A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING SECTION 50-1-50, RELATING TO GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES FOR LAKE MARION, SO AS TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 50-13-675, RELATING TO NONGAME FISHING DEVICES OR GEAR PERMITTED IN CERTAIN BODIES OF FRESHWATER, SO AS TO PERMIT HOOP NETS IN THE CONGAREE RIVER.

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

SECTION 1.  Section 50-1-50(147) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

    (147) "Lake Marion" means all waters of the Santee River and its tributaries impounded by the Lake Marion Dam backing up to the trestle connecting Rimini and Lonestar, including the flooded backwater areas within the Santee Cooper project area in Calhoun and Sumter counties.

SECTION 2.  Section 50-13-675(9) of the S.C. Code is amended to read:

    (9) Congaree River:

       (a) set hooks:

           (i) recreational license-fifty;

           (ii) commercial license-fifty;

       (b) traps:

           (i) recreational license-two;

           (ii) commercial license-ten;

       (c) trotlines:

           (i) recreational license-one line with fifty hooks maximum;

           (ii) commercial license-three lines with one hundred fifty hooks maximum;

       (d) hoop nets:

           (i) recreational license-one per resident;

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

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