South Carolina Senate Bill 400 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-02-03 - Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
Pending: Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Relating To Sale And Trafficking In Fish, To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person, Except A Commercial Fisherman Or A Person Who Harvests Fish In Any Capacity With The Intent Of Gaining Monetary Benefits Through Sale, Barter, Or Trade Of Fins As A Byproduct Of The Capture Of Any Cartilaginous Fish, To Possess, Sell, Offer For Sale, Import, Bring, Or Cause To Be Brought Or Imported Into This State Fins Of Cartilaginous Fish For Retail Purposes; To Provide That A Commercial Fisherman Or A Person Who Harvests Fish In Any Capacity With The Intent Of Gaining Monetary Benefits Through Sale, Barter, Or Trade Of Fins As A Byproduct Of The Capture Of Any Cartilaginous Fish May Sell Or Offer For Sale Fins Only After The Initial Detachment; To Provide That No Person Shall Intentionally, Knowingly, Recklessly, Or With Criminal Negligence Fail To Salvage For Bait Or Human Consumption More Than Fifty Percent Of The Edible Meat Of Any Cartilaginous Fish; To Provide Penalties And To Define Necessary Terms.

Sale and trafficking of fish

Sen. Vincent Sheheen [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	Senate	Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
2015-02-03	Senate	Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=0400&session=121&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess121_2015-2016/prever/400_20150203.htm