2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses › Section 50-9-520. Lifetime statewide combination licenses; fees.

(A) A resident may obtain a lifetime statewide combination license from the department at its designated licensing locations, which grants the same privileges as an annual combination license. The license fee is based on the age of the applicant. If at the time of application the individual is:
(1) under two years of age, the fee is three hundred dollars;
(2) at least two years of age, but less than sixteen years of age, the fee is four hundred dollars;
(3) at least sixteen years of age but less than sixty-four years of age, the fee is five hundred dollars.
(B) A resident who holds a lifetime combination license may obtain the privilege of statewide saltwater recreational fishing from the department at its designated licensing locations. The license fee is based on the age of the applicant. If at the time of application the individual is:
(1) under two years of age, the fee is one hundred twenty dollars;
(2) at least two years of age but less than sixteen years of age, the fee is one hundred sixty dollars;
(3) at least sixteen years of age but less than sixty-four years of age, the fee is two hundred dollars.
(C) A resident who holds a lifetime combination license may obtain the privilege of hunting migratory waterfowl from the department at its designated licensing locations. The permit fee is based on the age of the applicant. If at the time of application the individual is:
(1) under two years of age, the fee is sixty-six dollars;
(2) at least two years of age but less than sixteen years of age, the fee is eighty-eight dollars;
(3) at least sixteen years of age but less than sixty-four years of age, the fee is one hundred ten dollars.
(D) Privileges in subsections (B) and (C) also may be obtained simultaneously when application is made for licenses in subsection (A).
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 8, eff July 1, 2010.
Editor's Note
Prior laws: 1937 (40) 303, 586; 1938 (40) 1659, 1688; 1942 Code Section 1767; 1952 (47) 2179; 1952 Code Section 28-557; 1962 Code Section 28-557; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1261; 1996 Act No. 372, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 268, Section 3.
2012 Act No. 257, Section 13, provides as follows:
"(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a nonresident may obtain a lifetime combination license which grants the same privileges as a statewide combination license from the Department of Natural Resources at its Columbia office if:
"(1) the applicant was born in this State and provides a notarized birth certificate from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control;
"(2) the applicant has held title in fee simple, either in whole or in part, to real property located within this State for at least five years immediately preceding the date of application, and the applicant provides a notarized record of ownership from the appropriate county official in the county where the real property is located;
"(3) the applicant, if born after June 30, 1979, and having attained the age of sixteen or older, complies with all hunter education requirements of this State and provides a certificate of completion for the course; and
"(4) the applicant has not been charged for natural resource violations which could result in the suspension of hunting or fishing privileges.
"(B) This license is available for purchase from July 1, 2012, through September 30, 2012. The fee is seven hundred dollars."