Bill Text: SC S0576 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Trawling restriction areas

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-27 - Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry [S0576 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2019-S0576-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-5-715(B) AND (C) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO TRAWLING RESTRICTION AREAS WITHIN THE GENERAL TRAWLING ZONE, TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN AREAS ARE CLOSED TO TRAWLING FROM MAY 1 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-5-715(B) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(B)    Those areas described in subsections (A)(1) through (A)(10)(A)(11) are closed to trawling from May 1 through September 15, inclusive."

SECTION    2.    Section 50-5-715(C) of the 1976 Code is deleted.

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