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HB 109 - Fish; creel, possesion, and size limits; change certain limits

Mosley, George H (171st)	Barnard, Terry (154th)

Status Summary	HC:	GF&P	SC:		FR:	01/14/99	LA:	01/15/99	H - Read 2nd Time

First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Code Section 27-4-130.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to open seasons, creel and possession limits, and minimum and maximum size limits for certain finfish species and species groups, so as to change certain size limits for certain species; to change certain possession, creel, and size limits for certain species; and for other purposes.

HB 109                                             LC 26 0877 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Code Section 27-4-130.1 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to open seasons, creel and 
  1- 3  possession limits, and minimum and maximum size limits for 
  1- 4  certain finfish species and species groups, so as to change 
  1- 5  certain size limits for certain species; to change certain 
  1- 6  possession, creel, and size limits for certain species; to 
  1- 7  provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and 
  1- 8  for other purposes. 
 
  1- 9       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-10                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-11  Code Section 27-4-130.1 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-12  Annotated, relating to open seasons, creel and possession 
  1-13  limits, and minimum and maximum size limits for certain 
  1-14  finfish species and species groups, is amended by striking 
  1-15  subsection (c) of said Code section in its entirety and 
  1-16  inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
 
  1-17    "(c) It shall be unlawful to take the following salt-water 
  1-18    finfish species at any time except during the open seasons 
  1-19    so established for such species or to take or possess the 
  1-20    following salt-water finfish species except in accordance 
  1-21    with the creel and possession limits and minimum sizes so 
  1-22    established for such species: 
 
  1-23      Species             Maximum         Maximum     Minimum 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1-24      (1) Spotted         All year          15       13 inches 
  1-25      (1) Spotted         All year          15       12 inches 
  1-26          seatrout 
 
  1-27      (2) Weakfish        All year           6       13 inches 
 
  1-28      (3) Black drum      All year          15       10 inches 
 
 
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  2- 1      (4) Flounder        All year          15       12 inches 
  2- 2          (Paralicthys 
  2- 3          spp.) 
 
  2- 4      (5) Whiting         All year          35       10 inches 
  2- 5          (Menticirrhus 
  2- 6          spp.) 
 
  2- 7      (6)(5) Spot         All year          25        8 inches 
 
  2- 8      (7)(6) Atlantic     All year          25        8 inches 
  2- 9          croaker 
 
  2-10      (8)(7) Tripletail   All year           5       18 inches" 
 
  2-11                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2-12  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the 
  2-13  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. 
 
  2-14                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2-15  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-16  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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