Bill > H4386

Introduced Session

Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Adding Section 50-5-400 So As To Establish The Limited Commercial Blue Crab License And The Requirements For Obtaining The License; By Amending Section 50-5-350, Relating To The Transferability Of Licenses, So As To Exempt The Limited Commercial Blue Crab License From The General Transfer Prohibition; By Amending Section 50-5-325, Relating To Commercial Equipment Licenses And Fees, So As To Revise The Fee Structure For The Commercial Trap License; By Amending Section 50-5-360, Relating To Licenses To Engage In Shedding Peeler Crabs, So As To Require That An Applicant's Or Licensee's Business Premises Be Capable Of Peeler Shedding Operations; By Amending Section 50-5-545, Relating To Traps For Taking Blue Crab, So As To Provide For The Material, Dimensions, And Escape-vent Requirements Of The Traps; By Adding Section 50-5-1345 So As To Require The Department Of Natural Resources To Promulgate Certain Regulations Relating To The Taking Of Blue Crabs By Trap; By Adding Section 50-5-1302 So As To Establish A Recreational Limit Of One Bushel Of Blue Crabs Per Person Per Day Not To Exceed Two Bushels Per Boat; By Amending Section 50-5-330, Relating To Recreational Equipment Limits, So As To Increase The Number Of Crab Traps That May Be Used For Recreational Purposes From Two To Five With A Recreational Crab Trap Endorsement; By Amending Section 50-9-540, Relating To Recreational Saltwater Fishing Licenses, So As To Provide For The Cost Of The Recreational Crab Trap Endorsement; By Amending Section 50-5-555, Relating To Trap Placement And Attention Requirements, So As To Impose A Civil Penalty For Certain Violations Relating To Trap Placement; And By Adding Section 50-13-647 So As To Prohibit The Taking, Harming, Or Killing Of Robust Redhorse. - Ratified Title

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Cal Forrest (R)*, 

Act No. 212 (on 07/17/2024)

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