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SC Code § 50-13-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-70. Closed season for the temporary protection of a species.

 Except as otherwise provided, there is no closed season for taking fish, however, when because of natural or other conditions fish are vulnerable to predation or are in distress and in the professional judgment of the department need temporary protection or in order to protect the public safety, the department may declare a closed season for taking any species until the condition has abated but the closed season may not be longer than ninety days. The department shall give notice of the closure by the most expeditious means. It is unlawful to take or possess the affected species during the closed season.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 113, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws: Former Section 50-13-70 was entitled "Notice of season closed on recommendation of county legislative delegation" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-578; 1952 Code Section 28-578; 1942 Code Section 1769-1; 1932 Code Section 1807; 1931 (37) 340; 1952 (47) 2179; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263.
SC Code § 50-13-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-80. Taking fish by snagging.

 (A) It is unlawful to take fish by snagging within one thousand feet downstream of a hydroelectric facility. Nothing in this section prohibits the use of lures or baited hooks.  (B) It is unlawful to take trout by snagging.  HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 87, Section 1, eff June 14, 2007; 1976 Code Section 50-13-12; 2012 Act No. 113, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws: Former Section 50-13-80 was entitled "Conduct which is prima facie evidence of violating season closed on recommendation of county legislative delegation" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-579; 1952 Code Section 28-579; 1942 Code Section 1769-1; 1932 Code Section 1807; 1931 (37) 340; 1952 (47) 2179; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment renumbered and rewrote this section.
SC Code § 50-13-100 to 50-13-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-100 to 50-13-120. Omitted by 2012 Act No. 113, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.

 Editor's Note  Former Section 50-13-100 was entitled "Unlawful to possess trout during season closed on recommendation of county legislative delegation" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-581; 1961 (52) 136; 1966 (54) 2248; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263.  Former Section 50-13-110 was entitled "Lawful fishing for trout in Game Zone No. 1" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-582; 1952 (47) 2179; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263.  Former Section 50-13-120 was entitled "Black bass (largemouth) catch limits and requirements for Lake Marion, Lake Moultrie, and The Upper Santee River" and was derived from 2010 Act No. 144.
SC Code § 50-13-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-200. Permissible numbers of game fishing devices.

 It is unlawful to take freshwater game fish except by game fish devices. A fisherman only may use four game fishing devices. A fisherman fishing from a boat may use an unlimited number of game fishing devices if all persons in the boat sixteen years and older have valid fishing licenses.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 83, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263; 1976 Code Section 50-13-11; 2012 Act No. 113, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012; 2013 Act No. 6, Section 3, eff March 22, 2013.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws: Former Section 50-13-200 was entitled "Night fishing in Bridge Lake in Dorchester County prohibited; exception" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-586; 1952 Code Section 28-586; 1942 Code Section 1808; 1938 (40) 1549; 1942 (42) 1482; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment renumbered and rewrote the section.  The 2013 amendment substituted "in the boat sixteen years and older" for "in the boat older than sixteen years" in the third sentence.
SC Code § 50-13-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-210. Daily possession limits for game fish.

 (A) Except as otherwise provided, the daily possession limit for game fish is an aggregate of forty of which:  (1) not more than five may be largemouth, redeye (coosae), or smallmouth bass or their hybrids or any combination;  (2) not more than fifteen may be spotted bass;  (3) not more than ten may be hybrid bass or striped bass or a combination;  (4) not more than ten may be white bass;  (5) not more than eight may be walleye or sauger or a combination;  (6) not more than five may be trout. However, on the lower reach of the Saluda River, only one trout out of the five possessed may be more than sixteen inches in total length. On Lake Jocassee not more than three trout may be taken;  (7) not more than twenty may be crappie;  (8) not more than fifteen may be redbreast; and  (9) not more than thirty may be other freshwater game fish species not listed in this section.  (B) On Lakes Hartwell, Keowee, Russell, (including the Lake Hartwell tail water), Thurmond, Tugaloo, Yonah, the Chattooga and Savannah Rivers and Stevens Creek Reservoir the daily possession limit for black bass is an aggregate of ten.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 113, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012; 2013 Act No. 6, Section 4, eff March 22, 2013.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws: Former Section 50-13-210 was entitled "Daily creel limits on game fish" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28 590; 1952 Code Section 28 590; 1948 (45) 1756; 1952 (47) 2179; 1961 (52) 152; 1978 Act No. 625, Section 3; 1989 Act No. 192, Section 3; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263; 2003 Act No. 56, Section 1.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment, rewrote subsection (A)(6), adding the second sentence relating to the Saluda River.
SC Code § 50-13-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-220. Unlawful possession of crappie.

 It is unlawful to possess crappie less than eight inches in total length.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 113, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws: Former Section 50-13-220, was entitled "Daily creel limits on game fish; exception for striped bass or rockfish in certain waters" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-591; 1961 (52) 152; 1989 Act No. 192, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263; repealed by 2008 Act No. 237, Section 5.
SC Code § 50-13-221, 50-30-222 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-221, 50-30-222. Omitted by 2012 Act No. 113, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012.

 Editor's Note  Former Section 50-13-221 was entitled "Striped bass size and limits in clear freshwater bodies" and was derived from 2008 Act No. 237, Section 2; 2010 Act No. 193, Section 2.  Former Section 50-13-222 was entitled "Striped bass size and limits in Lake Rusell" and was derived from Act No. 193, Section 3.
SC Code § 50-13-236 to 50-13-237 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-236 to 50-13-237. Omitted by 2012 Act No. 113, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.

 Editor's Note  Former Section 50-13-236 was entitled "Creel and size limits on striped bass and black bass from Lake Murray" and was derived from 1989 Act No. 192, Section 2; 1990 Act No. 396, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263; 2000 Act No. 401, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 214, Section 1; 2008 Act No. 237, Section 6.  Former Section 50-13-237 was entitled "Possession of striped bass in portion of Savannah River" and was derived from 2001 Act No. 71, Section 1; 2005 Act No. 86, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-13-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-240. Unlawful possession of largemouth bass.

 (A) It is unlawful to possess largemouth bass on Lakes Blalock, Greenwood, Jocassee, Marion, Monticello, Moultrie, Murray, Secession, Wateree, Wylie, and the middle reach of the Saluda River and the upper reach of the Santee River less than fourteen inches in total length.  (B) It is unlawful to possess largemouth bass on Lakes Hartwell, Keowee, Russell (including the Lake Hartwell tail water), Robinson (Greenville County), Thurmond, Tugaloo, Yonah, Stevens Creek Reservoir, the Chattooga, and Savannah Rivers less than twelve inches in total length.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 113, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws: Former Section 50-13-240 was entitled "Effect on daily creel limits of reciprocal agreements with other states" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-594; 1961 (52) 152; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263.
SC Code § 50-13-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-250. Unlawful possession of smallmouth bass.

 It is unlawful to possess smallmouth bass less than twelve inches in total length, except on Lakes Hartwell, Russell (including the Lake Hartwell tail water), Thurmond, Tugaloo, Yonah, the Chattooga, and Savannah Rivers, and Steven Creek Reservoir where there is no length limit on smallmouth bass.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 113, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012; 2013 Act No. 6, Section 5, eff March 22, 2013.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws: Former Section 50-13-250 was entitled "Daily creel limit on trout" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-594.1; 1961 (52) 136; 1983 Act No. 125, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment added the text following "less than twelve inches in total length".
SC Code § 50-13-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-260. Season for possessing, taking, and retaining trout from specified waters in order to establish a catch and release fishery.

 (A) In order to establish a "catch and release" fishery for trout it is unlawful to possess, take, and retain trout from November first of each year through May fourteenth of the following year inclusive on the following waters:  (1) that portion of the Chattooga River beginning at S.C. State Highway 28 upstream to its confluence with Reed Creek (Rabun County, GA);  (2) that portion of Cheohee Creek that runs through the Piedmont Forestry Center;  (3) Devils Fork Creek; Howard Creek from its confluence with Corbin Creek upstream to its confluence with Limberpole Creek; and Corbin Creek upstream from its confluence with Howard Creek to S.C. State Highway S-37-130 (Whitewater Road) in Oconee County;  (4) Chauga River from S.C. State Highway S-37-290 (Cassidy Bridge Road) upstream to its confluence with Bone Camp Creek in Oconee County; and  (5) Eastatoe Creek from the backwaters of Lake Keowee upstream to S.C. State Highway S-39-143 (Roy Jones Road) in Pickens County.  (B) Trout taken must be released immediately.  Repealed by 2018 Act No. 207, Section 3, effective June 30, 2025.  (C) In order to establish a year-round "catch and release" zone on the lower reach of the Saluda River, it is unlawful to take and retain trout from the eastbound I-20 bridge downstream to Stacey's Ledge.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 113, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012; 2013 Act No. 6, Section 6, eff March 22, 2013; 2018 Act No. 207 (S.1044), Section 1, eff July 1, 2018.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws: Former Section 50-13-260 was entitled "Creels may be searched" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-594.2; 1961 (52) 136; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263.  2018 Act No. 207, Sections 2 and 3, provide as follows:  "SECTION 2. The Department of Natural Resources shall make a study of the lower Saluda River trout fishery and make recommendations on any needed modifications to the fishery by November 1, 2023.  "SECTION 3. The provisions of this act are repealed on June 30, 2025."  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment, in subsection (A)(5), substituted "Eastatoe Creek" for "Eastatoe River".  2018 Act No. 207, Section 1, added (C), relating to a year-round catch and release zone on the lower reach of the Saluda River.
SC Code § 50-13-270 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-270. Season for unlawful possession of lure or bait in certain waters.

 (A) From November first through May fourteenth inclusive, it is unlawful to use or possess any lure or bait except single hook artificial lures in the following waters;  (1) that portion of the Chattooga River beginning at S.C. State Highway 28 upstream to its confluence with Reed Creek (Rabun County, GA );  (2) that portion of Cheohee Creek that runs through the Piedmont Forestry Center;  (3) Devils Fork Creek; Howard Creek from its confluence with Corbin Creek upstream to its confluence with Limberpole Creek; and Corbin Creek upstream from its confluence with Howard Creek to S.C. State Highway S-37-130 (Whitewater Road) in Oconee County;  (4) Chauga River from S.C. State Highway S-37-290 (Cassidy Bridge Road) upstream to its confluence with Bone Camp Creek in Oconee County; and  (5) Eastatoe River from the backwaters of Lake Keowee upstream to S.C. State Highway S-39-143 (Roy Jones Road) in Pickens County.  (B) It is unlawful to use or possess any lure or bait except artificial lures in the following waters:  (1) Whitewater River;  (2) Matthews Creek from Asbury Drive Bridge at Asbury Methodist Camp upstream including all tributaries and headwaters;  (3) Middle Saluda River from the foot bridge at Jones Gap Natural Area Office upstream to U.S. Highway 176 in Greenville County; and  (4) Eastatoe Creek on Eastatoe Heritage Preserve in Pickens County.  (C) It is unlawful to use or possess corn, cheese, fish eggs, or imitations of them on Lake Jocassee.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 113, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012; 2013 Act No. 6, Section 7, eff March 22, 2013.  Editor's Note  Prior Laws: Former Section 50-13-270 was entitled "Creel limits not applicable to private ponds" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-594.3; 1959 (51) 296; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment, in subsection (B)(4), substituted "Eastatoe Creek" for "Eastatoe River".
SC Code § 50-13-271 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-271. Trout size and limits in Lake Jocassee.

 On Lake Jocassee it is unlawful to possess more than three trout. It is unlawful to possess trout less than fifteen inches in total length or possess more than one trout greater than twenty inches in total length. Provided, from June first through September thirtieth, there is no length limit but it is unlawful to take, attempt to take, or possess more than three trout.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 113, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 50-13-272 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-272. Regulations.

 The department may promulgate regulations for the protection and management of the trout fishery.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 113, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 50-13-280 to 50-13-285 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-280 to 50-13-285. Omitted by 2012 Act No. 113, Section 1, eff July 1, 2012.

 Editor's Note  Former Section 50-13-280 was entitled "Limit on possession of game fish; exceptions" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-594.4; 1961 (52) 152; 1978 Act No. 625, Section 4; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263; 2003 Act No. 60, Section 3.  Former Section 50-13-285 was entitled "Penalties for exceeding limits" and was derived from 1985 Act No. 197, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263; 2008 Act No. 237, Section 4.
SC Code § 50-13-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-310. Game fish caught with nets or other nongame fishing devices must be returned to water.

 A game fish taken by net or other nongame fishing device, must be returned immediately to the water from whence it came. 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 two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. Any equipment used in committing the offense must be seized and disposed of as provided by law.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-639; 1952 Code Section 28-639; 1942 Code Sections 1770-3, 1770-6; 1932 Code Sections 1797, 1808; Cr. C. '22 Sections 771, 778; Cr. C. '12 Sections 756, 761; 1910 (26) 576; 1911 (27) 126; 1988 Act No. 477, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263; 1976 Code Section 50-13-580; 2012 Act No. 114, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment renumbered and rewrote the section.
SC Code § 50-13-315 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-315. Traps; inspection.

 (A) A trap must not be:  (1) placed within six hundred feet of a public boat launching area;  (2) set so as to leave any part of the trap exposed at low water;  (3) unattended for more than three days.  (B) The department may inspect traps for compliance with this section at anytime. If the department finds any trap in violation of this chapter or contains only dead catch or excessive dead catch, the trap is contraband and must be seized and disposed of according to law.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 114, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 50-13-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-320. Traps and eel pots; crab pots; crayfish traps; minnow traps.

 (A) A trap or eel pot may be suspended above the bottom of the body of water in which they are used at a depth that does not create a hazard to watercraft.  (B) There is no restriction on the type of bait permissible in a trap or eel pot, except that game fish or any part of a game fish must not be used for bait.  (C) There is no closed season for fishing with a trap or eel pot in the freshwaters of this State in which the use of a trap or eel pot is permitted except temporary closure by the department.  (D) A trap or eel pot must not be placed within one hundred feet of the mouth of a tributary stream and a trap or eel pot must not be placed anywhere in the Diversion Canal connecting Lakes Marion and Moultrie nor placed within two hundred yards of a manmade structure in Lakes Marion and Moultrie.  (E) A crab pot or trap of like design must not be used in the freshwaters of this State unless permitted by regulation.  (F) All crayfish traps must be identified with the name and department customer identification number of the user. These traps only may be used in those bodies of water permitted under this chapter. A commercial fisherman may fish up to fifty crayfish traps. A recreational fisherman may fish up to five crayfish traps.  (G) All minnow traps must be identified with the name and department customer identification number of the user. A minnow trap may be fished with a recreational license only with a limit of five for each person and must not be fished for commercial purposes.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 170, Section 1; 1987 Act No. 68, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263; 1976 Code Section 50-13-1165; 2012 Act No. 114, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 50-13-325 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-325. Nongame gill nets; season; size and placement; sturgeon.

 (A) The season for taking nongame fish other than American shad and herring in the freshwaters of this State with a gill net is from November first to March first inclusive. A gill net may be used or possessed in the freshwaters in which their use is authorized on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays only. A gill net used in the freshwaters must have a mesh size not less than four and one-half inches stretch mesh. A gill net measuring more than one hundred yards in length must not be used in the freshwaters and a gill net, cable, line or other device used for support of a gill net may not extend more than halfway across any stream or body of water. A gill net may be placed in the freshwaters on a first come first served basis but a gill net must not be placed within two hundred yards of another gill net. However, notwithstanding another provision of law, along the Little Pee Dee River upstream of Punch Bowl Landing, no net may be set within seventy-five feet of a gill net previously set, or drifted within seventy-five feet of another drifting net. Use or possession of a gill net at any place or time other than those prescribed in this subsection is unlawful.  (B) Nongame fish taken in shad nets lawfully fished during the open season for taking shad may be kept. A sturgeon caught must be returned immediately to the waters from where it was taken.  HISTORY: 1981 Act No. 170, Section 1; 1985 Act No. 51, Section 2; 1986 Act No. 505; 1990 Act No. 353, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1263; 1976 Code Section 50-13-1170; 2012 Act No. 114, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012; 2013 Act No. 17, Section 1, eff April 23, 2013; 2014 Act No. 154 (H.4541), Section 1, eff April 7, 2014.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment renumbered and rewrote the section.  The 2013 amendment, in subsection (A), added the second to last sentence, relating to the Little Pee Dee River.  2014 Act No. 154, Section 1, in subsection (A), in the second to last sentence, deleted reference to placing or setting a net within 75 feet of the confluence of a tributary.
SC Code § 50-13-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-330. Hoop nets.

 A hoop net may be used or possessed in the freshwaters where its use is authorized by this chapter. A hoop net must rest on the bottom of the body of water in which it is used and must not be suspended above the bottom. A hoop net must not be used within one hundred feet of the mouth of any tributary. Use or possession of a hoop net at any place or time other than those prescribed is unlawful.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 114, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 50-13-335 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-335. Pump nets and skimbow nets.

 A pump net may be fished from the bank or a shore based structure only and only for recreation. A skimbow net may be fished from a boat but only for recreation. These devices may be used only in those waters where authorized in this chapter.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 114, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012.
SC Code § 50-13-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 13 - Protection Of Fish|Section 50-13-340. Minnow seine.

 It is unlawful to use or have in possession a minnow seine in the freshwaters of this State from ten o'clock p.m. to official sunrise.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 114, Section 2, eff July 1, 2012.