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SC Code § 50-1-85 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-85. Use of firearms or archery tackle in criminally negligent manner; penalties; seizure of license; disposition of monetary penalties.

 It is unlawful for any person to use a firearm or archery tackle while in preparation for, engaged in the act of, or returning from hunting in a criminally negligent manner. Criminal negligence is defined as the reckless disregard for the safety of others.  A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be:  (1) in a case where no personal injury or property damage occurs, fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days;  (2) in the case of property damage only, fined not more than one thousand dollars nor less than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months, and the court must order restitution to the owner of the property;  (3) in the case of bodily injury to another, fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand, five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than two years; if the bodily injury results in disfigurement, total or partial permanent disability, be imprisoned for not less than sixty days nor more than two years;  (4) in the case of death, be imprisoned for not less than three months nor more than three years.  No part of the minimum fines and penalties provided in this section may be suspended by any court in this State.  In addition to the criminal penalties provided above, the department must seize immediately the license of a person charged under this section and, upon conviction, the hunting privileges of a person convicted under item (1) or (2) above must be suspended for one year. A person convicted under item (3) of this section shall lose his privilege to hunt for three years, and a person convicted under item (4) of this section shall lose the privilege of hunting for five years.  A person convicted of hunting while his license is suspended under the provisions of this section must be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand, five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than two years and shall have his hunting privileges suspended for an additional five years.  The person may not obtain another hunting license until he has completed satisfactorily a hunter's safety program conducted by the department.  All monetary penalties shall be remitted to the South Carolina Victim Compensation Fund.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 556; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.  Code Commissioner's Note  Pursuant to 2017 Act No. 96, Section 14, the reference to "Victim's Compensation Fund" in the last paragraph was changed to "Victim Compensation Fund".
SC Code § 50-1-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-90. Hunting, fishing, or trapping without consent on lands of others; penalties.

 If any person, at any time whatsoever, shall hunt or range on any lands or shall enter thereon, for the purpose of hunting, fishing, or trapping, without the consent of the owner or manager thereof, such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall, for a first offense, be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, for a second offense, be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days and, for a third or subsequent offense, be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months or both. The magistrates court has concurrent jurisdiction to hear first and second offenses under this section. A first or second offense prosecution resulting in a conviction shall be reported by the magistrate or city recorder hearing the case to the communications and records division of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division which shall keep a record of such conviction so that any law enforcement agency may inquire into whether or not a defendant has a prior record. Only those offenses which occurred within a period of ten years, including and immediately preceding the date of the last offense, shall constitute prior offenses within the meaning of this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-8; 1952 Code Section 28-8; 1942 Code Section 1758; 1932 Code Section 1779; Cr. C. '22 Section 756; Cr. C. '12 Section 730; Cr. C. '02 Section 542; G. S. 1689; R. S. 422; 1769 (4) 310; 1905 (24) 906; 1976 Act No. 742 Section 2; 1979 Act No. 62 Section 1A; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257; 2014 Act No. 250 (S.986), Section 1, eff June 6, 2014.  Effect of Amendment  2014 Act No. 250, Section 1, rewrote the section.
SC Code § 50-1-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-110. Disposition of game and fish unlawfully caught, taken, or killed.

 Wildlife unlawfully taken, shipped, or received for shipment, or found in the possession or under control of a person, which comes into the possession of the department and wildlife legally taken which comes into possession of the department may be disposed of in the discretion of the department. No wildlife coming into the possession of the department may be transferred to or used by a department employee or member of his family for personal use.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-9; 1952 Code Section 28-9; 1942 Code Sections 1763, 1770-4, 1780-2; 1932 Code Sections 1785, 1809; Cr. C. '22 Sections 767, 779; Cr. C. '12 Sections 750, 762; 1907 (25) 662; 1910 (26) 576; 1911 (27) 126; 1935 (39) 170; 1952 (47) 2179; 1990 Act No. 355, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-125 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-125. Wildlife defined; penalties for trafficking in wildlife.

 Wildlife, as used in this section, means a wild animal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, mollusk, crustacean, or other wild animal, or product, egg, offspring, or the dead body parts of the wildlife.  A person illegally buying, selling, trading, trafficking, or bartering any wildlife, upon conviction, must be punished as follows:  (1) For the first offense, if the money or other consideration exchanged for the wildlife is of a value of two hundred dollars or less, the penalty must be a fine of not more than two hundred dollars or imprisonment for no more than thirty days.  (2) For the first offense, if the money or other consideration exchanged for the wildlife is of a value of more than two hundred dollars, the penalty must be a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or both. In addition, the person convicted shall lose his hunting and fishing privileges for one year from the date of conviction.  (3) For a second offense, within three years of the first offense, the fine must be not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than one year. In addition to this penalty, the person shall lose his hunting and fishing privileges for three years.  (4) For a third or subsequent offense, within three years of the last previous conviction, the fine must be five thousand dollars, no part of which may be suspended, or imprisonment for one year, or both. In addition to this penalty, the person shall lose his hunting and fishing privileges for three years from the date of conviction.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 454, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-130. General penalties.

 Unless a different penalty is specified, any person who violates a provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than ten days nor more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-11; 1952 Code Section 28-11; 1942 Code Section 1764; 1932 Code Sections 1752, 1755; Cr. C. '22 Sections 734, 738; 1919 (31) 269; 1920 (31) 732; 1927 (35) 284; 1933 (38) 437; 1952 (47) 2179; 1987 Act No. 176, Section 10A; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-135 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-135. Effect of forfeiture of bail, guilty plea, or plea of nolo contendere for violation of fish and game laws.

 The entry of any plea of guilty, the forfeiture of any bail posted, or the entry of plea of nolo contendere for a violation of the fish and game laws of this State has the same effect as a conviction. In any case where bail is posted by the defendant, no forfeiture of bail becomes effective until ten days following the date of arrest nor may the defendant be required to plead prior to the elapse of the ten-day period. The provisions of this section may not be construed to prohibit a defendant from voluntarily entering a plea or forfeiting bail within the ten-day period.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 358; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-136 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-136. Penalties for conspiracy.

 (A) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 16-17-410 a person who conspires to violate any provision of the game and fish laws of this State or other provision of Title 50, except the provisions of the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act or its regulations is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.  (B) A person who conspires to violate two or more provisions of the game and fish laws of this State or other provision of Title 50, except the provisions of the Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act or its regulations is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.  (C) In addition to the criminal penalty, a person convicted under this section shall have his privilege to hunt or fish either recreationally or commercially revoked for one year.  HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 483; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 245; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-137 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-137. Impeding or obstructing hunting, trapping, fishing, or harvesting of marine species unlawful; penalty.

 It is unlawful for a person wilfully to impede or obstruct another person from lawfully hunting, trapping, fishing, or harvesting marine species. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as provided by Section 50-1-130. In addition to the criminal penalty, any person convicted must have his privilege to hunt, trap, fish, or harvest marine species recreationally or commercially revoked for one year.  HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 30, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-140. Receiving portion of fine imposed for violation of game and fish laws.

 It shall be unlawful for any enforcement officer or any person to receive any portion of a fine imposed by any court for the violation of the game and fish laws of the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-12; 1952 Code Section 28-12; 1942 Code Section 1766; 1934 (38) 1415; 1952 (47) 2179; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-160. Release of seized property to innocent owner or lienholder.

 (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, the department may release a vehicle, boat, motor, or fishing device seized from a person charged with a violation of this title to an innocent owner or lienholder of the property.  (B) Notwithstanding another provision of law, if an innocent owner or lienholder fails to recover property within thirty days from the date of the notice of release then the department may maintain or dispose of the property.  (C) Before seized property is released to an innocent owner or lienholder, he shall provide the department with proof of ownership or a lienholder interest in the property.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 114, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012; 2012 Act No. 245, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws: Former Section 50-1-160 was entitled "Disposition of portion of nonresident hunters' license fees" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-14; 1961 (52) 439; 1972 (57) 2431; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257; repealed by 2010 Act No. 233, Section 13.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment in subsection (A) substituted "title" for "chapter".
SC Code § 50-1-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-180. Consent of General Assembly to Congressional rulemaking.

 The consent of the General Assembly is hereby given to the making by the Congress of the United States, or under its authority, of all such rules and regulations as the Federal Government shall determine to be needful in respect to game animals, game birds and nongame birds and fish on such lands in this State as shall have been, or may hereafter be, purchased by the United States under the terms of the act of Congress of March 1, 1911, entitled "An Act to Enable any State to Cooperate with any other State or States, or with the United States for the Protection of the Watersheds of Navigable Streams and to Appoint a Commission for the Acquisition of Lands for the Purpose of Conserving the Navigability of Navigable Rivers" (36 United States Statutes at large, page 961) and acts of Congress supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-41; 1952 Code Section 28-41; 1942 Code Section 1761; 1937 (40) 203; 1940 (41) 1841; 1952 (47) 2179; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-190. Agreements with United States respecting wildlife of national forest lands.

 The department may enter into a cooperative agreement with the United States Government, or with the proper authorities thereof, for the protection and management of the wildlife resources of the national forest lands within the State and for the restocking of such lands with desirable species of game, birds and other animals and fish.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-42; 1952 Code Section 28-42; 1942 Code Section 1761; 1937 (40) 203; 1940 (41) 1841; 1952 (47) 2179; 1972 (57) 2431; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-200. Powers of department over national forest lands.

 The department may close all hunting and fishing within such lands so contracted for with the Federal Government for such period of time as may, in the opinion of the department, be necessary. The department may from time to time prescribe the season for hunting and fishing therein, fix the amount of fees required for special hunting and fishing licenses and issue such licenses, prescribe the number of animals and game, fish and birds that may be taken therefrom and the size thereof and prescribe the conditions under which they may be taken.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-43; 1952 Code Section 28-43; 1942 Code Section 1761; 1937 (40) 203; 1940 (41) 1841; 1944 (43) 1190; 1952 (47) 2179; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-210. Violation of department rules pertaining to national forest lands.

 Any person violating any of the regulations promulgated by the department or who hunts or fishes upon the lands at any time, other than those times specified by the department, must, upon conviction of the violations, be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each and every offense.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-44; 1952 Code Section 28-44; 1942 Code Section 1761; 1937 (40) 203; 1940 (41) 1841; 1952 (47) 2179; 1985 Act No. 68 Section 5; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-220. Application of Sections 50-1-180 to 50-1-230 to other federal or state lands.

 The provisions of Sections 50-1-180 to 50-1-230 shall also apply to (a) other properties of the United States Government, (b) any other properties acquired or to be acquired from the United States Government by the State or (c) any other lands or waters purchased by the United States or the State. But hunting and fishing shall not be allowed on any lands under the control or ownership of the State Commission of Forestry except by written agreement with that Commission. Nothing contained in such sections shall interfere in any manner with the use and management of lands by a state agency in charge of such lands in the functions of such agency as authorized by law.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-45; 1952 Code Section 28-45; 1942 Code Section 1761; 1937 (40) 203; 1940 (41) 1841; 1944 (43) 1190; 1952 (47) 2179; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-240. Assent to act of Congress providing aid for wildlife restoration projects; implementation of act.

 The State hereby assents to the provisions of the act of Congress entitled "An Act to Provide that the United States Shall Aid the States in Wildlife Restoration Projects, and for Other Purposes," approved September 2, 1937 (Public Law No. 415, 75th Congress), and acts supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof, and the department shall perform such acts as may be necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative wildlife restoration projects, as defined in such act of Congress, in compliance with such act and with rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture thereunder.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-47; 1952 Code Section 28-47; 1942 Code Section 1762; 1938 (40) 1763; 1939 (41) 531; 1952 (47) 2179; 1972 (57) 2431, 2441; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-250. Acquiring rights of way to certain waters for public use.

 The department may contract with owners of land contiguous to the Catawba River and its tributaries for rights of ingress and egress to such waters over and upon such lands for the use of the public who wish to go lawfully upon said stream and waters. Such rights of way shall be leased for such terms as the landowners and the department shall agree upon and compensation for them, if need be, may be paid from the game fund of York County. The purpose of this provision is to make sure that the public have reasonable access to the waters above referred to.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-141; 1952 Code Section 28-141; 1951 (47) 76; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-260. Vandalizing property seized by department.

 It is unlawful to vandalize, tamper with, or enter on or into watercraft, vehicles, devices, or pieces of equipment seized and held as required or permitted by law by the department. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. Magistrates have jurisdiction of violations of this section. The department shall attach a notice to each unit of impounded property stating the prohibition and the penalties for violations.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 452, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-270. Liability for gross destruction or injury to wildlife, aquatic life, endangered or threatened species, or state lands or waters.

 (A) A person or public or private entity is liable to the State for the unlawful gross destruction of or injury to wildlife, aquatic life, endangered or threatened species, or the lands or waters owned by the State. For a deliberate or grossly negligent act, the State must be awarded damages of three times the value of the resource affected, plus costs, including attorney's fees. Monies paid in satisfaction of these claims must be used to restore, replenish, or enhance wildlife, aquatic life, endangered or threatened species, or the lands or waters owned by the State. For purposes of this section, the injury or damages must be caused by other than pollution.  (B) The department is the agency primarily responsible for the enforcement and implementation of this section. Other state agencies and governmental entities shall cooperate with the department in an effort to investigate the causes of the destruction or injury and shall assist in collecting the appropriate damages.  (C) This section does not apply to ordinary agricultural practices.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 397, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257.
SC Code § 50-1-280 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-280. Nongame Wildlife and Natural Areas Fund.

 (A) The State Treasurer shall credit the total amount transferred by the South Carolina Department of Revenue pursuant to Section 12-6-5060 to the Nongame Wildlife and Natural Areas Fund established in this section.  (B) There is established a special fund to be known as the "Nongame Wildlife and Natural Areas Fund" consisting of all monies transferred to it under this section, donations to the Nongame and Endangered Species or Heritage Trust Programs of the department, and all interest earned in the fund.  (C) All balances in the Nongame Wildlife and Natural Areas Fund must be carried forward each year so that no part of the fund reverts to the general fund of the State.  (D) The department may expend monies held in the Nongame Wildlife and Natural Areas Fund in furtherance of its Nongame and Endangered Species Programs, Heritage Trust Programs, and for related educational projects and programs.  (E) Revenues produced pursuant to Section 12-6-5060 are supplemental and are in no way intended to take the place of funding that would otherwise be appropriated for these purposes.  HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 76, Section 7.
SC Code § 50-1-285 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 50-1-285. Admissibility of photographs; authentication.

 In any prosecution for a violation of state fish, game, wildlife, or natural resources laws, photographs of either wildlife or fish alleged to have been taken, possessed, sold, transported, or imported illegally are considered competent evidence of the wildlife or fish and are admissible if properly authenticated in any proceeding of the case to the same extent as if the wildlife or fish had been introduced as evidence. The photographer shall affix his signature and the date to the back of each photograph for identification purposes. When the photograph is so identified, is authenticated, and is admitted, it shall constitute substantive evidence.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 21, Section 1.