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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-10. Adoption of Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act; prohibitions concerning hunting of waterfowl; penalties.

(A) The Federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act and its implementing regulations are the law of this State. However, the board annually may set seasons, bag limits, and methods for hunting and taking migratory birds consistent with federal law. A violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act or its implementing regulations or a violation of regulations set by the board is a misdemeanor.
(B) In addition, it is unlawful to:
(1) trespass while hunting waterfowl;
(2) take or attempt to take waterfowl over bait;
(3) take or attempt to take waterfowl more than fifteen minutes before or after regularly designated hunting hours;
(4) possess more than one waterfowl over the legal limit;
(5) hunt waterfowl out of season.
(C) A person who violates a provision of subsection (A), with the exception of those provisions specified in subsection (B), 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 not more than thirty days for each offense. A person who violates a provision of subsection (B) 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 not more than thirty days for each offense.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Sections 50-11-10 (1962 Code Section 28-301; 1952 Code Section 28-301; 1942 Code Section 1780-4; 1932 Code Section 1767; Cr. C. '22 Section 744; 1919 (31) 269; 1952 (47) 2179) and from; 50-11-2310 (1984 Act No. 369, Section 2)] En 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1992 Act No. 301, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2003 Act No. 11, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-15. Baiting prohibited in area over which migratory birds are hunted; penalties;.

(A) It is unlawful to bait, assist in baiting, or cause to be baited an area over which migratory birds are being hunted if the persons engaged in the hunting have a lawful right to hunt that area. 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 five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
(B) A property owner shall not be prosecuted for a violation of subsection (A) where the person who is engaged in hunting is trespassing or hunting the baited area without the permission of the owner.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 332, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-20. Repealed.

HISTORY: Former Section, titled Definitions; migratory waterfowl committee; responsibilities of committee; use of funds, had the following history: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2135 (En 1981 Act No. 64, Section 2; Am 1984 Act No. 324)] En 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 1995 Act No. 145, Part II, Section 63A; 2000 Act No. 370, Section 4; 2005 Act No. 164, Section 28; 2008 Act No. 214, Section 3, eff May 13, 2008; 2015 Act No. 56 (H.3880), Section 1, eff June 3, 2015. Repealed by 2020 Act No. 152, Section 3.A, eff September 28, 2020.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-22. Harming actively nesting waterfowl or disturbing nest or nest box; penalties.

(A) It is unlawful to harm, disturb, molest, or take an actively nesting waterfowl, its nest, or eggs, including the male, except by permit issued by the federal government or its agent.
(B) It is unlawful to disturb, damage, or destroy the nest including a nest box or eggs of any waterfowl except by permit issued by the federal government or its agent. Provided, nothing in this section prohibits inspection of nests for biological purposes.
Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for up to thirty days. In addition, anyone convicted forfeits all hunting and fishing privileges for one year.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 214, Section 4, eff May 13, 2008.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-24. Hunting migratory fowl in Gills Creek watershed in Lancaster County without permission; penalties.

It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl in the Gills Creek watershed in Lancaster County within two hundred yards of a dwelling without written permission of the owner or 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: 2002 Act No. 164, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-25. Prohibition on taking migratory waterfowl from certain blinds or positions; construction and use of blinds; penalties.

(A) It is unlawful to take migratory waterfowl from blinds or positions where the floor level of the blind or the position is:
(1) more than ten feet above surface level in or around freshwater; or
(2) more than five feet above the mean high water in or around saltwater.
(B) A blind on public lands or waters must be constructed from biodegradable materials.
(C) Once vacated, a blind on public lands or waters may be used by persons on a "first come, first served" basis.
(D) 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: 1992 Act No. 345, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-26. Hunting migratory waterfowl on Bear Creek in Lancaster County without permission; penalties.

It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Bear Creek in Lancaster County within two hundred yards of a dwelling without written permission of the owner or occupant. As used in this section, Bear Creek includes the area within the Bear Creek impoundment boundaries from the bridge on Beacon Road crossing the uppermost waters to the watershed dam as a lower boundary. 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: 1999 Act No. 95, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-27. Hunting and baiting on Lake Murray; violations and penalties.

(A) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Lake Murray" means and includes the area from Lake Murray Dam to one-half mile upstream of Harmon's Bridge on Secondary Road 41-44 and upstream to Kempson's Ferry Bridge on Highway 395, excluding tributaries;
(2) "bait" means shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn; wheat or grain; salt; or other feed that would constitute a lure, attraction, enticement, or bait to waterfowl;
(3) "to bait" or "baiting" means placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or scattering bait.
(B) It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on that portion of Lake Murray lying within Newberry and Saluda Counties within two hundred yards of a dwelling or marina without written permission of the owner and occupant.
(C) It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on that portion of Lake Murray lying within Lexington and Richland Counties within three hundred fifty yards of a dwelling or marina without written permission of the owner and occupant.
(D) From November 1 to February 1 of the following year, it is unlawful to bait, assist in, or cause to be baited any of the waters of Lake Murray below the lakefront property line. Provided, nothing in this section makes it unlawful to casually feed foodstuffs to waterfowl or to fill and use bird and other wildlife feeders.
(E) A person who violates subsections (B) and (C) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
(F) A person who violates subsection (D) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
HISTORY: 1995 Act No. 93, Section 15; 1999 Act No. 96, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-28. Unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Lake Greenwood; penalties.

It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Lake Greenwood within two hundred yards of a dwelling without written permission of the owner and occupant. As used in this section, Lake Greenwood includes the area from the Buzzard's Roost Dam upstream to the Smith Road Bridge pilings on the Saluda River, upstream to the Old Burnt Bridge on the Reedy River, and upstream to the SC Highway 72 bridge on Cane Creek. 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: 1998 Act No. 436, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-29. Unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Lake Wateree; penalties.

It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Lake Wateree within two hundred yards of a dwelling without written permission of the owner and occupant. As used in this section, Lake Wateree includes the area from Wateree Dam upstream to the Cedar Creek and Rock Creek Power Plant Dam. 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. Provided, however, nothing in this section is intended to limit the restrictions of Section 50-19-1830.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 436, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-30. Repealed by 2008 Act No. 286, Section 11, eff June 11, 2008.

Editor's Note
Former Section 50-11-30 was entitled "Extension of hunting season when season opens or closes on Sunday" and was derived from [Derived from former Section 50-11-380 (1962 Code Section 28-362; 1952 Code Section 28-362; 1942 Code Section 1780; 1936 (39) 1303; 1952 (47) 2179; 1964 (53) 2092)] En 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-31. Hunting near dwelling or marina on Potato and Wyboo Creeks prohibited; baiting prohibited; penalties.

(A) For purposes of this section:
(1) "Potato Creek" is the area lying east of Highway S-14-260 westward to the mouth of Potato Creek and the property controlled by Camp Bob Cooper 4-H Camp.
(2) "Wyboo Creek" is the area lying northward from a line connecting Green Island and Eagle Point on Lake Marion to Highway 260. This area will include the areas known as White Oak Slough, Air Port Slough, and Birch Branch.
(3) "Bait" means shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn; wheat or grain; salt; or other feed that would constitute a lure, attraction, enticement, or bait to waterfowl.
(4) "To bait" or "baiting" means placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or scattering bait.
(5) "A dwelling" is a house or other structure in which a person or persons live; a residence; abode; occupied by a family as a place of residence, or a structure used as place of habitation.
(B) It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Potato Creek or Wyboo Creek, as defined for purposes of this section, within two hundred yards of a dwelling or marina without written permission of the owner or occupant.
(C) From November first to February first of the following year, it is unlawful to bait, assist in, or cause to be baited any of the waters of Potato Creek and Wyboo Creek below the lakefront property line defined as the 76.8 marker. However, nothing in this section makes it unlawful to casually feed foodstuffs to waterfowl or to fill and use bird and other wildlife feeders above the 76.8 marker.
(D) A person who violates subsection (B) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
(E) A person who violates subsection (C) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 374, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-32. Hunting waterfowl on Lake Marion; penalty.

It is unlawful to hunt waterfowl in Calhoun County on Lake Marion within two hundred yards of a residence without written permission of the owner and occupant. As used in this section, Lake Marion includes the public waters in Calhoun County from the confluence of the Congaree and Wateree Rivers downstream to Poplar Creek. 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: 2005 Act No. 152, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-33. Hunting migratory waterfowl on portions of Lake Marion; penalties.

It is unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Dean Swamp in Clarendon County or waters adjacent to Santee Cooper Resort in Orangeburg County on Lake Marion 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 three hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 57, Section 1.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-90. Controlled substances for the capture and immobilization of wildlife.

The department may obtain and utilize Schedule III nonnarcotics and Schedule IV controlled substances for the capture and immobilization of wildlife. The department must apply for a Controlled Substance Registration Certificate from the federal Drug Enforcement and Administration (DEA) and a State Controlled Substances Registration from the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC). The administration of tranquilizing agents must be done only by department employees trained and certified for this purpose. Department applicants issued a certificate by the DEA and a registration by DHEC are responsible for maintaining their respective records regarding the inventory, storage, and administration of controlled substances and are subject to inspection and audit by DHEC and the DEA.
HISTORY: 2022 Act No. 135 (H.4904), Section 1, eff April 11, 2022.
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 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 Director of the State Livestock-Poultry Health Division, Clemson University 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 prevent the introduction or distribution of a disease. The department may prohibit the importation, intrastate movement, possession or use, of any wildlife, carcasses, or associated parts or products of any nature.
(C) The department, upon declaration of a wildlife disease emergency by the Director of the Department of Natural Resources, after consulting with the Director of the State Livestock-Poultry Health Division, Clemson University, may promulgate regulations to:
(1) delineate disease management zones at any geographic scale;
(2) declare temporary emergency open seasons, methods of take, increased bag limits, mandatory reporting or check-in of harvested game and biological samples, or restrictions on baiting and feeding of wildlife for no more than one year at any given time in any area of the State provided that appropriate public notice is given describing the declaration and delineating the affected area; and
(3) permit landowners or their designees to take protected wildlife as specified by the department.
(D) Department personnel and their designees are authorized to euthanize sick or injured wildlife.
(E) Unless otherwise specified, a person violating any of the provisions of this section or any regulation established pursuant to this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 72, Section 1; 2022 Act No. 136 (H.4906), Section 1, eff April 11, 2022.
Effect of Amendment
2022 Act No. 136, Section 1, rewrote the section, allowing the Department of Natural Resources to take action regarding wildlife disease control.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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).
2023 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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-170. Repealed by 2008 Act. No. 286, Section 11, eff June 11, 2008.

Editor's Note
Former Section 50-11-170 was entitled "Penalties for buying, selling, or displaying for sale carcasses or parts of wild rabbits in Game Zones 2 and 4" and was derived from [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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-320. Issuance of tags for hunting and taking deer; penalties.

(A) The department will issue tags for the hunting and taking of deer.
(1) Antlered deer tags issued to individuals are valid statewide as prescribed by the department except on property with a Deer Quota Program permit for antlered deer.
(2) Antlerless deer tags issued to individuals are valid statewide as prescribed by the department except on property with a Deer Quota Program permit for antlerless deer.
(3) Deer Quota Program tags are valid only on properties for which they are issued.
Text of (B) effective until July 1, 2024.
(B)(1) Deer taken pursuant to individual deer tags, during any season regardless of weapon, must be tagged with a valid individual deer tag. Each tag must be attached to the deer as prescribed by the department before the animal is moved from the point of kill.
(2) Deer taken pursuant to Deer Quota Program tags must be tagged with a valid Deer Quota Program tag and reported to the department as prescribed. Each tag must be attached to the deer as prescribed by the department before the animal is moved from the point of kill.
Text of (B) effective July 1, 2024.
(B)(1) Deer taken pursuant to individual deer tags, during any season regardless of weapon, must be tagged with a valid individual deer tag. Each tag must be attached to the deer as prescribed by the department before the animal is moved from the point of kill.
(2) Deer taken pursuant to Deer Quota Program tags must be tagged with a valid Deer Quota Program tag and reported to the electronic harvest reporting system pursuant to the provisions of Section 50-11-546. Each tag must be attached to the deer as prescribed by the department before the animal is moved from the point of kill.
(C) It is unlawful for an individual:
(1) to harvest or attempt to harvest a deer on property with a Deer Quota Program permit without having access and authorization to utilize Deer Quota Program tags for the property on which the person is hunting;
(2) to harvest or attempt to harvest a deer on property without a Deer Quota Program permit unless the person possesses a set of individual deer tags issued in the person's name;
(3) to possess, move, or transport an untagged deer which was harvested by hunting in South Carolina;
(4) to use or attempt to use more than one set of deer tags or tags issued in another person's name to harvest a deer; and
(5) to alter a deer tag for fraudulent or unlawful purposes.
(D) 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.
HISTORY: 2016 Act No. 257 (S.454), Section 6, eff July 1, 2017; 2023 Act No. 65 (H.3538), Section 2, eff July 1, 2024.
Effect of Amendment
2023 Act No. 65, Section 2, in (B)(2), in the first sentence, substituted "electronic harvest reporting system pursuant to the provisions of Section 50-11-546" for "department as prescribed".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-335. Repealed.

HISTORY: Former Section, titled Bag limit on antlered deer, had the following history: [Derived from former Sections 50-11-660 (1962 Code Section 28-334.2; 1953 (48) 623; 1956 (49) 1660; 1958 (50) 1568; 1961 (52) 460; 1979 Act No. 101, Section 2; 1984 Act No. 413, Section 2); 50-11-1220 (1962 Code Section 28-378; 1952 Code Section 28-378; 1950 (46) 2287; 1952 (47) 2179; Repealed 1985 Act No. 68, Section 22); 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); 50-11-1270 (1962 Code Section 28-379.1; 1974 (58) 2198; 1979 Act No. 14, Section 1); 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; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 1994 Act No; 348, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 289, Section 5; 2008 Act No. 175, Section 1, eff February 4, 2008; 2008 Act No. 286, Sections 2, 10, eff June 11, 2008; 2014 Act No. 227 (S.1071), Section 5, eff July 1, 2015. Repealed by 2016 Act No. 257, Section 8, eff July 1, 2017.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-340. Penalty for hunting deer during closed season.

Any person convicted of hunting deer during the closed season must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. None of the fine may be suspended.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-355 (1982 Act No. 382, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-350. Illegally taking deer; penalty.

Any person taking, attempting to take, or having in his possession deer illegally or taking, attempting to take, or killing deer in any way prohibited by the department on wildlife management area lands throughout the State 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: [Derived from former Section 50-11-670 (1962 Code Section 28-334.3; 1953 (48) 623; 1956 (49) 1660; 1958 (50) 1568; 1959 (51) 80; 1961 (52) 460; 1979 Act No. 101, Section 3; 1985 Act No. 68, Section 7)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2006 Act No. 289, Section 6.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-355. Hunting deer near residences with firearm; penalties.

It is unlawful to hunt deer with a firearm within three hundred yards of a residence when less than ten feet above the ground without permission of the owner and occupant. Anyone violating the provisions of 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. The provisions of this section do not apply to a landowner hunting on his own land or a person taking deer pursuant to a department permit.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-140 (1981 Act No. 17, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 433, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 1999 Act No. 75, Section 1; 2014 Act No. 246 (S.876), Section 1, eff June 6, 2014.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 246, Section 1, substituted "hunt deer with a firearm within three hundred yards of a residence when less than ten feet above the ground without permission" for "hunt deer within three hundred yards of a residence without permission" in the first sentence.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-356. Discharging weapon near poultry layer or broiler house prohibited; penalties.

It is unlawful to discharge a gun or weapon within three hundred yards of a poultry layer or broiler house containing live poultry without permission of the owner. Anyone knowingly violating the provisions of 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. The provisions of this section do not apply to a landowner discharging a gun or weapon on his own land.
HISTORY: 1990 Act No. 413, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-360. Taking or attempting to take elk; penalty.

It is unlawful to take or attempt to take elk (Cervus elaphus). A person convicted of violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than twenty-five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.
HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 21, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 16, 2007).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-365. Wearing of international orange while on Wildlife Management Area lands.

All nonexempt persons must wear a hat, coat, or vest of solid international orange while on Wildlife Management Area lands during deer hunting season.
HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 18 (H.3668), Section 1, eff May 7, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-380. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 211, Section 5, eff June 8, 2010.

Editor's Note
This section was also repealed by 2010 Act No. 286, Section 6, eff June 29, 2010.
Former Section 50-11-380 was entitled "Unlawful in Game Zone 1 to possess certain firearms or ammunition except during deer and bear season; penalties" and was derived from former Section 50-11-480 (1962 Code Section 28-333.2; 1964 (53) 2144); 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.