(A) The department may establish the daily creel limits and size limits on Lake Murray and on all waters of the Saluda River lying between the Lake Greenwood Dam (Buzzard's Roost Dam) and Lake Murray for striped bass (rockfish) and black bass by regulations promulgated and adopted in accordance with Article 1, Chapter 23 of Title 1. No creel or size limits may be set by emergency regulations. A person taking striped bass or black bass exceeding the limits set by the department is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as provided in Section 50-13-285.
(B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (A), during July and August it is unlawful to retain more than two striped bass (rockfish) per day that are taken from Lake Murray and the Congaree River seaward from the Gervais Street Bridge to the lower dam of Lake Moultrie and less than the legal size limit.