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SC Code § 50-11-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-320. Issuance of tags for hunting and taking deer; penalties.

 (A) The department will issue tags for the hunting and taking of deer.  (1) Antlered deer tags issued to individuals are valid statewide as prescribed by the department except on property with a Deer Quota Program permit for antlered deer.  (2) Antlerless deer tags issued to individuals are valid statewide as prescribed by the department except on property with a Deer Quota Program permit for antlerless deer.  (3) Deer Quota Program tags are valid only on properties for which they are issued.  (B)(1) Deer taken pursuant to individual deer tags, during any season regardless of weapon, must be tagged with a valid individual deer tag. Each tag must be attached to the deer as prescribed by the department before the animal is moved from the point of kill.  (2) Deer taken pursuant to Deer Quota Program tags must be tagged with a valid Deer Quota Program tag and reported to the department as prescribed. Each tag must be attached to the deer as prescribed by the department before the animal is moved from the point of kill.  (C) It is unlawful for an individual:  (1) to harvest or attempt to harvest a deer on property with a Deer Quota Program permit without having access and authorization to utilize Deer Quota Program tags for the property on which the person is hunting;  (2) to harvest or attempt to harvest a deer on property without a Deer Quota Program permit unless the person possesses a set of individual deer tags issued in the person's name;  (3) to possess, move, or transport an untagged deer which was harvested by hunting in South Carolina;  (4) to use or attempt to use more than one set of deer tags or tags issued in another person's name to harvest a deer; and  (5) to alter a deer tag for fraudulent or unlawful purposes.  (D) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 257 (S.454), Section 6, eff July 1, 2017.
SC Code § 50-11-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-340. Penalty for hunting deer during closed season.

 Any person convicted of hunting deer during the closed season must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. None of the fine may be suspended.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-355 (1982 Act No. 382, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-350. Illegally taking deer; penalty.

 Any person taking, attempting to take, or having in his possession deer illegally or taking, attempting to take, or killing deer in any way prohibited by the department on wildlife management area lands throughout the State is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-670 (1962 Code Section 28-334.3; 1953 (48) 623; 1956 (49) 1660; 1958 (50) 1568; 1959 (51) 80; 1961 (52) 460; 1979 Act No. 101, Section 3; 1985 Act No. 68, Section 7)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2006 Act No. 289, Section 6.
SC Code § 50-11-355 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-355. Hunting deer near residences with firearm; penalties.

 It is unlawful to hunt deer with a firearm within three hundred yards of a residence when less than ten feet above the ground without permission of the owner and occupant. Anyone violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days. The provisions of this section do not apply to a landowner hunting on his own land or a person taking deer pursuant to a department permit.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-140 (1981 Act No. 17, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 433, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 1999 Act No. 75, Section 1; 2014 Act No. 246 (S.876), Section 1, eff June 6, 2014.  Effect of Amendment  2014 Act No. 246, Section 1, substituted "hunt deer with a firearm within three hundred yards of a residence when less than ten feet above the ground without permission" for "hunt deer within three hundred yards of a residence without permission" in the first sentence.
SC Code § 50-11-356 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-356. Discharging weapon near poultry layer or broiler house prohibited; penalties.

 It is unlawful to discharge a gun or weapon within three hundred yards of a poultry layer or broiler house containing live poultry without permission of the owner. Anyone knowingly violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days. The provisions of this section do not apply to a landowner discharging a gun or weapon on his own land.  HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 413, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-360. Taking or attempting to take elk; penalty.

 It is unlawful to take or attempt to take elk (Cervus elaphus). A person convicted of violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than twenty-five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 21, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 16, 2007).
SC Code § 50-11-365 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-365. Wearing of international orange while on Wildlife Management Area lands.

 All nonexempt persons must wear a hat, coat, or vest of solid international orange while on Wildlife Management Area lands during deer hunting season.  HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 18 (H.3668), Section 1, eff May 7, 2015.
SC Code § 50-11-390 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-390. Departmental authority over game zones.

 (A) The department may promulgate regulations to permit the taking of antlerless deer between September fifteenth and January first.  (B) In all game zones, the department may issue individual tags for antlerless deer which must be used as prescribed by the department. These tags are valid statewide, except on property receiving a Deer Quota Program permit for antlerless deer pursuant to subsection (C), and must be possessed and used only by the individual to whom they are issued.  (C) In all game zones, the department may issue Deer Quota Program permits to landowners or lessees. The department will determine the appropriate number of Deer Quota Program tags, and issue the tags for the permitted property.  (D) Deer taken pursuant to a Deer Quota Program permit must be tagged with a valid Deer Quota Program tag and reported to the department as prescribed. Each tag must be attached to the deer as prescribed by the department before the animal is moved from the point of kill.  (E) The department may suspend the taking of deer or revoke any Deer Quota Program permit when environmental conditions or other factors warrant.  (F) It is unlawful to take, possess, or transport deer, except as permitted by this section. A person violating the provisions of this section or the provisions for taking deer established by the department is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty and not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2036 (En 1985 Act No. 68, Section 2)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1991 Act No. 43, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 1997 Act No. 33, Section 3; 1997 Act No. 57, Section 3; 1999 Act No. 27, Section 1; 2010 Act No. 233, Section 12, eff July 1, 2010; 2016 Act No. 257 (S.454), Section 7, eff July 1, 2017; 2019 Act No. 19 (H.3750), Section 2, eff April 3, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment rewrote subsections (B) and (C), and made other nonsubstantive changes.  2016 Act No. 257, Section 7, rewrote the section, providing that the department may promulgate regulations for the taking of antlerless deer during certain periods of time, providing for the establishment of antlerless days, and providing for the regulation of the deer quota program.  2019 Act No. 19, Section 2, in (A), deleted the (1) identifier and deleted (2), which required the department to establish a minimum number of antlerless days in the state's game zones.
SC Code § 50-11-400 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-400. Unlawful to possess deer with head detached when in transit from woods, swamps, fields, or roads; penalties.

 It is unlawful for anyone in this State to have in his possession any deer with the head detached when the person is in transit from any woods, swamps, fields, or roads. Any person convicted of transporting a deer with the head detached must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2040 (1962 Code Section 28-453; 1952 (47) 1944; 1954 (48) 1764; 1985 Act No. 68, Section 3)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-410. Antlerless deer defined; unlawful to hunt, kill, take, or possess antlerless deer; exceptions; penalties.

 For purposes of this chapter, antlerless deer means a female (doe) deer, a male (buck) deer not exhibiting two inch antlers visible above the natural hairline, or a male (buck) deer that has shed, broken, or otherwise lost its antlers. In South Carolina, it is unlawful to hunt, kill, take, or possess any antlerless deer on any property unless an open season has been declared on that property or an antlerless deer quota permit has been issued for the legal harvest of antlerless deer on that specific property. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2035 (1985 Act No. 68, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-420. Penalty for possession of recently killed venison or fresh deerskin during closed season.

 Any person in whose possession recently killed venison or fresh deerskin is found during the closed season for hunting deer in that game zone by law is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2120 (1962 Code Section 28-460; 1952 Code Section 28-460; 1942 Code Section 1783-2; 1932 Code Section 1776; Cr. C. '22 Section 754; Cr. C. '12 Section 729; Cr. C. '02 Section 541; G. S. 1688; R. S. 421; 1952 (47) 2179; 1976 Act No. 511, Section 3)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-435 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-435. Weight restriction on bear taken; penalties.

 It is unlawful to take or attempt to take a bear of less than one hundred pounds. A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. In addition, each person convicted of a violation of this section may be required to pay restitution to the department of not more than one thousand five hundred dollars for each bear that is taken in violation of this section.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 286, Section 2, eff June 29, 2010.
SC Code § 50-11-440 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-440. Black bears; feeding or enticing with food; penalty.

 (A) It shall be unlawful for any person to feed or entice with food any black bear (Ursus americanus) except as follows:  (1) those persons feeding bears maintained in protective captivity under a permit issued by the department for education, scientific, commercial, or recreational purposes;  (2) department personnel;  (3) persons licensed or otherwise authorized by the department; or  (4) county or municipal animal personnel when relocating bears by baiting or enticement.  (B) Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2145 (En 1984 Act No. 327)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2000 Act No. 251, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-11-450 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-450. Unprocessed bait authorized in Game Zone 4.

 (A) For the purposes of this section, "unprocessed bait" means any natural food item harvested from a plant crop that is not modified from its raw components. Unprocessed bait includes unmodified grains, fruits, nuts, and vegetables.  (B) Notwithstanding Section 50-11-430(E)(8) and Section 50-11-440, a person may take a bear with the aid or use of unprocessed bait, including over an area with unprocessed bait, on private land in Game Zone 4.  HISTORY: 2021 Act No. 75 (H.3694), Section 3, eff May 17, 2021.
SC Code § 50-11-500 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-500. Provisions applicable to wild turkey.

 (1) It is unlawful for a person to rob any wild turkey nest or own, possess, control, sell, or otherwise dispose of wild turkey eggs unless the possession of the eggs is authorized by permit issued by the department under the provisions of Section 50-11-1180.  (2) It is unlawful for a person to trap or snare any wild turkey.  (3) It is unlawful for a person to hunt, kill, or possess female wild turkeys at any time unless the department sets special open seasons for their taking.  (4) It is unlawful for a person to buy, sell, offer for sale, barter, or have in possession for sale any wild turkeys.  (5) It is unlawful for a person to release in the wild any pen-raised wild turkey unless that person is granted a permit to do so by the department. These permits are made after the department has caused a thorough study of the area on which pen-raised turkeys are to be released. The release of these turkeys is to take place under the supervision of department personnel. No pen-raised turkey may be released for any purpose unless it has been examined for parasites or disease and the release approved by the department not less than thirty days before the date of its release.  (6) It is unlawful for a person to shoot any wild turkey between thirty minutes after official sunset and thirty minutes before official sunrise.  (7) It is unlawful for a person to take or attempt to take a wild turkey with a rifle, pistol, buckshot, or shotgun slug.  (8) It is unlawful for a person to take or attempt to take a wild turkey from a vehicle on a public road.  (9) It is unlawful for a person to take or attempt to take a wild turkey from a watercraft on the waters of this State.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Sections 50-11-2020 (1962 Code Section 28-452; 1952 Code Section 28-452; 1942 Code Section 1781; 1932 Code Section 1751; 1945 (44) 110, 330; 1948 (45) 2013; 1952 (47) 2179; 1965 (54) 283; 1979 Act No. 186, Section 2); 50-11-2180 (1962 Code Section 28-468; 1952 Code Section 28-468; 1942 Code Section 1783-4; 1932 Code Section 1774; Cr. C. '22 Section 752; Cr. C. '12 Section 726; 1910 (26) 572; 1952 (47) 2179; 1979 Act No. 186, Section 4); 50-11-2210 (1962 Code Section 28-470.1; 1969 (56) 729; 1972 (57) 2431; 1979 Act No. 186, Section 1; 1984 Act No.318, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 573, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 581, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 582, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2002 Act No. 210, Section 2; 2005 Act No. 65, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-11-510 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-510. Prohibition against baiting wild turkeys; definitions.

 It is unlawful for a person to hunt or take or attempt to hunt or take a wild turkey by means of, or aid or use of, bait or baiting or on or over any baited area.  As used in this section, "bait" or "baiting' means the placing, "depositing, exposing, distributing, or scattering of salt, shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn, wheat, or other grain, or other foodstuffs to constitute for wild turkeys a lure, attraction, or enticement to, on, or over any areas where hunters are attempting to take them, and "baited area" means an area where salt, shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn, wheat, or other grain, or other foodstuffs capable of luring, attracting, or enticing wild turkeys is directly or indirectly placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, or scattered, and the area remains a baited area for ten days following complete removal of all bait.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 584, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-515 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-515. Use of wild turkey feathers in art.

 (A) An American Indian artist, who is a member of a tribe recognized by (1) Public Law 101-644, the Indian Arts and Crafts Board Act, and (2) the state's Commission on Minority Affairs pursuant to Section 1-31-40, may use wild turkey feathers in arts and crafts that are offered for sale and sold to the general public if the artist has on his person a tribal identification card demonstrating his authorization pursuant to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board Act.  (B) This section does not authorize the sale of other parts of wild turkeys, whether taken lawfully or unlawfully, including, but not limited to, capes, beards, and fans.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 286, Section 8, eff June 11, 2008 and by 2008 Act No. 300, Section 1, eff June 11, 2008.  Editor's Note  Both 2008 acts enacted identical versions of this section.
SC Code § 50-11-525 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-525. Authority to promulgate regulations.

 The department may promulgate regulations for wildlife management areas, heritage trust lands, and other properties owned or leased by the department to establish seasons, dates, areas, bag limits, and other restrictions for hunting and taking of wild turkey.  HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 41 (H.3118), Section 1, eff June 30, 2015.
SC Code § 50-11-530 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-530. Authority to promulgate emergency regulations relating to harvest of wild turkeys in game zones.

 The department may promulgate emergency regulations considered necessary and expedient for the proper control of the harvesting of wild turkeys in the game zones.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Sections 50-11-586 (En 1962 Code Section 28-234.6; 1977 Act No. 93, Section 1); 50-11-1040 (1979 Act No. 101, Section 5)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2002 Act No. 210, Section 3; 2015 Act No. 41 (H.3118), Section 3, eff June 30, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 41, Section 3, rewrote the section.
SC Code § 50-11-540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-540. Penalties for violating rules applicable to wild turkey hunting; forfeiture of hunting and fishing privileges.

 Any person taking, attempting to take, or having in his possession turkey illegally or taking, attempting to take, or killing turkey in any way not prescribed by the department is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. In addition, a person taking a wild turkey unlawfully must be required to make restitution to the department in the amount of up to five hundred dollars for each bird taken. In addition, a person convicted of taking a wild turkey illegally forfeits hunting and fishing privileges for one year for each bird taken.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Sections 50-11-587 (1962 Code Section 28-334.7; 1977 Act No. 93, Section 1); 50-11-1050 (1979 Act No. 101, Section 5; 1981 Act No. 24, Section 1; 1982 Act No. 462, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2002 Act No. 210, Section 4; 2015 Act No. 41 (H.3118), Section 4, eff June 30, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 41, Section 4, substituted "nor more than five hundred dollars" for "nor more than one hundred dollars" in the first sentence, and in the second sentence, inserted "be required to" and "up to".
SC Code § 50-11-544 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-544. Wild turkey tags.

 A person who hunts wild turkeys is required to possess a wild turkey tag issued by the department. All turkeys taken must be tagged before being moved from the point of kill. All tags must be validated as prescribed by the department before a turkey is moved from the point of kill. No resident may obtain or possess more than three wild turkey tags, and no nonresident may obtain or possess more than two wild turkey tags.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 210, Section 1; 2005 Act No. 65, Section 2; 2015 Act No. 41 (H.3118), Section 5, eff June 30, 2015; 2019 Act No. 51 (S.575), Section 1, eff July 1, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2015 Act No. 41, Section 5, added the third sentence, relating to validation of tags.  2019 Act No. 51, Section 1, in the first sentence, substituted "a wild turkey tag issued by the department" for "a set of wild turkey transportation tags issued by the department at no cost", and in the fourth sentence, substituted "No resident" for "No person" and "three wild turkey tags, and no nonresident may obtain or possess more than two wild turkey tags" for "one set of turkey tags".