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SC Code § 50-9-655 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-655. Pig transport and release permit; pig enclosure permit.

 Section effective July 1, 2024.  (A) For the privilege of taking, transporting, and releasing a pig from a free roaming population, a person must obtain an annual pig transport and release permit from the department for fifty dollars.  (B) For the privilege of maintaining a pig hunting enclosure, a pig hunting enclosure owner must obtain an annual pig enclosure permit from the department for fifty dollars.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 211, Section 4, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 8, 2010); 2021 Act No. 71 (H.3539), Section 3, eff May 17, 2021; 2021 Act No. 71 (H.3539), Section 4, eff July 1, 2024.  Editor's Note  2021 Act No. 71, Sections 3, 4, provide as follows:  "SECTION 3. Section 50-9-655 of the 1976 Code is repealed.  "SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and is repealed on July 1, 2024."
SC Code § 50-9-660 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-660. Alligator Draw Hunt Program; Private Lands Alligator Program; nonresident alligator hunting fee; fees nonrefundable.

 Except pursuant to a person operating under a depredation permit:  (1) For the privilege of taking an alligator, in addition to the required hunting license, a person first must apply to the department's Alligator Draw Hunt Program. The application fee is ten dollars. Successful selection provides the applicant an opportunity to obtain one alligator tag at a cost of one hundred dollars.  (2) The property permit fee for participation in the Private Lands Alligator Program is ten dollars. The cost for each tag issued under the permit is ten dollars.  (3) A nonresident sixteen years of age or older who hunts alligators under any alligator management program must pay a nonresident alligator hunting fee of two hundred dollars, four dollars of which may be retained by the issuing sales vendor.  (4) Application, permit, and tag fees are nonrefundable.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 183, Section 4, eff May 28, 2010.
SC Code § 50-9-665 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-665. Bear tags.

 (A) For the privilege of hunting bear, in addition to the required hunting license and big game permit the licensee must obtain a bear tag issued in his name, and the fee:  (1) for a resident is twenty-five dollars per tag, one dollar of which may be retained by the license sales vendor;  (2) for a nonresident is one hundred dollars per tag, two dollars of which may be retained by the license sales vendor.  (B) Youth under the age of sixteen are required to obtain youth tags for bear from the department at its designated licensing locations at no cost.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 286, Section 1, eff June 29, 2010; 2013 Act No. 94, Section 10, eff July 1, 2013; 2017 Act No. 71 (H.3601), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017.  Editor's Note  2017 Act No. 71, Section 3, provides as follows:  "The department shall provide a report of a one-year study by July 1, 2018, to the Chairman of the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee and the Chairman of the House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee. The report will include, but will not be limited to, the harvest summary of Black Bear in Game Zones 1-4."  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment, in subsection (A), substituted "privilege of hunting bear" for "privilege of taking bear", and substituted "the licensee" for "a hunter".  2017 Act No. 71, Section 1, deleted (B), relating to applicants for bear tags being chosen by a random drawing in game zones other than Game Zone 1, and redesignated (C) as (B).
SC Code § 50-9-675 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-675. Falconry permit.

 (A) For the privilege of engaging in falconry, in addition to a statewide hunting license, a person must obtain a falconry permit. The fee for the permit is one hundred dollars, and the permit expires three years from the date of its issuance.  (B) A person holding a valid federal falconry permit on January 1, 2014, may engage in falconry without a South Carolina falconer's permit until the federal permit expires.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 165 (S.913), Section 1, eff May 16, 2014.
SC Code § 50-9-710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-710. Children under sixteen years of age; private ponds; pay-to-fish businesses.

 (A) Except as required by law, children under sixteen years of age are not required to procure or possess a hunting or fishing license or any other permit or license required for hunting or fishing unless that child engages in the taking of wildlife or fish for commercial purposes.  (B) A person is not required to possess a recreational freshwater fishing license if fishing in a private pond. However, if the pond is used for commercial purposes, it is not considered a private pond.  (C) Resident and nonresident patrons of commercial fishing lakes or pay-to-fish commercial businesses are exempt from the requirement to purchase a recreational freshwater fishing license if the commercial fishing lake or pay-to-fish commercial business has a valid aquaculture permit or registration issued by the department.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-475; 1956 (49) 2151; 1958 (50) 1613, 1931; 1964 (53) 2154; Repealed by 1977 Act No. 183, Section 21; 1996 Act No. 372, Section 2; 2003 Act No. 60, Section 2; 2010 Act No. 233, Section 10, eff July 1, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment in subsection (A), inserted "Except as required by law,"; in subsection (B), inserted "recreational freshwater"; in subsection (C) substituted "a recreational freshwater fishing" for "an individual annual", and deleted "of Natural Resources" after "department"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
SC Code § 50-9-715 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-715. Exemptions from recreational saltwater fishing license requirements.

 The following are exempt from purchasing the recreational saltwater fishing license a:  (1) fisherman fishing from a licensed charter fishing vessel or from a licensed public fishing pier;  (2) drop net fisherman using no more than three drop nets;  (3) fold up fisherman using no more than three fold up traps;  (4) hand line fisherman using no more than three hand lines with a single bait each and no hooks; and  (5) fisherman taking shrimp with bait.  HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 15, Section 2, eff July 1, 2009.
SC Code § 50-9-720 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-720. Physically or mentally disabled persons; residents of eleemosynary institutions; Boy or Girl Scouts.

 (A) The department may permit physically or mentally disabled persons, residents of an orphanage or another eleemosynary institution of this State, or a Boy or Girl Scout to hunt or fish for up to three consecutive days within a county of this State without obtaining a license to do so if:  (1) The person or the institution receives a permit from the department.  (2) The name of each person to whom the permit applies is furnished to the department.  (B) The residents of institutions must be accompanied on the hunting or fishing trip for which the permit is granted by a representative of the institution.  (C) No blind or mentally disabled person may carry or use a weapon while hunting or fishing pursuant to this section.  HISTORY: 1975 (59) 205; Repealed by 1977 Act No. 183, Section 21; 1996 Act No. 372, Section 2.
SC Code § 50-9-730 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-730. July fourth and National Memorial Day exempt from freshwater recreational fishing license and permit requirements; exceptions; free hunting days must be established.

 (A) A resident is not required to possess a license or permit for recreational fishing in the freshwaters of this State on the following days:  (1) the fourth day of July; and  (2) the date observed by the State for National Memorial Day.  (B) The department also may designate department-sanctioned fishing events in the freshwaters of the State as exempt from recreational freshwater fishing license requirements. However, the events may not exceed one for each county a year.  (C) This section does not apply to individuals fishing for a commercial purpose or when a commercial fishing license is required to use certain nongame fishing devices.  (D) The department must designate two days a year as "free hunting days" during which state residents may hunt without procuring the necessary licenses and permits. These days need not be consecutive.  HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 372, Section 2; 2012 Act No. 245, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 50-9-740 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-740. Designation of youth hunting days; requirements.

 (A) The department may select one or more days to designate as a "South Carolina Youth Hunting Day", in addition to the regular seasons for a species of wild game. A youth hunting day must be held outside a regular season on a weekend, holiday, or other nonschool day when a youth hunter may have the maximum opportunity to participate. A day must be held on the Saturday before the regular game zone season framework for hunting antlered deer only. The daily bag limit on this day is one antlered deer. For all other game, the day may be held up to fourteen days before or after a regular season framework or within a split of a regular season, or within another open season.  (B) A person who is less than eighteen years of age may be a youth hunter. Youth hunters who have not completed the hunter education program pursuant to Section 50-9-310, who hunt on a statewide youth hunting day, must be accompanied by an adult who is at least twenty-one years of age. The adult may not harvest or attempt to harvest game during this special hunting event. A license or tag requirement pursuant to this chapter is waived for a youth hunter on a youth hunting day. A daily harvest limit remains the same as allowed during regular seasons for each species of game.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 299, Section 1; 2007 Act No. 23, Section 1, eff May 14, 2007; 2018 Act No. 200 (S.913), Section 1, eff May 17, 2018.  Effect of Amendment  The 2007 amendment, in subsection (B), rewrote the first sentence which formerly provided "Youth hunters must be at least ten years of age through seventeen years of age" and made nonsubstantive changes throughout subsections (A) and (B).  2018 Act No. 200, Section 1, rewrote the section, providing for a youth hunting day for hunting antlered deer only and a bag limit, providing that youth hunters who have not completed the hunter education program must be accompanied by an adult, and providing that the license or tag requirement is waived for a youth hunter on a youth hunting day.
SC Code § 50-9-750 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-750. Special authorization for hunting and fishing.

 (A) The Director of the Department of Natural Resources may issue special authorization for hunting and fishing to any person not more than twenty-one years of age who has been diagnosed with a terminal or life threatening illness or injury. All licenses, tags, and fees specified in this chapter are waived for a person issued special authorization pursuant to this section. The director may impose any terms and conditions he deems necessary to implement the special authorization. This may include allowing members of family, chaperones and others to assist with the hunt.  (B) The director may prepare an application to be used by persons requesting special authorization and may require signed documentation from a licensed physician.  (C) The person seeking special authorization must be sponsored by a nonprofit charitable organization that has within its mission to provide opportunities and experiences to persons with life threatening illnesses or injuries.  (D) The special authorization is valid for a time period designated by the director.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 12 (H.3517), Section 1, eff April 24, 2017.
SC Code § 50-9-910 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-910. Revenue from fines and forfeitures.

 (A) Revenue from fines and forfeitures for violations of Chapters 1 through 16 must be transmitted to the treasurer of the county where the revenue was collected. The treasurer shall transmit the revenue to the department accompanied by a statement showing the names of persons fined, the amount of each fine, the summons or warrant number, and the court in which each fine was collected. The revenue must be remitted to the State Treasurer and credited to the County Game and Fish Fund subaccount for the county from which the revenue was collected.  (B) Revenue from fines and forfeitures for violations on wildlife management area lands must be used for the management and the procurement of wildlife management area lands.  (C) Unless otherwise specified, revenue from the fines and forfeitures for violations of other sections of this title and for all other offenses investigated or prosecuted by the department must be used exclusively for law enforcement operations and any remaining balances must be retained and carried forward by the department and used for the same purposes.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 11, eff July 1, 2010.  Editor's Note  Prior laws: 1996 Act No. 372, Section 2; 1998 Act No. 419, Part II, Section 15A; 2008 Act No. 263, Section 3.
SC Code § 50-9-925, 50-9-940 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-925, 50-9-940. Omitted by 2010 Act No. 233, Section 11, eff July 1, 2010.

 Editor's Note  Former Section 50-9-925 was entitled "Recreational saltwater license fee and related article sale revenue distribution" and was derived from 2009 Act No. 15.  Former Section 50-9-940 was entitled "Balances to be carried forward" and was derived from 1996 Act No. 372, Section 2.
SC Code § 50-9-950 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-950. Fish and Wildlife Protection Fund.

 (A) The Fish and Wildlife Protection Fund is created for the purpose of supporting the department and its effort to conserve freshwater fisheries and wildlife. The assets of the fund are derived from the following sources:  (1) revenue from the sale of freshwater fisheries and wildlife licenses, permits, stamps, and tags;  (2) application fees for recreational events and charges for room and board on state property where the property was procured with proceeds from the fund and its predecessor funds;  (3) revenue generated from the sale of timber and property procured with proceeds from the fund and its predecessor funds;  (4) revenue transmitted to the department from the Department of Motor Vehicles for specialty license plates to support department operations;  (5) restricted interest income, contributions, and donations;  (6) indirect cost recoveries where the department matched a grant using the fund; and  (7) any other source of revenue recognized by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, where the disposition of such revenue to any other fund could be interpreted as a loss of control or misdirection of funds by the department.  These funds shall be remitted to the State Treasurer and credited to a special account separate and distinct from the general fund.  (B) Revenue shall be expended by the department for the protection, propagation, and management of freshwater fisheries and wildlife, the enforcement of related laws, the administration of the department, and the dissemination of information, facts, and findings the department considers necessary. Revenue may be expended on permanent improvement or deferred maintenance projects consistent with the purposes of the fund.  (C) Interest earned on balances in the fund shall be credited to the fund and expended for those same purposes.  (D) Balances in the fund shall be retained and carried forward annually and may be used to match available federal funds.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 11, eff July 1, 2010; 2013 Act No. 94, Section 12, eff July 1, 2013.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 50-9-955 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-955. Fish and Wildlife Deferred License Fund.

 (A) The Fish and Wildlife Deferred License Fund is created for the purpose of receiving revenue generated from the sale of three year hunting and freshwater fishing licenses, permits, stamps, and tags.  (B) Receipts from each license year shall be transferred to the Fish and Wildlife Protection Fund as follows:  (1) fifty percent during the first fiscal year after receipt; and  (2) the balance during the second fiscal year after receipt.  Where applicable, each transfer shall distribute the receipts based on the allocations specified in Section 50-9-920(B).  (C) Interest earned on balances in the fund shall be credited to the fund and transferred to the Fish and Wildlife Protection Fund in the same manner.  (D) Balances in the fund shall be retained and carried forward annually.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 11, eff July 1, 2010; 2013 Act No. 94, Section 13, eff July 1, 2013.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 50-9-960 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-960. Marine Resources Fund.

 (A) The Marine Resources Fund is created for the purpose of supporting the department and its effort to conserve marine fisheries. The assets of the fund are derived from the following sources:  (1) revenue from the sale of saltwater licenses, permits, stamps, and tags;  (2) revenue generated from the sale of posters, prints, and related articles;  (3) revenue generated from the sale of property procured with proceeds from the fund and its predecessor funds;  (4) revenue transmitted to the department from the Department of Motor Vehicles for specialty license plates;  (5) restricted interest income, contributions, and donations;  (6) indirect cost recoveries where the department matched a grant using the fund; and  (7) any other source of revenue recognized by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, where the disposition of such revenue to any other fund could be interpreted as a loss of control or misdirection of funds by the department.  (B) Revenue generated from the sale of:  (1) recreational saltwater privileges shall be expended by the department for purposes authorized pursuant to the South Carolina Marine Resources Act of 2000. The Saltwater Recreational Fishing Advisory Committee shall assist in prioritizing the expenditure of saltwater license funds for:  (a) the protection, maintenance, or enhancement of saltwater habitat important to the continued production of marine fish stocks and their food sources of significance to recreational saltwater fisheries;  (b) development of recreational saltwater fishing facilities;  (c) scientific research and management of recreational saltwater fisheries;  (d) permanent improvement or deferred maintenance projects consistent with the purposes described herein;  (e) other programs directly benefiting recreational saltwater fisheries recommended by the Saltwater Recreational Fisheries Advisory Committee; and  (f) an annual report made available on the department website indicating how the previous year's funds were expended;  (2) commercial saltwater privileges, culture and mariculture permits, and marine permits shall be expended for the administration and implementation of programs in the Marine Resources Division and may be expended on permanent improvement or deferred maintenance projects consistent with the purposes of the fund.  (C) Funds generated pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer and credited to a special account separate and distinct from the general fund.  (D) Interest earned on balances in the fund shall be credited to the fund and expended for the same purposes.  (E) Balances in the fund shall be retained and carried forward annually and may be used to match available federal funds.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 11, eff July 1, 2010; 2013 Act No. 94, Section 14, eff July 1, 2013.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.
SC Code § 50-9-965 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-965. Marine Resources Deferred License Fund.

 (A) The Marine Resources Deferred License Fund is created for the purpose of receiving revenue generated from the sale of three year saltwater licenses, permits, stamps, and tags.  (B) Receipts from each license year shall be transferred to the Marine Resources Fund as follows:  (1) fifty percent during the first fiscal year after receipt; and  (2) the balance during the second fiscal year after receipt. Where applicable, each transfer shall distribute the receipts based on the allocations specified in Section 50-9-920(C).  (C) Interest earned on balances in the fund shall be credited to the fund and transferred to the Marine Resources Fund in the same manner.  (D) Balances in the fund shall be retained and carried forward annually.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 11, eff July 1, 2010; 2013 Act No. 94, Section 15, eff July 1, 2013.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.