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SC Code § 50-9-350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-350. Apprentice hunting license.

 To encourage the recruitment of persons as responsible hunters:  (1) The certificate of completion requirement may be waived if a person obtains an apprentice hunting license. An apprentice hunting license may be issued if the applicant:  (a) is at least sixteen years of age and otherwise required to obtain a certificate of completion to obtain a hunting license;  (b) has not been convicted of or received deferred adjudication for violation of the hunter education requirement in this State; and  (c) has not been convicted of a hunting violation.  (2) While afield, the apprentice hunter must be accompanied by a licensed hunter who:  (a) has attained the age of twenty-one years;  (b) is not licensed as an apprentice hunter; and  (c) stays within a distance that enables uninterrupted, unaided, visual, and oral communication with the apprentice hunter and provides adequate direction to the apprentice.  (3) If the holder of an apprentice hunting license obtains a certificate of completion prior to the expiration date of his apprentice hunting license, his apprentice hunting license will be used as his statewide hunting license; provided, the licensee must have the certificate of completion in his possession while hunting.  (4) In addition to obtaining the apprentice hunting license, an apprentice license holder must obtain any other license, permit, receipt, stamp, and tag required to participate in a specific hunting activity.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 7, eff July 1, 2010; 2012 Act No. 257, Section 11, eff June 18, 2012; 2013 Act No. 94, Section 4, eff July 1, 2013; 2020 Act No. 155 (H.3800), Section 1, eff November 27, 2020.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment rewrote item (4).  The 2013 amendment rewrote the section.  2020 Act No. 155, Section 1, in (1), in the first sentence, deleted "for one license year" following "may be waived" and ", and a person may receive such a waiver only one time" following "apprentice hunting license".
SC Code § 50-9-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-410. Freshwater commercial fishing license.

 (A) For the privilege of taking nongame freshwater fish for a commercial purpose, a resident must purchase an annual freshwater commercial fishing license for fifty dollars, one dollar of which the issuing sales vendor may retain.  (B) For the privilege of taking nongame freshwater fish for a commercial purpose, a nonresident must purchase an annual freshwater commercial fishing license for one thousand dollars, twenty dollars of which the issuing sales vendor may retain.  (C) A commercial freshwater license is required to:  (1) fish six or more crayfish traps;  (2) fish three or more eel pots;  (3) fish an Elver fyke net;  (4) fish four or more gill nets or a total of more than one hundred yards of net;  (5) fish two or more hoop nets;  (6) fish three or more traps;  (7) fish two or more trotlines;  (8) acquire more than one trotline tag or fish a trotline with more than fifty hooks;  (9) take freshwater fish for commercial purposes.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 200, Section 8, eff May 28, 2010; 2012 Act No. 245, Section 3, eff July 1, 2012.  Effect of Amendment  The 2012 amendment substituted "two" for "four" in subsection (C)(7) and rewrote subsection (C)(8).
SC Code § 50-9-420 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-420. Requirements for taking shad, herring, or eels for commercial purposes.

 A person taking shad, herring, or eels for commercial purposes:  (1) in the salt waters of this State, must obtain a commercial saltwater fishing license and a commercial saltwater equipment license and related permits;  (2) in the freshwaters of this State, must obtain a commercial freshwater license and a commercial saltwater equipment license and related permits. Section 50-9-430. The cost for a scientific collection permit is ten dollars.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 200, Section 8, eff May 28, 2010.
SC Code § 50-9-430 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-430. Cost of scientific collection permit.

 The cost for a scientific collection permit is ten dollars.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 200, Section 8, eff May 28, 2010.
SC Code § 50-9-450 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-450. Commercial fur license required; exceptions.

 (A) In addition to a valid state hunting license, an annual commercial fur license is required of all persons who sell or take by any means, for commercial purposes, and all persons who trap or who attempt to trap any fur bearing animals. The license is issued by the department at a cost of twenty-five dollars for residents and two hundred dollars for nonresidents. Any person having in his possession more than five fur bearing animals or raw or green pelts shall have a valid commercial fur license. The provisions of this section do not apply to a processor, manufacturer, or retailer.  (B) A person under the age of sixteen may purchase a commercial fur license without having to purchase a state hunting license after completing the "Trappers Education Course".  (C) A person under the age of sixteen is exempt from the licensing requirements of this section while in the presence of a commercial fur licensee, but may not sell any fur bearing animals or raw or green pelts unless licensed.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 257, Section 1, eff June 18, 2012.
SC Code § 50-9-460 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-460. Alligator propagation facility permits.

 (A) An applicant for an alligator propagation facility permit must remit a nonrefundable fee of five hundred dollars with the application.  (B) Upon approval of an alligator propagation facility permit, the applicant must remit a fee of one hundred dollars to obtain the permit.  (C) Before renewal of a valid alligator propagation facility permit, the permittee must remit a fee of one hundred dollars to renew the permit.  HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 159 (S.714), Section 3, eff April 14, 2014.
SC Code § 50-9-515 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-515. Combination licenses; sportsman's licenses.

 For the combined statewide privilege of:  (1) hunting, including the privilege of hunting big game and freshwater fishing, a resident may purchase:  (a) an annual combination license for twenty-five dollars, two dollars of which the issuing sales vendor may retain; or  (b) a three year combination license for seventy-five dollars, six dollars of which the issuing sales vendor may retain.  (2) hunting, including the privilege of hunting big game and hunting on wildlife management area lands and freshwater fishing:  (a) a resident may purchase:  (i) an annual sportsman's license for fifty dollars, two dollars of which the issuing sales vendor may retain; or  (ii) a three year sportsman's license for one hundred fifty dollars, six dollars of which the issuing sales vendor may retain.  (b) a resident who is at least sixteen years of age but who has not reached eighteen years of age may purchase an annual junior sportsman license for sixteen dollars, one dollar of which the issuing sales vendor may retain.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 8, eff July 1, 2010.
SC Code § 50-9-525 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-525. Licenses for disabled residents.

 (A) A resident who is determined to be disabled and receiving benefits under a Social Security program, the Civil Service Retirement System, the South Carolina State Retirement System, the Railroad Retirement Board, the Veterans Administration, or Medicaid, or their successor agencies or programs, may obtain a three year disability combination license or a three year disability fishing license at no cost. The license must be issued by the department from its designated offices and is valid for three years from the date of issue. Disability recertification is required for renewal. To recertify, an applicant must furnish proof, in the manner prescribed by the department, that he or she is currently receiving disability benefits and is a domiciled resident of this State. The department may waive the proof of disability benefit requirement for renewals where the resident is at least sixty-five years of age.  (B) A resident on the date of application for a disability license, with quadriplegia or paraplegia, who is certified as totally disabled, must be issued a lifetime disability combination license or a lifetime disability fishing license at no cost. Disability recertification or renewal of this license is not required.  (C) A resident born after June 30, 1979, who has not completed the required hunter education certification only may obtain a disability fishing license at no cost. Upon completion of the hunter education certification, the licensee may apply to the department for the additional disability hunting privileges at no cost.  (D) A disability license issued to a person who is no longer domiciled in this State is void and the person must obtain the required nonresident licenses, permits, stamps, and tags to hunt and fish in this State.  (E)(1) A disability combination license includes the statewide privileges of hunting big game, hunting migratory waterfowl, hunting on wildlife management area lands, freshwater fishing, and saltwater fishing.  (2) A disability fishing license includes the privileges of freshwater fishing and saltwater fishing.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 8, eff July 1, 2010; 2013 Act No. 94, Section 6, eff July 1, 2013.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment, in subsection (A), substituted "disabled and receiving benefits" for "totally disabled" in the first sentence, and added the last sentence relating to waiver.
SC Code § 50-9-530 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-530. Gratis, senior, and Catawba licenses.

 (A) A resident born before July 1, 1940, may obtain from the department at its designated licensing locations a gratis lifetime hunting and fishing license at no cost.  (B) A resident born after June 30, 1940, who has attained the age of sixty-four years may obtain from the department at its designated licensing locations a senior lifetime hunting and fishing license for nine dollars, one dollar of which the issuing sales vendor may retain.  (C) A resident born after June 30, 1979, who has attained the age of sixty-four years and who has not completed the required hunter education certification, may obtain a senior lifetime fishing license for nine dollars, one dollar of which the issuing sales vendor may retain. Upon completion of the hunter education certification the licensee may apply to the department for the additional senior lifetime hunting privileges at no cost.  (D) A member of the Catawba Indian Tribe, who is a resident of this State, upon application to the department at its designated licensing locations may obtain a Catawba hunting and fishing license at no cost. A certification must be included with the application from the Chief of the Catawba Indian Tribe stating the applicant is a bona fide member of the tribe.  (E) A member of the Catawba Indian Tribe, who is a resident of this State born after June 30, 1979, and who has not completed the required hunter education certification, may obtain a Catawba fishing license at no cost. Upon completion of the hunter education certification the licensee may apply to the department for the additional Catawba hunting privileges at no cost.  (F) Gratis, senior, and Catawba licenses hunting privileges include statewide hunting, hunting big game, hunting on wildlife management area lands, and hunting migratory waterfowl. The fishing privileges of these licenses include freshwater fishing, freshwater fishing using a set hook, and saltwater fishing.  (G) There is no cost to a Catawba hunting and fishing licensee for any other tags required by law for recreational hunting and fishing except for those department hunting and fishing activities controlled by lottery.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 8, eff July 1, 2010; 2013 Act No. 94, Section 7, eff July 1, 2013.  Editor's Note  Former Section 50-9-530 was entitled "Migratory waterfowl permits; commemorative stamps" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-553.1; 1969 (56) 444; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1261; 1996 Act No. 372, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 214, Section 1.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment added subsection (G).
SC Code § 50-9-535 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-535. Conversion of lifetime licenses to senior lifetime license.

 A resident who holds a lifetime hunting, lifetime combination, lifetime freshwater fishing, or lifetime saltwater recreational fishing license, upon attaining the age of sixty-four, may convert that license to a senior lifetime license for a fee of nine dollars, one dollar of which the issuing sales vendor may retain.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 8, eff July 1, 2010.  Editor's Note  Former Section 50-9-535 was entitled "Migratory game bird permits; fees; integration with other hunting licenses; when not required" and was derived from 1998 Act No. 305, Section 1; 2008 Act No. 214, Section 2.
SC Code § 50-9-545 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-545. Type of license required for taking shad, herring, or eels.

 A person taking shad, herring, or eels for recreation:  (1) in the saltwaters of this State must have a recreational saltwater fishing license; if using a gill net or eel pot, must have an annual recreational saltwater license and a saltwater commercial equipment license and related permits;  (2) in the freshwaters of this State must have a recreational freshwater fishing license; if using a gill net or eel pot, must have an annual recreational freshwater fishing license and a saltwater commercial equipment license and related permits.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 200, Section 9, eff May 28, 2010.
SC Code § 50-9-550, 50-9-560 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-550, 50-9-560. Omitted by 2010 Act No. 233, Section 8, eff July, 1, 2010.

 Editor's Note  Former Section 50-9-550 was entitled "Reservoirs, lakes, and streams freshwater permit; fee" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 28-558; 1952 Code Section 28-558; 1942 Code Section 1767; 1937 (40) 303, 586; 1938 (40) 1659, 1688; 1952 (47) 2179; 1981 Act No. 94, Section 12; 1986 Act No. 502, Part II, Section 9; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1261; 1996 Act No. 372, Section 2; 2000 Act No. 370, Section 3.  Former Section 50-9-560 was entitled "Recreational saltwater fishing licenses; fees" and was derived from 2009 Act No. 15, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-9-570 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-570. Unlawful to hunt migratory game birds without permit; exception.

 (A) It is unlawful to hunt, take, or possess migratory game birds without first obtaining a migratory game bird permit. Migratory game birds include mourning dove, Wilson snipe, woodcock, the Anatidae (commonly known as goose, brant, and duck), and the Rallidae (commonly known as marsh hen, coot, gallinule, and rail).  (B) Residents who have attained the age of sixty-four and hold a lifetime statewide hunting license, lifetime statewide combination license, gratis lifetime hunting and fishing license, senior lifetime hunting and fishing license, or Catawba hunting and fishing license are not required to obtain a migratory game bird permit.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 8, eff July 1, 2010.
SC Code § 50-9-610 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-610. Additional requirements for attempting to take nongame freshwater fish.

 (A) In addition to the licenses required for freshwater fishing, each licensee attempting to take nongame freshwater fish must obtain:  (1) a tag for each eel pot, at five dollars a tag for residents and fifty dollars a tag for nonresidents;  (2) a tag for each fyke net, at ten dollars for residents and fifty dollars for nonresidents;  (3) a tag for each gill net, at five dollars a tag for residents and fifty dollars a tag for nonresidents;  (4) a tag for each hoop net, at ten dollars a tag for residents and fifty dollars a tag for nonresidents;  (5) a tag for each trap, at five dollars a tag for residents and fifty dollars a tag for nonresidents;  (6) a tag for each trotline, not to exceed fifty hooks each, at two dollars fifty cents a tag for residents and fifty dollars a tag for nonresidents;  (7) a permit for using up to fifty jugs, at five dollars a permit for residents and fifty dollars for nonresidents;  (8) a permit for using up to fifty set hooks, at five dollars a permit for residents and fifty dollars for nonresidents.  (B) Permits for jugs and set hooks are not required for residents assisting permit holders.  (C) The licensee must affix the tag or identification information to the respective device.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 200, Section 10, eff May 28, 2010; 2013 Act No. 94, Section 9, eff July 1, 2013.  Effect of Amendment  The 2013 amendment, in subsection (A), substituted "for freshwater fishing, each licensee attempting to take nongame freshwater fish must obtain" for "to take freshwater fish each licensee taking nongame freshwater fish, when using these devices must have"; and rewrote subsection (C).
SC Code § 50-9-630 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-630. Federal Migratory Hunting and Conservation Stamp required; endorsement; fee.

 (A) For the purposes of this section:  (1) "Service" means the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and its' successors.  (2) "Stamp" means a Federal Migratory Hunting and Conservation Stamp.  (B) For the privilege of hunting migratory waterfowl in this State, a hunter also shall obtain a Federal Migratory Hunting and Conservation Stamp in addition to the required state hunting license and permits. The stamp must be endorsed as required by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.  (C) The department may enter into an agreement or memorandum of understanding with the service to offer the stamp through the licensing system of the department. At the time of purchase, the department must endorse a purchaser's license with the name of the stamp and the period for which the endorsement is valid; provided, however, that this period of validity may not exceed forty-five days unless authorized by the agreement or memorandum of understanding.  (D)(1) The fee for a stamp purchased from the department may not exceed the stamp cost set by the service, plus the fulfillment cost set by the stamp fulfillment contractor, plus one dollar. Of these funds, the issuing sales vendor may retain one dollar. The department may remit stamp revenue and fulfillment costs as provided in the agreement or memorandum of understanding.  (2) When a stamp purchase is made and immediately fulfilled in a department office, the fulfillment fee portion may not be charged.  (E) The department only may offer the endorsement of the stamp on a state hunting license for the convenience of hunters and to encourage compliance with federal and state law. The provisions of this section may not be interpreted to diminish the original jurisdiction of the United States government over the stamp or the applicability of the stamp for hunting migratory waterfowl in this State.  HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 42 (H.3393), Section 1, eff July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 50-9-640 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-640. Wild turkey tag fees.

 (A) For the privilege of hunting wild turkey, in addition to the required hunting license and big game permit, a person must possess a wild turkey tag issued in the person's name. The fee for a:  (1) resident is five dollars for three tags, one dollar of which may be retained by the license sales vendor; and  (2) nonresident is one hundred dollars for two tags, one dollar of which may be retained by the license sales vendor.  (B) There is no cost for wild turkey tags for persons under the age of sixteen, lifetime licensees, and gratis licensees upon request to the department.  HISTORY: 2019 Act No. 51 (S.575), Section 5, eff July 1, 2019.
SC Code § 50-9-650 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses|Section 50-9-650. Deer hunting.

 (A)(1) For the privilege of hunting and taking deer on property with a Deer Quota Program permit, a person must obtain the required hunting license, any other required permits, and have access and authorization to utilize Deer Quota Program tags for the property on which the person is hunting.  (2) A landowner or lessee may apply to the Deer Quota Program for a permit at a cost of fifty dollars per land tract application. The applicant may request a quota for antlerless deer, antlered deer, or both antlered and antlerless deer. The department shall determine an appropriate number of Deer Quota Program tags for antlered and antlerless deer to be issued under each permit, and there is no cost for these tags.  (B)(1) For the privilege of hunting and taking deer on property without a Deer Quota Program permit, a person must obtain the required hunting license, any other required permits, and a set of individual deer tags from the department issued in the person's name.  (2)(a) With the purchase of a South Carolina hunting license and a big game permit, a resident shall be issued two individual antlerless deer tags and three unrestricted individual antlered deer tags. Persons under the age of sixteen, lifetime, and gratis licensees may receive these tags upon request to the department. Residents, including persons under the age of sixteen, lifetime, and gratis licensees also may purchase:  (i) two antler restriction individual antlered deer tags valid for deer with a minimum of four points on one antler or a minimum twelve-inch inside antler spread for five dollars per tag; and  (ii) additional individual antlerless deer tags for five dollars per tag.  (b) Fees for nonresident deer tags are as follows:  (i) fifty dollars for the first antlered deer tag and twenty dollars for each additional antlered deer tag up to a maximum of four tags; two of which must be an antler restriction individual antlered deer tag valid only for deer with a minimum of four points on one antler or a minimum twelve-inch inside antler spread; and  (ii) ten dollars per individual antlerless deer tag.  HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 9, eff July 1, 2010; 2016 Act No. 257 (S.454), Section 1, eff July 1, 2017; 2019 Act No. 19 (H.3750), Section 1, eff April 3, 2019.  Effect of Amendment  2016 Act No. 257, Section 1, rewrote the section, revising the procedure whereby the Department of Natural Resources issues and charges a person for the privilege of hunting and taking deer in this state.  2019 Act No. 19, Section 1, in (2)(a), in the first sentence, substituted "two individual antlerless deer tags" for "eight date-specific individual antlerless deer tags which are valid only on specified days".