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SC Code § 50-11-546 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-546. Electronic harvest reporting system.

 (A) In order to document the harvest of wild turkeys and to assist with the enforcement of seasons, methods of harvest, and bag limits, the department must implement an electronic harvest reporting system.  (B) A person who harvests a wild turkey must report the harvest to the electronic harvest reporting system as prescribed by the department. A harvest report must be submitted by midnight of the day a wild turkey is taken unless a person is incapable of accessing the reporting system, in which case a report must be submitted prior to the carcass leaving the person's possession.  (C) Upon completion of the harvest reporting process, a harvest report confirmation number will be provided by the department, which must be recorded by the person submitting the harvest report.  (D) The department must promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section, including the methods of telephonic and electronic reporting, contents of the report, and recording and maintenance of the harvest report confirmation number.  (E) The department is prohibited from requesting or acquiring the geolocation data of a person submitting a harvest report through electronic means and from requesting a person to self-report location information to the harvest reporting system more specific than the county in which a turkey is harvested.  (F) There is no cost to a person for reporting a harvest, and the department may exempt the harvest reporting requirement for persons who harvest wild turkeys under specific conditions or department programs.  (G) A person who violates this section or provisions established by the department for electronic harvest reporting is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than twenty-five dollars.  HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 51 (S.575), Section 6, eff July 1, 2020.
SC Code § 50-11-565 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-565. Archery equipment defined.

 As used in this chapter, archery equipment means a bow and arrow, a long bow, a recurve bow, a compound bow, or a crossbow.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 347, Section 1; 2004 Act No. 246, Sections 1 and 6; 2008 Act No. 286, Section 4, eff June 11, 2008.  Effect of Amendment  The 2008 amendment rewrote this section.
SC Code § 50-11-580 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-580. Season for hunting and taking male wild turkey; bag limits; taking female wild turkey; annual report.

 (A) The season for hunting and taking a male wild turkey is:  (1) in Game Zones 1 and 2, April 1 through May 10; and  (2) in Game Zones 3 and 4, March 22 through April 30.  (B) The season bag limit for male wild turkeys is three statewide for residents and two statewide for nonresidents. The daily bag limit is one, provided that:  (1) only one male wild turkey may be taken from April 1 through April 10 from within Game Zones 1 and 2; and  (2) only one male wild turkey may be taken from March 22 through March 31 from within Game Zones 3 and 4.  (C) It is unlawful for a person to take a female wild turkey unless authorized by the department pursuant to Section 50-11-500(3).  (D) The department shall provide an annual report on wild turkey resources in South Carolina to the Chairman of the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee and the Chairman of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee.  HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 41 (H.3118), Section 2, eff June 30, 2015; 2019 Act No. 51 (S.575), Section 2, eff July 1, 2019.  Editor's Note  2015 Act No. 41, Section 7, as amended by 2018 Act No. 227, Section 1, and repealed by 2019 Act No. 51, Section 9, provided as follows:  "SECTION 7. This act takes effect on June 30, 2015. Provided, upon the effective date of this act until July 1, 2019, the provisions of Section 50-11-520 are suspended. On July 1, 2019, the turkey hunting seasons and bag limits in effect for the respective counties prior to the effective date of this act and delineated in Section 50-11-520 are effective, and Section 50-11-580 is repealed."  2019 Act No. 51, Section 9, provides as follows:  "SECTION 9. SECTION 7 of Act 41 of 2015 is repealed."  Effect of Amendment  2019 Act No. 51, Section 2, rewrote the section, revising the season for hunting and taking a male wild turkey, revising the bag limits, deleting the provision establishing Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend, and providing for the taking of female wild turkey.
SC Code § 50-11-590 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-590. Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend.

 (A) The Saturday and Sunday preceding the start of a game zone turkey season is declared to be "Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend" within the game zone for youth turkey hunters under eighteen years of age.  (B) A license or tag requirement is waived for a youth turkey hunter during Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend.  (C) The bag limit during Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend is one male wild turkey for the weekend that shall count toward the season bag limit. A turkey harvest must be reported to the electronic harvest reporting system pursuant to the provisions of Section 50-11-546.  (D) Youth turkey hunters who have not completed the hunter education program pursuant to Section 50-9-310, and who hunt during Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend, must be accompanied by an adult who is at least twenty-one years of age. An adult may not harvest or attempt to harvest turkeys during Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend but is permitted to call turkeys for a youth turkey hunter.  HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 51 (S.575), Section 3, eff July 1, 2019.
SC Code § 50-11-600 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-600. Falconry; unlawful acts; penalties; regulations.

 (A) Falconry is the hunting of wild quarry in its natural state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey or raptor (Order Falconiformes or Order Strigiformes other than bald eagle).  (B) It is unlawful to use birds of prey to take any wildlife except as authorized in this section. Any person convicted of violating this section or regulations promulgated pursuant to 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 up to thirty days, or both.  (C) The department may promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this section.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 165 (S.913), Section 2, eff May 16, 2014.
SC Code § 50-11-700 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-700. Definitions.

 For purposes of this article:  (1) "Night" means the period of time between one hour after official sundown of a day and one hour before official sunrise of the following day.  (2) "Night hunting" means hunting during the period of time between one hour after official sundown of a day and one hour before official sunrise of the following day.  (3) "Registered property" means property annually registered as prescribed by the department for night hunting feral hogs, coyotes, or armadillos pursuant to Section 50-11-715.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 88 (S.443), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017.
SC Code § 50-11-715 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-715. Night hunting prohibited; exceptions; hunting of feral hogs, coyotes, or armadillos; penalties.

 (A) It is unlawful to night hunt for feral hogs, coyotes, or armadillos in violation of the provisions of this section.  (B)(1) Feral hogs, coyotes, and armadillos may be hunted at night on registered property on which a person has a lawful right to hunt:  (a) with any legal firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow; and  (b) with or without the aid of bait, electronic calls, artificial light, or night vision devices.  (2) It is unlawful to:  (a) hunt feral hogs, coyotes, or armadillos at night with a firearm within three hundred yards of a residence without the permission of the occupant. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a landowner hunting on his own land or a person taking feral hogs, coyotes, or armadillos pursuant to a department depredation permit; or  (b) shoot or attempt to shoot a feral hog, coyote, or armadillo, at night, from, on, or across any public paved road.  (C) Persons who have been convicted of night hunting for deer, bear, or turkey during the previous five years are not eligible to participate in night hunting for feral hogs, coyotes, or armadillos under the provisions of this section.  (D) A person who violates this section, upon conviction, must:  (1) for a first offense, be fined not more than five hundred dollars, be imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both;  (2) for a second offense within two years from the date of conviction for the first offense, be fined not more than one thousand dollars nor less than four hundred dollars, be imprisoned as provided for a first offense, or both; and  (3) for a third or subsequent offense within two years of the date of conviction for the last previous offense, be fined not more than one thousand five hundred dollars nor less than five hundred dollars, be imprisoned as provided for a first offense, or both.  (E) In addition to any other penalty, any person convicted for a second or subsequent offense under this section within three years of the date of conviction for a first offense may have his privilege to hunt in this State suspended for a period of two years. No hunting license may be issued to an individual while his privilege is suspended, and any license mistakenly issued is invalid.  (F) In order to assess the night hunting program, the person registering the property must report to the department the number of feral hogs, coyotes, and armadillos taken under the provisions of this section within thirty days following the end of the twelve-month registration period, or prior to registering the property again. Properties for which reports have not been submitted will not be registered again until such time that reports are submitted.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 88 (S.443), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017.
SC Code § 50-11-717 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-717. Use of artificial lights at night; exceptions.

 (A) The use of artificial lights for the purpose of observing or harassing wildlife is unlawful, except that a property owner, or person with permission from the property owner, may use artificial lights to observe wildlife prior to 11:00 p.m. This section does not prohibit:  (1) a property owner from using artificial lights for the purpose of protecting the property;  (2) a person or group, with permission of the property owner, from observing wildlife with the use of artificial lights, while engaged in research or documentary filming;  (3) a person from using artificial lights to night hunt pursuant to this article; or  (4) a person from using remote trail monitors or cameras on a property.  (B) A person who violates this section, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 2017 Act No. 88 (S.443), Section 1, eff May 19, 2017.
SC Code § 50-11-730 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-730. Unlawful to hunt, shoot, or kill deer from a water conveyance; penalties.

 It is unlawful for any person to hunt, shoot, or in any way kill deer from a motorboat, raft, or other water conveyance or to molest deer while any part of the deer is in the water. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days or be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.  "Hunting", as used in this section in reference to a vehicle, boat, or device, includes the transportation of a hunter to or from the place of hunting in violation of this section, or the transportation of the carcass of a deer, or any part of a deer, which has been unlawfully hunted or killed in violation of this section.  In addition to the penalty herein, every boat, raft, or other water conveyance, vehicle, animal, firearm, and any other device being used in the violation of this section must be confiscated and delivered to the department.  For purposes of this section, a conviction for unlawfully hunting deer from boats or other water conveyances is conclusive as against any convicted owner of the above-mentioned property.  In all other cases, the forfeiture and sale is accomplished by the procedure set forth in Section 50-11-740.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2080 (1962 Code Section 28-456; 1952 Code Section 28-456; 1942 Code Section 1783; 1939 (41) 427; 1947 (45) 316; 1952 (47) 2179; 1963 (53) 487; 1972 (57) 2372, 2431; 1982 Act No. 462, Section 2)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-745 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-745. Releasing confiscated property to innocent owner or lienholder; failure to recover property.

 (A) Notwithstanding another provision of law, the Department of Natural Resources may administratively release any vehicle, boat, trailer, other means of conveyance, animal, firearm, or device confiscated from a person charged with hunting of deer, bear, or turkey at night to an innocent owner or lienholder of the property.  (B) Notwithstanding another provision of law, if an innocent owner or lienholder of property contained in subsection (A) fails to recover property contained in that subsection, then the Department of Natural Resources may maintain or dispose of the property.  (C) Before confiscated property is released to an innocent owner or lienholder, he shall provide the department with:  (1) proof of ownership or a lienholder interest in the confiscated property;  (2) certification that he will not release the property to a person who has been charged with a violation of this chapter which resulted in the confiscation of the property to be released.  HISTORY: 1997 Act No. 18, Section 1; 2013 Act No. 54, Section 2, eff June 7, 2013; 2017 Act No. 88 (S.443), Section 4, eff May 19, 2017.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment inserted "trailer, other means of conveyance, animal,", deleted "hunting" preceding "device", and substituted "hunting of deer or bear at night" for "a violation of this chapter" in paragraph (A).  2017 Act No. 88, Section 4, in (A), substituted "deer, bear, or turkey" for "deer or bear".
SC Code § 50-11-750 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-750. Unlawful to feed or entice with food any alligator; exceptions; penalties.

 It is unlawful for any person to feed or entice with food any American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), except those persons feeding alligators maintained in protective captivity under a permit issued by the department pursuant to Section 50-15-40 for education, scientific, commercial, or recreational purposes; or department personnel, persons licensed, or otherwise authorized by the department, or county or municipal animal control personnel when relocating alligators by baiting or enticement. 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 two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2295 (En 1984 Act No. 388)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the former reference to Section 50-15-50 was changed to Section 50-15-40 to reflect the renumbering of sections in Chapter 15, Title 50 by 2014 Act No. 159.
SC Code § 50-11-760 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-760. Hunting from certain public roads and railroad rights-of-way prohibited; definitions; penalties.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to hunt from a public road or railroad right-of-way if the person does not have permission to hunt the land immediately adjacent to the public road or railroad right-of-way.  (B)(1) For purposes of this section, "hunting" includes:  (a) taking deer by occupying stands for that purpose; or  (b) possessing, carrying, or having readily accessible:  (i) a loaded centerfire rifle; or  (ii) a shotgun loaded with shot size larger than number four.  (2) For purposes of this section, "loaded" means a weapon within which any ammunition is contained.  (3) For purposes of this section, the terms "possessing", "carrying", and "having readily accessible" do not include a centerfire rifle or shotgun which is contained in a:  (a) closed compartment;  (b) closed vehicle trunk; or a  (c) vehicle traveling on a public road.  (C) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  (D) In addition to any other penalties, the department must suspend the hunting privileges of a person convicted of violating this section for one year from the date of the conviction.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-90 (1962 Code Section 28-308; 1958 (50) 1935; 1961 (52) 30, 506; 1965 (54) 477; 1969 (56) 274; 1977 Act No. 164, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2001 Act No. 69, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 50, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-11-780 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-780. Dogs engaged in hunting not required to be constrained by leash.

 No dog is required to be constrained by a leash while it is actually engaged in hunting game and under supervision. As used in this section "supervision" means that the owner of the dog or his designee is either in the vicinity of the dog or in the process of trying to retrieve the dog.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-150 (1985 Act No. 142, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-810. Game birds for which no specific open season is designated are protected; department authorized to regulate taking of exotic game birds; penalties.

 All species of game birds for which the legislature has not provided a specific open season are protected and may not be shot, trapped, destroyed, or attempted to be shot, trapped, or destroyed at any time. The department may prescribe an open season for the taking of exotic game birds, prescribe the method by which they may be taken, and fix the specific areas of any zone in which these exotic species may become numerous enough to be harvested. All areas not specifically open to hunting are closed to hunting. The department may designate the sex that may be taken and may prescribe any other regulations that may be considered wise and expedient for the harvest of these new game birds. Any person taking, attempting to take, or having in his possession these exotic game birds illegally or taking, attempting to take, or killing these exotic game birds 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 one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than fifteen days nor more than thirty days. The provisions of this section are applicable to ruffed grouse.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Sections 50-11-320 (1962 Code Section 28-332; 1961 (52) 475; 1964 (53) 2143); 50-11-2010 (1962 Code Section 28-451; 1952 Code Section 28-451; 1942 Code Section 1777; 1939 (41) 483; 1948 (45) 1758; 1952 (47) 2179)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-820 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-820. Unlawful to kill, catch, have in possession, or offer or expose for sale resident or migratory wild bird; exception.

 No person within the State may kill, catch, or have in his possession, living or dead, any resident or migratory wild bird, other than a game bird, or purchase or offer or expose for sale any wild nongame bird after it has been killed or caught, except as permitted by Section 50-11-1180.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2410 (1962 Code Section 28-401; 1952 Code Section 28-401; 1942 Code Section 1787-1; 1932 Code Section 1789; Cr. C. '22 Sections 757, 761; Cr. C. '12 Sections 734, 739; 1905 (24) 950; 1918 (390) 794; 1952 (47) 1686, 2179; 1984 Act No. 282, Section 2)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-830 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-830. Unlawful to sell or have in possession for sale plumage, skin, or body of protected bird.

 No part of the plumage, skin, or body of any bird protected by Section 50-11-820 may be sold or had in possession for sale whether the bird was captured or killed within or without the State.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2420 (1962 Code Section 28-402; 1952 Code Section 28-402; 1942 Code Section 1787-1; 1932 Code Section 1780; Cr. C. '22 Sections 757, 761; Cr. C. '12 Sections 734, 739; 1905 (24) 950; 1918 (30) 794; 1952 (47) 2179)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-840 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-840. Destroying active wild bird nest or eggs; permit for removal.

 (A) No person may take or destroy, or attempt to take or destroy, an active nest or the eggs of a wild bird or have an active nest or eggs in his possession, except pursuant to a permit issued by the department. An "active nest" means a nest with birds or eggs present.  (B) The department may issue a permit for the removal of an active nest or eggs that constitute a public safety threat or when birds are causing damage to property.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2430 (1962 Code Section 28-403; 1952 Code Section 28-403; 1942 Code Section 1787-1; 1932 Code Section 1780; Cr. C. '22 Sections 757, 761; Cr. C. '12 Sections 734, 739; 1905 (24) 950; 1918 (30) 794; 1952 (47) 1686, 2179)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2009 Act No. 58, Section 4, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 3, 2009).  Effect of Amendment  The 2009 amendment designated subsection (A), adding "an active" in the first sentence and the second sentence defining an "active nest"; and added subsection (B) providing for permits for removal of active nests or eggs.