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SC S1029

SC S1029
Relating To The 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

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Introduced
01/27/2016
In Committee
01/27/2016
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/02/2016

Introduced Session

121st General Assembly

Bill Summary

Relating To The 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 That No Person Shall Intentionally, Knowingly, Recklessly, Or With Criminal Negligence Fail To Salvage For Bait Or Human Consumption All Skeletal Muscular Tissue Of A Cartilaginous Fish; To Amend Chapter 5, Title 50 Of The 1976 Code, Relating To Catch Limits, To Provide That It Is Unlawful To Take Or Possess A Great Hammerhead Shark, A Smooth Hammerhead Shark, A Scalloped Hammerhead Shark, Or A Carolina Hammerhead Shark, To Provide Penalties And To Define Necessary Terms.

AI Summary

This bill aims to regulate the sale and trafficking of cartilaginous fish, which are defined as sharks, skates, stingrays, and their products. It makes it illegal for anyone, except for commercial fishermen or those harvesting fish for monetary gain from fins as a byproduct, to possess, sell, or import fins of these fish for retail purposes. Commercial fishermen are allowed to sell fins only after they have been initially detached. Furthermore, the bill mandates that individuals must salvage at least fifty percent of the edible meat and all skeletal muscular tissue from the posterior side of the last gill slit to the pre-caudal region of any cartilaginous fish for bait or human consumption, with violations resulting in misdemeanor charges and escalating penalties for repeat offenses. Additionally, the bill prohibits the taking or possession of specific hammerhead shark species, requiring their immediate release back into the water without removal for photography, and also imposes misdemeanor penalties for violations related to these protected sharks.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry (on 01/27/2016)

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