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SC Code § 50-11-34 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-34. Hunting migratory waterfowl on portions of Lake Marion; penalty; markers.

 It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl in the cove on Lake Marion immediately to the southeast of the Indian Bluff Recreation Site and in the coves on Lake Marion immediately to the east of the St. Julien Subdivision Extension and Cypress Shores Marina, respectively. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty days. The department shall delineate the boundaries of these coves to which the prohibition applies and shall place appropriate markers within these boundaries identifying the area as closed to migratory waterfowl hunting.  HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 246, Section 7.
SC Code § 50-11-35 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-35. Hunting migratory fowl in Murrell's Inlet Creek.

 It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl in Georgetown County in Murrell's Inlet Creek within one hundred yards of a residence or business without written permission of the owner or occupant. As used in this section, Murrell's Inlet Creek includes the public waters in Georgetown County located north of Huntington Beach, west of the Atlantic Ocean, and south of Horry County between the shoreline of the Murrell's Inlet Community and Garden City Beach. A person who violates 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: 2006 Act No. 227, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-11-36 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-36. Hunting migratory waterfowl on Lake Keowee.

 It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Lake Keowee within two hundred yards of a dwelling. As used in this section, Lake Keowee includes all waters of Keowee River impounded by the Little River Dam at Newry and the Keowee Dam to Jocassee Dam. This includes all waters upstream of the Little River Dam to the confluence of Cane Creek and Little Cane Creek on Cane Creek, to South Carolina State Highway S-37-175 on Crooked Creek, to South Carolina State Highway S-37-24 (Burnt Tanyard Road) on Little River, and to South Carolina State Highway S-37-200 on Stamp Creek in Oconee County. This includes all waters upstream of the Keowee Dam to the confluence of Eastatoe River and Little Eastatoe Creek on the Eastatoe River; South Carolina State Highway 133 on Cedar, Crowe, and Mile Creeks in Pickens County. A person who violates 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.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 196, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.
SC Code § 50-11-37 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-37. Hunting migratory waterfowl on Broadway Lake.

 It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Broadway Lake in Anderson County within two hundred yards of a dwelling without written permission of the owner and occupant. A person who violates 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.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 196, Section 2, eff June 7, 2012.
SC Code § 50-11-38 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-38. Hunting migratory waterfowl on Lake Moultrie.

 It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Lake Moultrie within two hundred yards of a dwelling without written permission of the owner and occupant. As used in this section, Lake Moultrie means all waters impounded by the Pinopolis Dam, including the Diversion Canal and those waters of the Re-diversion Canal within the Santee Cooper project area. A person who violates 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.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 196, Section 3, eff June 7, 2012; 2012 Act No. 219, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.  Code Commissioner's Note  2012 Act No. 196 added this section as 50-11-38, and 2012 Act No. 219 added this section as 50-11-36. As the text is identical, at the direction of the Code Commissioner the text was classified only to this section.
SC Code § 50-11-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-40. Use of recorded sounds or amplified imitations of calls or sounds prohibited; exemptions; penalties.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to hunt, take, or attempt to hunt, or take a game bird or game animal by the use or aid of recorded calls or sounds or recorded or electronically amplified imitations of calls or sounds. This section does not apply to the hunting and taking of coyotes.  (B) A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2300 (En 1976 Act No. 456, Sections 1, 2)] En 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2012 Act No. 257, Section 2, eff June 18, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment removed "catch" and "kill" throughout subsection (A); inserted "This section does not apply to the hunting and taking of coyotes."; and, made other, nonsubstantive, changes.
SC Code § 50-11-45 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-45. Certain rifle defined as primitive weapon.

 In addition to weapons defined as primitive weapons by statute or regulation, a rifle, .36 caliber or larger, which uses black powder only as its propellant charge and which has a one-eighth inch nonmagnified peep site on the rear of the barrel, is a primitive weapon.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 470, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-95 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-95. Computer-assisted remote hunting and remote hunting facilities; penalties; exceptions.

 (A) As used in this section:  (1) "Computer-assisted remote hunting" means the use of a computer or any other device, equipment, or software, to remotely control the aiming and discharge of a firearm at an animal.  (2) "Computer-assisted remote hunting facilities" means real property and improvements on the property associated with hunting, including hunting blinds, offices, and rooms equipped to facilitate computer-assisted remote hunting.  (B) No person may engage in computer-assisted remote hunting in this State. This subsection shall apply to any person who is engaged in computer- assisted remote hunting if either the animal hunted, or any device, equipment, or software to remotely control the firearm are located in this State.  (C) No person shall establish or operate computer-assisted remote hunting facilities in this State.  (D) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction for a first offense must be fined not less than five thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, and for a subsequent offense must be fined not less than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. Upon conviction for a first offense, a person who violates this section must forfeit any South Carolina hunting or fishing license for ten years. If the person does not possess a South Carolina hunting or fishing license, the person is ineligible to obtain a South Carolina hunting or fishing license for ten years. Upon conviction for a second offense, a person who violates this section must permanently forfeit any South Carolina hunting or fishing license and is permanently ineligible to obtain a South Carolina hunting or fishing license.  (E) This section does not apply to a person who only provides:  (1) general-purpose equipment, including a computer, camera, fencing, and building materials;  (2) general-purpose computer software including an operating system and communications programs; or  (3) general telecommunications hardware or networking services for computers, including adapters, modems, servers, routers, and other facilities associated with Internet access.  (F) The provisions of this section do not apply to a disabled hunter using medical equipment or devices designed to assist with his disability while engaged in the act of hunting.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 258, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-11-96 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-96. Introduction of fertility control agents into wildlife; exceptions; penalties.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to introduce a fertility control agent or chemical substance into any wildlife without a permit from the department.  (B) The department may issue a permit, authorizing the use of a fertility control agent or chemical in wildlife only for:  (1) bonafide scientific research, as approved by the department, by persons, or institutions properly accredited, staffed, and equipped to carry out an approved research plan;  (2) management activities for the proper control of wildlife as approved by the department.  (C) The department is authorized to use fertility control agents or chemical substances on wildlife in order to protect human safety or for management, scientific, or educational purposes.  (D) Preference must be given to hunting as the primary method of controlling wildlife before a fertility control agent or a chemical substance is utilized.  (E) Nothing in this section prohibits the use of pesticides for the control of commensal rodents according to label specifications.  (F) A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than two years, or both. The magistrates court is vested with jurisdiction to hear and dispose of these cases.  (G) The Department of Natural Resources is authorized to promulgate regulations to implement and regulate the provisions of this section.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 238, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 22, 2008).
SC Code § 50-11-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-100. Enclosure impeding free range of deer being hunted; construction unlawful; registration of existing enclosures; expansion of registered enclosures; penalties.

 (A) It is unlawful to construct a new enclosure which prevents or materially impedes the free range of the deer being hunted. For purposes of the definitions herein, "prevents or materially impedes" means erecting a fence in excess of six feet in height from ground level for the express purpose of corralling wild game for hunting purposes.  (B) A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not less than one year nor more than three years, or both. The hunting and fishing privileges of a person convicted under the provisions of this section must also be suspended for two years. In addition, the court in which a person violating this section is convicted may order that restitution be paid to the department of not less than one thousand five hundred dollars for each animal taken in violation of this section and shall be ordered to remove the enclosure.  (C)(1) All owners or leasees of property which have enclosures which prevent or materially impede the free range of the deer being hunted must register with the department within thirty days after the effective date of this section, provided the enclosure is an existing, completed enclosure in that the construction of the enclosure is wholly complete in every respect and requires no further labor or material to erect or complete the construction of the enclosure thirty days after the effective date of this section.  (2) Except as provided in item (3), after an enclosure is registered with the department, the owner may expand but may not decrease the enclosed area. The owner may make repairs necessary for the care and maintenance of the enclosure.  (3) Expansion of a registered enclosure of less than seven hundred acres is limited to an aggregate of up to fifteen percent of the area of the enclosure as of the time the enclosure was registered. Expansion of a registered enclosure of seven hundred acres or more may not exceed an aggregate of four hundred acres.  (D) It is unlawful to hunt deer with dogs in an enclosure registered with the department pursuant to Section 50-11-100(C)(1).  (E) It is unlawful to construct any mound, platform, or other device designed to allow animals into an enclosed area.  (F) If any term or provision of this section is declared unconstitutional, illegal, or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this section is severable and remains in full force and effect.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 353, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-11-105 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-105. Wildlife disease control; regulation of wildlife shipments; euthanasia.

 (A) The department, after consulting with the State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission and the United States Department of Agriculture Veterinarian in Charge for South Carolina and after a reasonable attempt at landowner notification, may carry out operations including quarantines, destruction of wildlife, or other measures to locate, detect, control, eradicate, or retard the spread of diseases of wildlife independently or in cooperation with counties, special purpose districts, municipalities, property owner's associations or similar organizations, individuals, federal agencies, or agencies of other states, by regulation, compliance agreement, judicial action, or other appropriate means. The State shall not be required to indemnify the property owner for any wildlife taken as a result of this action. For the purposes of this section, landowner notification can occur by means of a telephone call, in person, or in writing.  (B) The department, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act and in order to ensure the continued health and safety of wildlife, may promulgate and enforce reasonable regulations to control or prohibit the shipment within, export from, or import into this State any wildlife, carcasses, or associated products of any nature or character from a state, territory, or foreign country when, in the opinion of the department, the regulation or prohibition is necessary to prevent the introduction or distribution of a disease or diseased, infirmed, or unhealthy wildlife.  (C) Department personnel and their designees are authorized to euthanize sick or injured wildlife.  HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 72, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-11-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-110. Small game defined.

 The following species constitute small game animals: raccoon, opossum, rabbit, squirrel, fox, quail, bobcat, beaver, mink, muskrat, skunk, otter, grouse, and weasel.  HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-140. Taking raccoons, opossums, squirrels, or fox during period they can be hunted without weapons.

 During a period in which raccoons, opossums, squirrels, or fox are allowed to be hunted without weapons, it is unlawful to take, or attempt to take, the animals.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-1020 (1976 Act No. 485, Section 12)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 320, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 1994 Act No. 473, Section 4; 2003 Act No. 22, Section 12; 2004 Act No. 261, Section 12.
SC Code § 50-11-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-150. Small game bag limits.

 (A) For purposes of this section a "day" means the twenty-four hours between one hour before sunrise one day and one hour before sunrise the following day. It is a measure of time for the purposes of setting a bag limit only. It is unlawful to exceed the small game bag limits as follows:  (1) Game Zone 1:  (a) rabbit: five per day;  (b) squirrel: ten per day;  (c) raccoon: three per party per day;  (d) quail: twelve per day;  (e) grouse: three per day.  (2) Game Zones 2 through 4:  (a) rabbit: five per day;  (b) squirrel: ten per day;  (c) raccoon: three per party per day;  (d) quail: twelve per day.  (B) Except as provided in this section, there is no limit on small game animals.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Sections 50-11-675; 1976 Act No. 485, Section 11; 1981 Act No. 119, Section 2; 1983 Act No. 95, Sections 2, 3; 50-11-1110 (1962 Code Section 28-371; 1952 Code Section 28-371; 1942 Code Section 1781; 1932 Code Section 1751; 1945 (44) 110, 330; 1948 (45) 2013; 1949 (46) 269; 1952 (47) 2179; 1984 Act No. 317); 50-11-1120 (1962 Code Section 28-372; 1952 Code Section 28-372; 1942 Code Sections 1789-2, 1789-9; 1938 (40) 1657; 1939 (41) 318; 1941 (42) 225; 1952 (47) 2179); 50-11-1130 (1962 Code Section 28-373; 1952 Code Section 28-373; 1942 Code Sections 41790-1, 1790-4; 1940 (41) 1728; 1952 (47) 2179); 50-11-1140 (1962 Code Section 28-374; 1961 (52) 101); 50-11-1150 (1962 Code Section 28-375; 1961 (52) 422); 50-11-1160 (1962 Code Section 28-375.01; 1965 (54) 150); 50-11-1170 (1962 Code Section 28-375.1; 1956 (49) 1814); 50-11-1180 (1962 Code Section 28-375.2; 1957 (50) 80); 50-11-1200 (1962 Code Section 28-377; 1953 (48) 292; 1959 (51) 44); 50-11-1205 (1981 Act No. 19, Section 1); 50-11-1210 (1962 Code Section 28-377.1; 1952 (47) 1884; 1957 (50) 275); 50-11-1225 (1982 Act No. 274, Section 3); 50-11-1230 (1962 Code Section 28-379; 1952 Code Section 28-376.1; 1951 (47) 244; 1952 (47) 2179; 1985 Act No. 68, Section 16); 50-11-1250 (1962 Code Section 28-381; 1961 (52) 224; 1985 Act No. 68, Section 17); 50-11-1260 (1962 Code Section 28-381.1; 1974 (58) 2996); 50-11-1270 (1962 Code Section 28-379.1; 1974 (58) 2198; 1979 Act No. 14, Section 1); 50-11-1275 (1977 Act No. 7, Sections 1, 2); 50-11-1276 (1977 Act No. 20, Section 2; 1985 Act No. 68, Section 21; 1988 Act No. 369)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1989 Act No. 170, Section 2; 1992 Act No. 383, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2006 Act No. 289, Section 3; 2014 Act No. 227 (S.1071), Section 3, eff July 1, 2015.  Effect of Amendment  2014 Act No. 227, Section 3, rewrote subsection (A).
SC Code § 50-11-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-160. Unlawful to trap rabbits; exceptions.

 It is unlawful for any person to trap rabbits, except that a landlord or tenant may use not more than five rabbit boxes on lands on which he has exclusive control during the open season for rabbits as provided by law.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Sections 50-11-2220 (1962 Code Section 28-471.1; 1961 (52) 101); and 50-11-2230 (1962 Code Section 28-472; 1952 Code Section 28-472; 1950 (46) 2360; 1951 (47) 243; 1959 (51) 17)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
SC Code § 50-11-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-180. Trapping or snaring of quail prohibited; exceptions; requests for quail trapping permits; requirements.

 The trapping or snaring of quail is prohibited except as permitted by the department for scientific or propagation purposes. Requests for quail trapping permits must be accompanied by proof of property ownership or lease-hold interest for the property upon which the quail traps are to be operated, a county or highway map designating the location of the property, and an aerial photo, a tax map, or a plan designating property boundaries. The department may deny or revoke a permit in its discretion.  HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2220 (1962 Code Section 28-471.1; 1961 (52) 101)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 1994 Act No. 311, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-11-300 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-300. Species constituting big game.

 The following species constitute big game: white tailed deer, wild turkey, and black bear.  HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 286, Section 1, eff June 11, 2008.
SC Code § 50-11-315 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game|Section 50-11-315. Bag limit for antlered deer taken with individual antlered deer tags; bag limit for deer taken on property with a Deer Quota Program; penalties.

 (A) The bag limit for antlered deer taken with individual antlered deer tags is five per year for all seasons combined of which two have antler restrictions with a minimum of four points on one antler or a minimum twelve-inch inside antler spread. No more than two antlered deer may be taken daily. For the purpose of this section:  (1) a point is a projection that is at least one inch long and longer than wide at some location at least one inch from the tip of the projection; and  (2) inside antler spread is measured at a right angle to the center line of the skull at its widest point between the main beams. No more than two antlerless deer may be taken daily with individual tags.  (B) The bag limit for deer taken on property with a Deer Quota Program permit shall be set by the department.  (C) It is unlawful to take more than the legal limit of deer. 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. Each animal over the limit is a separate offense.  HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 257 (S.454), Section 5, eff July 1, 2017.