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SC Code § 49-30-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 30 - Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Act|Section 49-30-50. Permit to maintain existing structure.

 An owner of a structure existing on March 21, 2007, may apply for a permit from the department authorizing the owner to maintain his structure in its permitted location for five years. A permit may not be renewed, extended, or transferred.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 33, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 24, 2007).
SC Code § 49-30-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 30 - Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Act|Section 49-30-60. Permit application; fee; conditions; time for filing; grounds for revocation.

 (A) For the privilege of maintaining a structure in its current location, the owner of the structure must obtain a permit for a fee of fifty dollars. The permit fee must be credited to the fund.  (B) To be issued a permit pursuant to this section an owner must:  (1) make a written request for a permit from the department containing:  (a) a sworn statement from all of the owners of the structure acknowledging ownership;  (b) the names and addresses of all owners;  (c) a detailed description of the structure;  (d) the structure's location. To identify the structure's location, the owner must use latitude and longitude or mark it on a United States Geological Survey topographic map; and  (2) establish to the satisfaction of the department that the structure does not present a hazard to navigation nor encroach upon private property or a wildlife management area.  (C) Upon the verification of the information contained in the written request and the department's satisfaction that the structure does not present a hazard to navigation nor encroach upon private property or a wildlife management area, the department shall issue a permit to the owner that must be prominently displayed on or about the structure. The permit must be conditioned expressly upon the owner being responsible for removal and all costs associated with removal. The department may not issue permits to applications postmarked or received later than ninety days after the effective date of this chapter.  (D) A permit may be revoked by the department if the:  (1) structure is moved from its permitted location for use in another location;  (2) owner fails to abide by any conditions upon which the permit was issued;  (3) structure becomes a hazard to navigation or encroaches on private property or a wildlife management area;  (4) structure is abandoned or becomes unusable; or  (5) owner transfers or attempts to transfer his permit, title, or any interest in the structure to another person.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 33, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 24, 2007).
SC Code § 49-30-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 30 - Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Act|Section 49-30-70. Identification and removal of unpermitted structures; notice of proceeding.

 (A) An unpermitted structure is declared to be a public nuisance and shall be enjoined and abated as provided in this chapter. FERC licensees must survey their licensed lakes and the department must survey all other navigable waters of this State to determine the location of any unpermitted structures. A report promptly must be made to the Attorney General providing notice that an unpermitted structure exists and a reasonable description of where the unpermitted structure is located.  (B) Upon receiving notice of the existence of an unpermitted structure, the Attorney General may maintain an action to enjoin the use of the unpermitted structure and seek an order from the court that the unpermitted structure be removed. If the Attorney General does not commence an action within ninety days after receiving notice pursuant to this chapter, a citizen of this State may bring an action to enjoin the unpermitted structure's use and seek an order from the court requiring its removal. The prevailing party may recover the cost of the action, including attorney's fees. All costs associated with removing unpermitted structures must be borne by the owner.  (C) No proceeding against the owner of an unpermitted structure shall be commenced unless ten days' written notice is given by the party instituting the action to the owner or his agent. If the party bringing the action cannot determine who owns the unpermitted structure, he may give notice of his intention to bring an action by forwarding a notice of his intention to a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the unpermitted structure is located with a request that it be published at least once a week for four consecutive weeks and by posting notice in at least three public places within the county where the unpermitted structure is located during the same four-week period. A notice by publication must describe the unpermitted structure, its location, and the intention of the party maintaining the action to enjoin the use of the unpermitted structure and obtain a court order to have it removed.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 33, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 24, 2007).
SC Code § 49-30-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 30 - Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Act|Section 49-30-80. Removal of unpermitted structures; FERC licensees; recovery of costs.

 (A) The department must contract to remove unpermitted structures pursuant to a court order and to the extent that the fund contains sufficient funds to cover the cost of removal.  (B) FERC licensees are authorized to remove unpermitted structures located on licensed lakes pursuant to a court order.  (1) A FERC licensee may recover from the owner of an unpermitted structure all costs associated with its removal. The department must provide the FERC licensee with any information in the department's possession that may be used to identify and locate an owner from whom the FERC permittee is seeking to recover its costs.  (2) The provisions of this subsection do not create a new duty of care for FERC licensees.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 33, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 24, 2007).
SC Code § 49-30-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 30 - Public Waters Nuisance Abatement Act|Section 49-30-90. Magistrate court jurisdiction; offenses and penalties.

 (A) Notwithstanding Chapter 3, Title 22, magistrates court shall have jurisdiction over actions arising under this section.  (B) A permit holder that fails to remove his structure at the expiration of his permit, who violates a condition upon which the permit was granted, or abandons the structure is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined up to five thousand dollars or imprisoned for up to thirty days, or both. The court also must require the permit holder to pay for all costs associated with the removal of the structure.  (C) Construction, placement, operation, occupation, or use of an unpermitted structure in, on, or about the waters of this State or on a licensed lake is a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the offender must be fined up to five thousand dollars or imprisoned for up to thirty days, or both. The court also must require the offender to pay for all costs associated with the removal of the unpermitted structure.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 33, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 24, 2007).
SC Code § 49-33-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 33 - Lake Paul A. Wallace Authority|Section 49-33-10. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:  (1) "Authority" means the Lake Paul A. Wallace Authority, a body corporate and politic created to receive, manage, maintain, and operate the property known as Lake Paul A. Wallace located in Marlboro County.  (2) "Department" means the Department of Natural Resources.  (3) "Lake" means Lake Paul A. Wallace.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 229, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 49-33-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 33 - Lake Paul A. Wallace Authority|Section 49-33-20. Creation of Lake Paul A. Wallace Authority; functions.

 (A) There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the "Lake Paul A. Wallace Authority".  (B) The function of the authority is to:  (1) be the body politic and corporate to manage, maintain, and operate the Lake Paul A. Wallace;  (2) ensure that the primary purpose of the lake is for public fishing and recreation in compliance with the federal law under which the lake was established; and  (3) provide that the wildlife habitat remain a protected area as long as this function does not contravene with the provisions contained in item (1) of this subsection.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 229, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 49-33-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 33 - Lake Paul A. Wallace Authority|Section 49-33-30. Membership of authority.

 (A) The authority shall be composed of seven members appointed by the Marlboro County Legislative Delegation, as follows:  (1) two members nominated by the city council of Bennettsville;  (2) two members nominated by the county council of Marlboro County; and  (3) three members at large who reside near or have a demonstrable history of recreational use of Lake Paul A. Wallace.  (B) The members shall serve for terms of four years, except that of the members first appointed, one nominated by city council, one nominated by county council, and one at-large member will serve for terms of two years for their initial appointment.  (C) One of the at-large members must be designated by the Marlboro County Legislative Delegation to serve as the chairman of the authority.  (D) A vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the appointment for the vacant position is made, and the successor appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of the unexpired term.  (E) The following shall serve ex officio as a nonvoting member: the Director of the Department of Natural Resources or his designee.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 229, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 49-33-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 33 - Lake Paul A. Wallace Authority|Section 49-33-40. Per diem and mileage.

 (A) The members of the authority, at the discretion of the city, county, or authority may receive such per diem and mileage as is provided by law for members of boards, commissions, and committees.  (B) The city council of Bennettsville, the county council of Marlboro, and the authority may provide the per diem, mileage, and staff for the authority.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 229, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 49-33-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 33 - Lake Paul A. Wallace Authority|Section 49-33-50. Convening the authority.

 The authority shall convene upon the call of the chairman and organize by electing a vice chairman, a secretary, and a treasurer, whose terms of office shall be for such period as the authority shall determine in its bylaws.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 229, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 49-33-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 33 - Lake Paul A. Wallace Authority|Section 49-33-60. Filing of certificates.

 The secretary of the authority shall file in the offices of the clerk of court for Marlboro County and the Secretary of State appropriate certificates, showing the personnel of the authority and the duration of the terms of the respective members.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 229, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 49-33-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 33 - Lake Paul A. Wallace Authority|Section 49-33-70. Powers of authority.

 The authority has the following powers to:  (1) have perpetual succession;  (2) sue and be sued;  (3) adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal;  (4) define a quorum for its meetings;  (5) maintain a principal office, which shall be located in Bennettsville;  (6) make bylaws for the management and regulation of its affairs;  (7) acquire, hold, and manage real estate;  (8) make contracts of all sorts and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient for the carrying on of the business of the authority; and  (9) do all other acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out any function or power committed or granted to the authority.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 229, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 49-33-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 49 - Waters, Water Resources and Drainage|Chapter 33 - Lake Paul A. Wallace Authority|Section 49-33-80. Authority empowered to receive and spend funds.

 The authority is empowered to receive and spend any funding available through (1) the department, (2) the municipal, county, state, or federal government, or (3) any other source in order to finance the management, maintenance, and operation of the lake that is in compliance with federal and state law.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 229, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 50-1-5 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-5. Definitions.

 For the purposes of this title unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:  (1) "Board" means the governing body of the department.  (2) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.  (3) "Director" means the administrative head of the department, appointed by the board.  (4) "Enforcement officer" means an enforcement officer of the Natural Resources Enforcement Division of the department.  (5) The following terms define wildlife, fish, and plant species under the jurisdiction of the department or its successor agency:  (a) "Established" or "naturalized" means a nonindigenous organism with one or more reproducing wild populations.  (b) "Exotic" means an organism or species indigenous to a foreign ecosystem.  (c) "Indigenous" or "native" means an organism or species found naturally in this State prior to the arrival of the first European settlers.  (d) "Introduced" means an organism or species moved by human action to an area or ecosystem where it was not found historically.  (e) "Invasive" means nonindigenous organisms or species that establish in a new area or ecosystem, extend their geographic range and usually include native ecological or economic impacts.  (f) "Locally established" means a nonindigenous species with one or more naturally reproducing populations in an area or ecosystem but with very restricted distribution and no evidence of range expansion.  (g) "Nonindigenous", "alien", "exotic", "foreign", "transplanted", "nonnative", or "introduced" means an organism or species found in an area or ecosystem outside its historic or native geographic range.  (h) "Transplant" or "translocated" means an organism or species moved by human action, deliberately or accidentally from its indigenous ecosystem to an area outside of its native range.  (i) "Wild" means an organism or species living in the environment not cultivated or domesticated.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257; 2010 Act No. 200, Section 1, eff May 28, 2010.  Effect of Amendment  The 2010 amendment added subsection (5) relating to terms that define wildlife, fish, and plant species.
SC Code § 50-1-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-10. Wild birds, wild game, and fish are property of State.

 All wild birds, wild game, and fish, except fish in strictly private ponds and lakes and lakes entirely segregated from other waters or held and grown in bonafide aquaculture operations are the property of the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-3; 1952 Code Section 28-3; 1942 Code Section 1750; 1932 Code Section 1750; Cr. C. '22 Section 732; 1919 (31) 269; 1952 (47) 2179; 1989 Act No. 121, Section 3; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-20. "Hunters" and "hunting" defined.

 The word "hunters" in the game laws of this State providing punishment shall not be construed so as to include persons who, without guns, assist others with dogs and horses or in the finding or retrieving of birds nor shall any such activity be deemed to constitute "hunting" within the meaning of such laws.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-1; 1952 Code Section 28-1; 1942 Code Section 1780-1; 1939 (41) 119; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-40. Stocked or released exotic game birds.

 All species of the pheasants and the francolins that have been stocked or may be released by the department are hereby classified as game birds in this State, along with any other game bird species that the department may select for release in this State; provided, that any such species that may not adapt itself to environmental conditions in this State after extensive trial may be removed from the game bird list.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-4.1; 1961 (52) 475; 1972 (57) 2431; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-60. Division of State into game zones.

 For the purpose of protection and management of wildlife, the State is divided into four zones:  (1) Game Zone 1 consists of all properties north of the main line of the Norfolk Southern Railroad from the Georgia state line to South Carolina Highway 183 in Westminster, then north of South Carolina Highway 183 to intersection of South Carolina Highway 183 and the Norfolk Southern Railroad main line in Greenville and then north of the main line of the Norfolk Southern Railroad to the Spartanburg County line.  (2) Game Zone 2 consists of the counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Chester, Cherokee, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenwood, Lancaster, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union, York; and those portions of the counties of Greenville, Oconee, and Pickens south of the main line of the Norfolk Southern Railroad from the Georgia state line to South Carolina Highway 183 in Westminster, then south of South Carolina Highway 183 to the intersection of South Carolina Highway 183 and the Norfolk Southern Railroad main line in Greenville and then south of the main line of the Norfolk Southern Railroad to the Spartanburg County line.  (3) Game Zone 3 consists of the counties of Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper, Lexington, Orangeburg, and Richland.  (4) Game Zone 4 consists of the counties of Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter, and Williamsburg.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-5; 1952 Code Section 28-5; 1942 Code Section 1756; 1937 (40) 286; 1938 (40) 1743; 1939 (41) 469; 1951 (47) 226; 1952 (47) 2179; 1953 (48) 139, 326; 1954 (48) 1429, 1450; 1961 (52) 224; 1967 (55) 159; 1970 (56) 2452; 1974 (58) 2198; 1976 Act No. 626 Section 1; 1982 Act No. 274, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257; 1997 Act No. 33, Section 1, eff May 21, 1997; 1997 Act No. 57, Section 1; 1999 Act No. 46, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 289, Section 1; 2012 Act No. 195, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012; 2014 Act No. 227 (S.1071), Section 1, eff July 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment removed "Horry" from item (4) and inserted "Horry" in item (5); and made other nonsubstantive changes.  2014 Act No. 227, Section 1, in the introductory paragraph, substituted "four zones" for "six zones", and deleted former paragraphs (5) and (6), transferring the counties listed in former paragraph (5) into paragraph (4) and former paragraph (6) into paragraph (3).
SC Code § 50-1-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-70. Application of game laws to zones.

 All laws of this State in force on April 24, 1952, affecting game shall, until changed, apply to all of the zones of the State, and all laws of the State thereafter enacted shall apply to the entire State except where otherwise specified.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-6; 1952 (47) 2179; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-80. Peace officers to assist in enforcement of game and fish laws.

 It shall be the positive duty of all sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, constables, rural policemen and special officers to actively cooperate with the department in the enforcement of the game and fish laws of the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-7; 1952 Code Section 28-7; 1942 Code Section 1765; 1932 Code Section 1756; Cr. C. '22 Section 739; 1919 (31) 269; 1952 (47) 2179, 2890; 1972 (57) 2431; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.