Bill Text: SC S1044 | 2017-2018 | 122nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Trout, catch and release zone on the Saluda River

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-05-31 - Act No. 207 [S1044 Detail]

Download: South_Carolina-2017-S1044-Introduced.html

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 50-13-260 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF FRESHWATER GAME FISH, TO ESTABLISH A YEAR-ROUND "CATCH AND RELEASE" ZONE ON THE LOWER REACH OF THE SALUDA RIVER.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 50-13-260 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately lettered new subsection to read:

"(    )    In order to establish a year-round 'catch and release' zone on the lower reach of the Saluda River, it is unlawful to possess, take and retain trout from the eastbound I-26 bridge downstream to Stacey's Ledge."

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