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SC Code § 50-5-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-50. Prosecutions for violations of chapter.

 The department may prosecute for violations of this chapter for the collection of revenues due this State from the fishing industries and permitting of bottoms and waters and may employ counsel having special knowledge of the fisheries laws, fisheries, and coastal conditions to conduct the prosecutions in the inferior courts and assist the solicitor in the circuit courts and appellate courts.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-162; 1952 Code Section 28-162; 1942 Code Section 3309; 1932 Code Section 3309; 1924 (33) 1016; 1952 (47) 2890; 1972 (57) 2429; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1259; 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-5-55 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-55. Suspension of privileges; magistrates court jurisdiction; penalties and restitution orders.

 (A) Any suspension of privileges under this chapter shall run concurrent with any other suspension then in effect. Except as provided in Section 50-5-2510, suspensions of privileges resulting from violations of this chapter begin thirty calendar days from date of conviction.  (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, the magistrates court has jurisdiction to try any criminal case that arises under this chapter and to impose the penalties set forth herein up to a maximum of five thousand dollars or thirty days' imprisonment. In addition to any penalty imposed under this chapter, the presiding magistrate may order restitution for losses of natural resources.  (C) A person or entity shall have all saltwater privileges and other licenses, permits, and registrations issued by the department suspended until the penalty is paid in full if the person or entity:  (1) fails to pay a penalty arising out of a violation of this chapter within ten business days following adjudication of the matter; or  (2) defaults on a payment plan approved by a presiding magistrate.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-5-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-60. Conspiracy to violate provision of chapter.

 A person who conspires to violate a provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as if he had violated that provision.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-163; 1952 Code Section 28-163; 1942 Code Section 3323; 1932 Code Section 3323; 1924 (33) 1016; 1952 (47) 2890; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1259; 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-5-65 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-65. Seizure and disposition of contraband; separate offense defined.

 (A) Any fish or fishery product taken or possessed in violation of any provision of this chapter is contraband and may be seized along with its container and disposed of according to law.  (B) Any perishable item seized, the sale of which is illegal per se, may be donated by the department to a nonprofit entity, in the discretion of the department, or destroyed provided that any perishable item, the sale of which is illegal only because of the place or manner or method in which or by which it was taken must be sold, donated, or destroyed. The proceeds of any perishable item sold must be retained until final adjudication of the case. Any proceeds of the sale must be returned to the defendant in the event of a verdict of not guilty.  (C) Living contraband taken in this State may be returned by the department to the water.  (D) Nonperishable items may be retained by the department for use by the department or disposed of according to law. Nonperishable items which are illegal to use or which have no commercial value must be destroyed.  (E) Neither an item of contraband nor the value of an item of contraband may inure to the benefit of any employee of the department.  (F) Each fish, dozen of crabs, bushel of oysters, one-half bushel of clams, quart of shrimp, or pound of other saltwater fishery product, or fraction or part thereof taken, possessed, purchased, sold, or offered for sale in violation of this chapter is a separate offense.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 342, Sections 5, 49.
SC Code § 50-5-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-70. Sale of confiscated device; redemption by owner.

 The department shall sell any confiscated device not used or destroyed by the department at public auction for cash to the highest bidder in the county where it was seized, after having given ten days' public notice of the sale. When the device is of greater value than one thousand dollars, the owner may at any time before sale redeem it by paying to the department one thousand dollars. When the device is of lesser value than one thousand dollars, the owner may at any time before the sale redeem it by paying to the department the retail market value.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-169; 1952 Code Section 28-169; 1942 Code Section 3321; 1932 Code Section 3321; 1924 (33) 1016; 1952 (47) 2890; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1259; 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 342, Section 6.
SC Code § 50-5-75 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-75. Common areas for taking of fish.

 The waters and bottoms of the bays, rivers, creeks, and marshes within this State or within the territorial sea as shown on applicable NOAA Charts, not heretofore conveyed by grant from the General Assembly or royal grant are and remain as a common for the people of this State for the taking of fish, subject to the provisions of this chapter and any future act that may be passed, except that this section is not intended to regulate fish or fishing in the freshwaters of this State.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-5-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-80. Dividing line between salt and fresh water on rivers.

 The dividing line between salt water and freshwater on the rivers listed is defined in this section, and all waters of the rivers and their tributaries, streams, and estuaries lying seaward of the dividing lines are considered salt waters, and all waters lying landward or upstream from all dividing lines are considered freshwaters for purposes of licensing and regulating commercial and recreational fishing. Except as otherwise provided below, the saltwater/freshwater dividing line is U.S. Highway 17:  (1) On Savannah River the dividing line is the abandoned Seaboard Railroad track bed located approximately one and three-fourths miles upstream from the U.S. Highway 17A bridge.  (2) Wright River is salt water for its entire length.  (3) On Ashepoo River the dividing line is the old Seaboard Railroad track bed.  (4) On New River the dividing line is at Cook's Landing.  (5) Wallace River, Rantowles Creek, Long Branch Creek, and Shem Creek are salt water for their entire lengths.  (6) On Edisto River the dividing line is the abandoned Seaboard Railroad track bed near Matthews Canal Cut.  (7) On Ashley River the dividing line is the confluence of Popper Dam Creek directly across from Magnolia Gardens.  (8) On Cooper River the dividing line is the seaward shoreline of Old Back River at the confluence of Old Back River downstream from Bushy Park Reservoir.  (9) Wando River is salt water for its entire length.  (10) On the Intracoastal Waterway in Horry County the dividing line is the bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway at the intersection of S.C. Highway 9 and U.S. Highway 17.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-170; 1952 Code Section 28-170; 1942 Code Section 3322; 1932 Code Section 3322; 1924 (33) 1016; 1952 (47) 2890; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1259; 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-5-85 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-85. General Trawling Zone; subzones.

 (A) The General Trawling Zone consists of the following subzones:  (1) The Northern Subzone: from the North Carolina-South Carolina boundary at Little River and its projection to the seawardmost territorial sea limit; to a southern boundary beginning at a point on the southern end of Cedar Island at latitude 033° 7.2' N and longitude 079° 16.3' W, extending seaward in a southeasterly direction (135° true) to the seawardmost territorial sea limit.  (2) The Central Subzone: from the southernmost boundary of the northern subzone extending to a line beginning at the southern tip of Edisto Island at latitude 032° 28.6'N, longitude 080° 20.2'W, extending seaward in a southeasterly direction (135° true) to the seawardmost territorial sea limit.  (3) The Southern Subzone: from the southernmost boundary of the central subzone to the South Carolina-Georgia boundary and the seaward extension of the boundary to the seawardmost territorial sea limit.  (B) The department may prohibit or allow trawling or other commercial fishing activity in any subzone or specified area therein, in or out of season.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-5-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-90. Authority to enter and inspect buildings or stop and search fishing vessels; penalty for refusal to comply with order.

 (A) It is lawful for enforcement officers to enter and inspect any and all premises, houses, sheds, or warehouses used in commercial fishing or any fishing industry; and to stop and search any boat or vessel used in fishing and in the fishing industry; and to stop and search any vehicle used in the commercial fishing industry; and to arrest, without warrant, all persons violating the natural resources or boating laws or regulations punishable by a criminal penalty.  (B) Failure or refusal to comply with any lawful order or direction or to obstruct or evade or interfere with any officer enforcing the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a misdemeanor, and a person convicted thereof must be fined not less than five hundred dollars and not more than twenty-five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-171; 1965 (54) 576; 1981 Act No. 118, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1259; 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-5-95 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-95. Unlawful taking of saltwater fish; penalty.

 It is unlawful to take or attempt to take saltwater fish except as allowed by this chapter. Except as otherwise provided, a person violating this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-5-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-100. Knowingly obtaining saltwater fishery product taken or sold unlawfully.

 It is unlawful for any person knowingly to obtain or to attempt to obtain a saltwater fishery product taken, produced, cultured, or sold unlawfully.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-172; 1952 Code Section 28-172; 1942 Code Section 3328; 1932 Code Section 3328; 1924 (33) 1016; 1952 (47) 2890; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1259; 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-5-105 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-105. Unlawful activities affecting others; penalty.

 (A) It is unlawful:  (1) to remove, wilfully damage, or interfere with any fishing equipment belonging to another;  (2) to remove the catch without possessing written permission of the owner of the equipment, except channel nets must be operated only by the licensee; or  (3) to wilfully interfere with or impede lawful fishing activity.  (B) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than five hundred dollars and not more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, and in addition must have his saltwater privileges suspended for twelve months.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-5-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-110. Use of poison, explosive, or bang stick to take marine resources; penalty.

 It is unlawful to use poison, an explosive, or a bang stick or similar device in state waters to take marine resources. A person who violates this section by use of poison or an explosive other than a bang stick or similar device 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 more than thirty days and must have his saltwater privileges suspended for twelve months. A person who violates this section by use of a bang stick or similar device is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days and must have his saltwater privileges suspended for twelve months.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-174; 1952 Code Section 28-174; 1942 Code Section 3310; 1932 Code Section 3310; 1924 (33) 1016; 1952 (47) 2890; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1259; 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-5-115 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-115. Responsibility for determining location of commercial fishing vessel.

 The operator of any vessel engaged in commercial fishing is responsible for accurately determining the location of his vessel in order that he not violate any closed or restricted area.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-5-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-120. Boarding of vessel by law enforcement officers; penalty for failure to allow boarding and to cooperate.

 (A) The operator and crew of any watercraft operating in state waters are required to heave to when signaled or hailed, and allow boarding by law enforcement officers or U.S. Coast Guard personnel.  (B) The operator, crew, and passengers of any watercraft operating in state waters are required to cooperate with law enforcement officers or U. S. Coast Guard personnel.  (C) Any operator, crew member, or passenger, of any watercraft violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-178; 1952 Code Section 28-178; 1942 Code Section 3313; 1932 Code Section 3313; 1924 (33) 1016; 1952 (47) 2890; 1982 Act No. 328; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1259; 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1; 2002 Act No. 342, Section 7.
SC Code § 50-5-125 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-125. Use of vessel within 300 feet of public fishing pier; penalty.

 It is unlawful to use a vessel within three hundred feet of any public fishing piers which extend into the Atlantic Ocean. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 1.
SC Code § 50-5-300 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-300. Commercial saltwater fishing license requirement for residents; fee; striker exception.

 (A) For the privilege of taking or landing anadromous fish, saltwater fish, or fisheries products for commercial purposes, a resident must obtain a commercial saltwater fishing license for a fee of twenty-five dollars unless specifically exempted in this article. A resident must also obtain a commercial saltwater fishing license for the privilege of selling, exchanging, or bartering such fish or product taken or landed by the resident.  (B) To act as a striker, a resident need not acquire a commercial saltwater fishing license.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 342, Section 8.
SC Code § 50-5-305 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-305. Requirements for obtaining resident license; penalty.

 (A) To be granted a resident commercial saltwater license authorized under this chapter:  (1) an applicant must present a statement from the South Carolina Department of Revenue indicating the applicant filed a South Carolina income tax form as a resident for the previous calendar year, but a person under the age of seventeen is exempt from the requirement to provide such statement; or  (2) an applicant who did not file a South Carolina personal income tax form for the previous year must show documentation acceptable to the department proving the applicant was a resident of South Carolina for twelve consecutive months immediately prior to the date of application.  The applicant must also present an additional form of identification acceptable to the department.  (B) It is unlawful to obtain, attempt to obtain, or possess a South Carolina resident saltwater license while licensed for any purpose as a resident of another state.  (C) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days and must have his saltwater privileges suspended for twelve months.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 2.
SC Code § 50-5-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-310. Commercial saltwater fishing license for nonresidents; fee; striker exception.

 (A) For the privilege of taking or landing anadromous fish, saltwater fish, or fisheries products for commercial purposes, a nonresident must obtain a nonresident commercial saltwater fishing license for a fee of three hundred dollars unless specifically exempted in this article. A nonresident must also obtain a commercial saltwater fishing license for the privilege of selling, exchanging, or bartering such fish or product taken or landed by the nonresident.  (B) To act as a striker, a nonresident need not acquire a commercial saltwater fishing license.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 342, Section 9.
SC Code § 50-5-315 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-315. Saltwater fishing without a license prohibited; penalty.

 A person taking or attempting to take saltwater fish or operating a fishing vessel used in aid of taking saltwater fish for a commercial purpose without first acquiring the required commercial saltwater fishing license is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 2.
SC Code § 50-5-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-320. State Shellfish Ground licenses; fees.

 For the privilege of taking molluscan shellfish from state-owned bottoms not under permit from the department for commercial purposes or in a quantity greater than those allowed for personal use as provided in this chapter, any licensed resident commercial saltwater fisherman must obtain a State Shellfish Ground resident license for a fee of seventy-five dollars and any licensed nonresident commercial saltwater fisherman must obtain a State Shellfish Ground nonresident license for a fee of three hundred seventy-five dollars.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 2.
SC Code § 50-5-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-330. Recreational fishing exceptions; minnow traps for commercial purposes; retrieving unattended recreational equipment.

 (A) A person may fish or use the following in the salt waters of this State solely for recreational purposes without being commercially licensed:  (1) shrimp seines;  (2) hand-operated tongs, rakes except bull rakes, and forks except seed forks, used to harvest shellfish;  (3) hook and line or rod and reel;  (4) minnow traps, drop nets, and dip nets;  (5) cast nets; however, the use must comply with all other provisions of law;  (6) no more than two crab traps;  (7) no more than two trotlines with a cumulative total of not more than fifty hooks or baits;  (8) no more than ten bush or pole lines with single hooks or baits.  (B) A person may use a lawful gill net for other than commercial purposes without a commercial saltwater fishing license.  (C) A person may use lawful minnow traps to take fish for a commercial purpose for use as bait without a commercial saltwater fishing license.  (D) No person may retrieve any unattended recreational equipment used pursuant to this section unless the owner is present. A person may retrieve equipment with the written permission of the owner, but no fish may be retained.  (E) A person who violates this section by fishing or using equipment in excess of the numbers allowed in this section or in violation of subsection (D) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 342, Section 11.
SC Code § 50-5-335 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft|Chapter 5 - Marine Resources Act|Section 50-5-335. Channel net licenses; restrictions.

 (A) The department may grant no more than a cumulative total of sixty licenses for the use of channel nets in any one year. Applicants who held channel net licenses in the previous license year and who were not in violation of conservation laws or regulations must be given preference for licenses unless a violation results in a point suspension under Article 25, preference must not be denied solely for violations pertaining to:  (1) marking or lighting of channel nets;  (2) distance from the centerline of marked navigation channels if the distance is greater than 300 feet; or  (3) distance between channel nets and other fishing devices.  (B) An applicant must be sixteen years of age or older and a resident of this State, and licenses must be applied for in person. Only one license may be issued to a person.  HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 2; 2002 Act No. 342, Section 12.