles or material that can be used to attract, lure, or cause shrimp to congregate.
It is unlawful to set poles within fifty yards of a dock or public landing or boat ramp.
Nothing in this subsection prevents use of a private dock by the owner of the dock or a person holding written permission by the owner for shrimping over bait so long as the person's permit number is clearly displayed upon the dock."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.