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2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-1390. Revocation of or refusal to issue breeders license.

The department, when it has evidence that any breeder is violating the intent of this article and is not cooperating with the department in a desirable manner, may revoke the breeder's license and may refuse to issue the license and seals or tags to the breeder. Where a person has a record of game violations, the department may refuse to issue the breeder's license.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-3490 (1962 Code Section 28-543; 1957 (50) 535; 1984 Act No. 374, Section 11)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 560, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2006 Act No. 306, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-1400. Sale of pen-raised quail.

Any person complying with this article may sell live pen-raised quail for propagating purposes or may sell the carcasses of the pen-raised quail for any purpose, including sale for food.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-3500 (1962 Code Section 28-544; 1957 (50) 535)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 560, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2006 Act No. 306, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-1410. Information required on package of pen-raised quail shipped out of state; records.

Before being offered for sale other than alive or for propagation purposes or shipped within the State, all packages or bags of pen-raised quail carcasses must be labeled, marked, or stamped, in such a way so as to give the following information: the hatchery in which the quail is produced, its location, and address. This information must not be removed from the package or bag of quail except by the ultimate consumer. In addition, the hatchery is required to keep accurate records of all sales of pen-raised quail and to make these records available for inspection upon request by the department.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-3510 (1962 Code Section 28-545; 1957 (50) 535)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 560, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2006 Act No. 306, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-1420. Copy of invoice of pen-raised quail sold or shipped in State.

When any pen-raised quail is sold or shipped into this State, the shipper or seller shall furnish the department with a copy of the invoice showing the number of the quail so shipped or sold and to whom the quail was shipped or sold. Any pen-raised quail sold or shipped in violation of this section is subject to confiscation by the department.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 35-11-3610 (1962 Code Section 28-547; 1958 (50) 1672)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2006 Act No. 306, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-1430. Killing of pen-raised quail.

All pen-raised quail offered for sale must be killed otherwise than by shooting.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-3620 (1962 Code Section 28-548; 1958 (50) 1672; 1972 (57) 2431; 1983 Act No. 87, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2006 Act No. 306, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-1440. Trapping wild quail.

It is unlawful to trap wild quail for the purpose of obtaining birds to be pen-raised or to obtain wild quail eggs to be pen-raised or hatched.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-3640 (1962 Code Section 28-549; 1958 (50) 1672)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 61, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2006 Act No. 306, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-1450. Violation of article, penalty.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of two hundred dollars or thirty days imprisonment for each offense and shall forfeit his license and tags and may not secure any additional license during that year.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-3650 (1962 Code Section 28-549.1; 1958 (50) 1672)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2006 Act No. 306, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-1700. Unlawful to keep certain birds or animals in cold storage or refrigerating plants; exceptions; penalties.

It is unlawful to keep any of the birds or animals forbidden to be sold by the terms of Sections 50-11-1910 and 50-11-1940 in cold storage or refrigerating plants, except in a private dwelling, unless the bird or animal in cold storage, or the package containing it, bears the name and address, the serial number, and the class of the hunting license of the owner of the bird or animal. Any person violating this section must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned one day for each dollar fined or unpaid, either or both.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-40 (1962 Code Section 28-304; 1952 Code Section 28-304; 1942 Code Section 1786; 1932 Code Section 1771; Cr. C. '22 Section 748; Cr. C. '12 Section 720; 1910 (26) 572; 1935 (39) 235; 1952 (47) 2179)]; 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 50-11-1710. Unlawful for transportation company to receive for shipment state game birds or animals; exceptions.

It is unlawful for any transportation company to receive for shipment any of the game birds or animals of the State, except in season and unless the package containing them is so labeled as to show the consignor or consignee and the number and kind of birds or animals.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-1300 (1962 Code Section 28-384; 1952 Code Section 28-384; 1942 Code Section 1786-4; 1932 Code Section 1753; Cr. C. '22 Section 736; 1919 (31) 269; 1952 (47) 2179)]; 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 50-11-1720. Transportation of game birds or animals unlawfully killed or captured prohibited; exceptions.

No person shall knowingly receive for transportation beyond the limits of this State, so transport, cause to be so transported, or have in his possession with the intent to so transport or secure transportation any partridge, grouse, wild turkey, snipe, woodcock, or other game bird or game animal which has been killed or captured in this State except as permitted by Sections 50-1-110, 50-11-1710, and 50-11-1730, and the receipt, transportation, or possession or the causing or securing of transportation of each bird or game animal so killed or captured constitutes a separate offense. The provisions of this section do not apply to common carriers into whose possession birds or game come in the regular course of their business for transportation while they are in transit through the State from any place without the State. Nothing herein prohibits persons from having in their possession for the purpose of domestication and propagation any birds or animals.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-1310 (1962 Code Section 28-385; 1952 Code Section 28-385; 1942 Code Section 1786-5; 1932 Code Section 1783; Cr. C. '22 Section 762; Cr. C. '12 Section 741; 1907 (25) 660; 1952 (47) 2179)]; 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 50-11-1730. Authorization and application to transport game birds or animals out of state; limits; penalties.

It is lawful for any landowner or licensee to ship or carry beyond the limits of this State during any one week not over the bag limit for one day, as provided by law, of any domestic game birds or animals, when he has conformed to the regulations prescribed by the department under this section. Any landowner or licensee desiring to ship domestic game birds or animals beyond the limits of the State during the open season for such game birds or animals shall make application to the department, giving location of property and class and serial number of license held, and, upon the application, if it appears to the department that the shipment is for private, personal, or charitable use and not for sale of the game birds or animals, it may issue to the applicant a tag or label for use in shipping the game birds or animals. The tag or label must be of a design and in a form the department prescribes. Any person shipping or receiving for shipment beyond the limits of the State any domestic game birds or animals in violation of the provisions of this section is liable to a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days for each offense.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-1320 (1962 Code Section 28-387; 1952 Code Section 28-387; 1942 Code Section 1786-6; 1932 Code Section 1778; 1924 (33) 1056; 1952 (49) 2179)]; 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 50-11-1740. Limits on number of game birds or animals that may be shipped to private address in State.

It is lawful for a person to ship during any one week not over the bag limit for two days, as provided by law, of any domestic game birds or animals to any private address in this State when he has conformed to the regulations prescribed by the department under Section 50-11-1750.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-1280 (1962 Code Section 28-382; 1952 Code Section 28-382; 1942 Code Section 1786-3; 1932 Code Section 1777; Cr. C. '22 Section 755; 1920 (31) 757; 1952 (47) 2179)]; 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 50-11-1750. Application to ship game birds or animals.

Any person so desiring to ship domestic game birds or animals during the open season for these game birds or animals or within five days after the closing of the season shall make application to the department and upon the application, if it appears that the shipment is for private and personal use and not for the sale of the game birds or animals, the department shall issue to the applicant a tag or label for use in shipping the game birds or animals. The label must be of a design and in a form the department prescribes.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-1290 (1962 Code Section 28-383; 1952 code Section 28-383; 1942 Code Section 1786-3; 1932 Code Section 1777; Cr. C. '22 Section 755; 1920 (31) 757; 1952 (47) 2179)]; 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 50-11-1765. Possession, importation, or sale of live wolves.

It is unlawful to sell live wolves or to ship or import live wolves into this State, except as provided in regulations promulgated by the department. It is unlawful to possess a live wolf without a permit issued by the department.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 543, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2003 Act No. 23, Section 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-1910. Sale of deer or deer parts; penalties.

(A) It is unlawful to buy or sell, offer for sale, barter, or have in possession for sale the following: any live deer (family cervidae), the venison of any deer except as provided in Section 50-11-1920, any whitetail deer gametes or antler velvet, or any whitetail deer antlers attached to the pedicel.
(B) For a violation of this section, upon conviction, the guilty party for a first offense must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than three hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days; for a second offense within three years of the date of conviction for a first offense, the person must be fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days; for a third or subsequent offense within three years of the date of conviction for a first offense, the person must be fined one thousand dollars or be imprisoned for not more than sixty days.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2110 (1962 Code Section 28-459; 1952 Code Section 28-459; 1942 Code Section 1783-1; 1932 Code Section 1772; Cr. C. '22 Section 750; Cr. C. '12 Section 723; 1910 (26) 572; 1952 (47) 2179; 1976 Act No. 511, Section 1; 1980 Act No. 386, Section 1; 1982 Act No. 440, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2001 Act No. 34, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-1930. Sale or purchase of willet or dove prohibited.

It is unlawful to buy or sell, expose for sale, or have in possession for sale or barter any willet or dove.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2170 (1962 Code Section 28-467; 1952 Code Section 28-467; 1942 Code Section 1783-3; 1932 Code Section 1770; Cr. C. '22 Sections 747, 749; Cr. C. '12 Sections 719, 722; 1910 (26) 572; 1919 (31) 269)]; 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 50-11-1940. Unlawful to buy or barter for sale wild quail; penalty.

It is unlawful for any person to buy or barter for sale any wild quail within this State. Any person violating this section must be fined twenty-five dollars for each quail so bought or sold or imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each quail so bought or sold.
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 50-11-1950. Possession and sale of pheasant eggs permitted.

It is lawful for anyone to own, possess, control, sell, or otherwise dispose of pheasant eggs within this State or to sell or otherwise dispose of the eggs beyond the borders of the State, under regulations promulgated by the department.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2200 (1962 Code Section 28-470; 1952 Code Section 28-470; 1942 Code Section 1783-5; 1932 Code Section 1789; 1931 (37) 354; 1952 (47) 2890)]; 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 50-11-2100. Field trials; Department to promulgate regulations to permit field trials; penalties.

(A) Subject to the provisions in this section, the department shall promulgate regulations to permit and regulate field trials during the year including the closed season.
(B) A person violating the provisions of this section or regulations promulgated pursuant to 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 for each offense.
(C) A participant in any field trial permitted by the department is not required to obtain a hunting license or a wildlife management area permit if the participant is not carrying a weapon typically used for hunting and no game is taken.
(D) There shall be no field trials conducted on wildlife management areas outside of the regular season, except as permitted by the department.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-70 (1962 Code Section 28-306; 1960 (51) 1942; 1972 (57) 2431; 1984 Act No. 411, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1990 Act No. 350, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2010 Act No. 174, Section 1, eff July 1, 2010.
Editor's Note
2010 Act No. 174, Section 2, provides:
"Any regulations in conflict with the provisions of this act are repealed."
Effect of Amendment
The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2110. Repealed.

HISTORY: Former Section, titled Field trials in Game Zone 9; permits, had the following history: [Derived from former Sections 50-11-75 (1985 Act No. 144, Section 1); 50-11-77 (1985 Act No. 144, Section 2)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262. Repealed by 2014 Act No. 227, Section 7, eff July 1, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2210. Abuse of wildlife management area land, Heritage Trust land, or department owned land or improvements; penalties.

The abuse, misuse, damage, or destruction of wildlife management area land, Heritage Trust land, or department owned land or improvements on these lands is unlawful. A person who abuses, misuses, damages, or destroys these lands or improvements on them including, but not limited to, roads, vegetation, buildings, structures, or fences or leaves refuse, trash, or other debris on the property, or who otherwise abuses, damages, destroys, or misuses these lands is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined two hundred dollars and be required to make restitution to the landowner in an amount determined by the court to be necessary to repair, rebuild, clean up, or restore the property to its condition before the abuse occurred. A person failing to make restitution within the time limit set by the court must serve a mandatory ten-day sentence in the county jail which may not be suspended in whole or in part. The provisions of this section are in addition to other criminal penalties.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-1610 (1986 Act No. 502, Part II, Section 2)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2002 Act No. 257, Section 1; 2009 Act No. 63, Section 2, eff June 2, 2009.
Effect of Amendment
The 2009 amendment in the first sentence added ", Heritage Trust land, or department owned land", in the second sentence deleted "or sets, makes, or builds a fire except in an area specially designated by the landowner, operates a motor conveyance in an area or on a road closed to operation, conducts target practice except in a designated target practice area, camps in an area not designated as a campsite, disregards a safety or restrictive posting by the landowner" and substituted "these lands" for "wildlife management area land" throughout.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2215. Noninterference with agency duties and landowner rights.

Nothing contained in Section 50-11-2200 or 50-11-2210 shall interfere with the use and management of lands by a state agency charged with the management of those lands as part of the functions of the agency authorized by law or with the management and use by a landowner of his lands with the WMA program; nor shall anything contained in Section 50-11-2200 or 50-11-2210 be deemed to alter in any way the rights of owners of easements and rights of way within the boundaries of those lands.
HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 63, Section 6, eff June 2, 2009.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2220. Abuse of wildlife area land, Heritage Trust land, or department owned land or improvements; additional penalties.

A person convicted of abusing, damaging, or destroying wildlife management area land, Heritage Trust land, or department owned land or improvements loses the privilege of entering onto these lands for one year. A person who enters onto wildlife management land, Heritage Trust land, or department owned land after losing the privilege to enter 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, or both and, in addition, shall lose the privilege to enter these lands for an additional two years and the privilege to hunt and fish for one year. The provisions of this section are in addition to other criminal penalties.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-1620 (1986 Act No. 502, Part II, Section 2)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2002 Act No. 257, Section 2; 2007 Act No. 84, Section 2, eff June 14, 2007; 2009 Act No. 63, Section 3, eff June 2, 2009.
Effect of Amendment
The 2007 amendment rewrote this section.
The 2009 amendment in the first sentence deleted "twice within a three-year period" following "convicted" and added ", Heritage Trust land, or department owned land", and in the second sentence substituted "onto wildlife management land, Heritage Trust land, or department owned land" for "a wildlife management area", added ", or both" following "thirty days", and substituted "these lands" for "wildlife management areas" throughout.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2225. Trespass on closed area; penalties.

A person who enters a closed area or who remains on an area after being instructed by a law enforcement officer, the manager, or department custodial personnel to leave is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined up to five hundred dollars or imprisoned up to thirty days, or both.
HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 63, Section 4, eff June 2, 2009.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2230. Public or private access to property must be available prior to leasing property to Wildlife Management Area Program.

Before any person may lease property to the Wildlife Management Area Program, there must be either public or private access to the property available for use by individuals hunting the property under the program during the term of the lease.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-1630 (1986 Act No. 502, Part II, Section 3)]; 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 50-11-2240. Wildlife management area lottery hunt.

(A) In addition to any other action that may be taken by an enforcement officer, a hunter's privilege to participate in a wildlife management area lottery hunt may be revoked for the remainder of the hunt if an enforcement officer witnesses, or has probable cause to believe that, the hunter violated any provision of this article, or regulations promulgated pursuant to this article, during the hunt.
(B) If the hunter is not convicted of a violation of this article arising from the occurrence precipitating the revocation of his privilege to participate in the lottery hunt, then he, without having to pay any fees associated with participation, may elect to:
(1) participate in the next lottery hunt of the type for which his privilege was revoked; or
(2) have reinstated his preference points for determining his status for a future lottery hunt of the type for which his privilege was revoked.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 235 (S.1178), Section 1, eff June 2, 2014.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2300. Operation Game Thief Program created; funding.

There is created an Operation Game Thief Program to be funded by:
(1) monies authorized from the county game fund of the state treasury not to exceed thirty thousand dollars annually;
(2) monies received from donations to the fund, which must be used for general program purposes. The donor may not specify the purposes for which the donation must be used;
(3) monies appropriated by the General Assembly for the purposes provided in this article;
(4) proceeds from the sale of Operation Game Thief paraphernalia.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4110 (1983 Act No. 126)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2002 Act No. 304, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2310. Purposes for which program funds may be expended.

Funds from the Operation Game Thief Program may be expended only for the following purposes:
(1) the financing of reward payments to persons other than law enforcement officers, department personnel, and members of their immediate families responsible for information leading to the arrest of any persons for violations of natural resources laws. The board shall establish the schedule of rewards to be paid for information received and payment must be made from funds available for this purpose;
(2) the financing of a statewide telephone reporting system under the name of "Operation Game Thief" established under the direction of the board;
(3) the promotion of public recognition and awareness of the Operation Game Thief Program;
(4) operational improvements to the "Property Watch Program", the "Coastal Watch Program", and other programs within the Operation Game Thief Program and to enhance public involvement in the protection of natural resources.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4120 (1983 Act No. 126)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2002 Act No. 304, Section 2.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2320. Program funds to be expended in certain order.

The Operation Game Thief Program funds must be expended in conformity with the laws of the State, except that any monies appropriated by the General Assembly or received from donations must be used before monies from any county game fund are used. Balances remaining at the end of the fiscal year are exempt from the provisions of law relating to lapsing of appropriations.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4130 (1983 Act No. 126, 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 50-11-2400. Definitions.

For the purpose of this article:
(a) "Fur bearing animal" includes red and gray fox, coyote, raccoon, opossum, muskrat, mink, skunk, otter, bobcat, weasel, or beaver.
(b) "Fur buyer" means any person who purchases any whole fur bearing animal, raw or green furs, pelts, or hides.
(c) "Take" means to shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or attempt to shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect.
(d) "Commercial purposes" means taking or possessing any fur, pelt, hide, or whole animal for exchange, sale, trade, or barter and taking or possessing more than five furs, pelts, hides, or whole animals.
(e) "Trapper" means any person who takes or attempts to take animals by trapping.
(f) "Trap" means any device, other than a weapon, designed or constructed for taking animals.
(g) "Foot-hold trap" means a steel-jawed, spring-loaded device designed to capture the animal by the foot.
(h) "Live trap" means any box or cage designed for capturing and holding any animal unharmed.
(i) "Processor" means any person engaged in tanning or dressing furs, pelts, or hides of fur bearing animals for commercial purposes.
(j) "Transfer" includes selling, bartering, exchanging, and transporting.
(k) "Owner" means an individual or entity that owns property or equipment.
(l) "Agent" means an individual or entity appointed by the owner to act in his place.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4310 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 567, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2012 Act No. 257, Section 4, eff June 18, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment inserted "coyote," in item (a); removed "is taking for commercial purposes" from item (d); added items (k) and (l); and made other nonsubstantive changes.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2420. Repealed by 2012 Act No. 257, Section 14, eff June 18, 2012.

Editor's Note
Former Section 50-11-2420 was entitled "Commercial fur license" and was derived from former Section 50-11-4330 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1); 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 567, Section 3; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2005 Act No. 82, Section 1.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2430. Proof of ownership or permission to use land on which traps are set.

A person engaged in the act of trapping must be the owner of the property on which the traps or devices are set or has written permission from the landowner or his agent in possession to use the property for trapping.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4340 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2012 Act No. 257, Section 5, eff June 18, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment substituted "must be" for "shall have proof that he is"; substituted "have" for "carry on his person"; and, inserted "from the landowner or his agent in possession".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2440. Frequency of visitations.

A trapper must visit his traps at least once each day from two hours before sunrise to two hours after sunset and remove any animal caught with the exception that a trapper must visit body gripping traps when used in water sets and other traps when used in "submersion sets" at least once every forty-eight hours.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4350 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2012 Act No. 257, Section 6, eff June 18, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment rewrote the section.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2445. Removal of trapped wildlife by owner of trap or owner's designee; penalties.

It is unlawful for a person, other than the owner of the trap, or the owner's designee, to remove any lawfully trapped wildlife from any legally set trap. A designee must have in his possession written permission from the owner of the trap or the owner's agent, and must meet all commercial fur licensing requirements or be listed on a valid depredation permit. A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned for no more than thirty days.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 567, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2012 Act No. 257, Section 7, eff June 18, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment rewrote this section.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2450. Commercial fur licensees to report annually to department.

Any person required to be licensed under Section 50-11-2420 shall report to the department by April fifteenth of each year the number and type of furbearing animals taken, sold, or shipped, together with the names and addresses of persons to whom sold or shipped using forms as the department may prescribe. Any person failing to report by April fifteenth of each year shall, on the second offense, be denied a license for the following fiscal year.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4360 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 567, Section 4; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
Editor's Note
Section 50-11-2420 was repealed by 2012 Act No. 257.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2460. Traps allowed for trapping; traps to bear owner's name and address.

(A) Only the following traps are allowed for trapping unless otherwise provided in this title:
(1) body gripping traps (generally known by the brand name "Conibear") when used without bait for vertical water sets and vertical slide sets only;
(2) live traps, which also may be used to capture feral animals at any time without a license or permit from the department;
(3) foot-hold traps having an inside jaw spread of 5.75 inches or smaller when measured perpendicular to the pivot points when the trap is in the set position for land sets and 7.25 inches or smaller when measured perpendicular to the pivot points when the trap is in the set position for water sets;
(4) enclosed foot-hold traps such as the "Duffer", "egg", "coon-cuff", and similarly designed dog-proof style traps designed for raccoons;
(5) snares may be used for water sets only; small snap, box, and other commonly used traps to capture commensal rodents or snakes in homes and businesses may be used by property owners, occupants, or their designees, at any time to capture snakes, rats, or mice.
(B) All other traps, including "deadfall" traps, are unlawful unless expressly authorized by the department by regulation.
(C) All traps must bear the owner's name and address or department-issued customer number either directly thereon or by an attached identification tag.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4370 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2003 Act No. 23, Section 6; 2005 Act No. 82, Section 2; 2012 Act No. 257, Section 8, eff June 18, 2012; 2015 Act No. 20 (H.3762), Section 1, eff May 7, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment rewrote this section.
2015 Act No. 20, Section 1, in (C), inserted "or department-issued customer number".
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2470. Fur dealer, buyer, and processor's license.

Any person other than a retailer of finished fur or manufacturer of finished furs, pelts, hides, similar articles, or parts of them who buys furs, pelts, hides, whole furbearing animals, similar articles, or parts of them in this State is required to have a fur buyer's license. The license is issued by the department at a cost of one hundred dollars for residents and two hundred dollars for nonresidents. The license is valid for the fiscal year in which issued. Any person transacting business under authority of such a license shall carry that license on his person.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4380 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 567, Section 5; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2475. Fur processor's license.

A person engaged in processing hides of fur bearing animals is required to obtain a fur processor's license. The license is issued by the department at a cost of two hundred dollars. The license is valid for the state fiscal year in which it is issued. A taxidermist who possesses any fur, pelt, hide, or whole fur bearing animal legally owned by another person, which he is temporarily holding for the purpose of processing, is not required to obtain this license. A commercial fur licensee who only processes furs, hides, or pelts taken by him is not required to have a processor's license. All processors and taxidermists must keep a daily register showing the name and address of each person from whom the fur, pelt, hide, or whole fur bearing animal is received, the number of each species, and the date and place of origin. All processors must report the information to the department not later than June thirtieth of each year.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 567, Section 6; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2005 Act No. 82, Section 3; 2012 Act No. 257, Section 9, eff June 18, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment substituted "two hundred dollars" for "five hundred dollars"; substituted "and taxidermists must" for "shall"; and, made other, nonsubstantive, changes.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2480. Persons not required to obtain fur buyer's license.

The following persons are not required to obtain a fur buyer's license:
(1) a person who acquires not more than five furs, pelts, hides, or whole animals for his own personal use during one season and not for barter, exchange, or sale;
(2) a person licensed as a fur processor;
(3) a taxidermist who possesses a fur, pelt, hide, or whole furbearing animal legally owned by another person which he is holding temporarily solely for the purposes of processing;
(4) a person acquiring furbearing animal carcasses without hides;
(5) an owner or enclosure operator of a permitted fox and coyote hunting enclosure who purchases live foxes or coyotes for release into the enclosure.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4390 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 567, Section 7; 1993 Act No. 67, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2003 Act No. 23, Section 5; 2005 Act No. 82, Section 4.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2490. Fur buyers and processors to keep daily register; register sheets to be submitted to department monthly; furs, pelts, or hides not properly tagged declared contraband.

All fur buyers and processors, other than retailers, shall keep a daily register on forms provided by the department showing the name and address of each person from whom any furs are purchased, the number of the seller's commercial fur license, and the number and types of furs, pelts, or hides purchased. Not later than the tenth day of each month, all buyers and processors shall furnish the department all of the daily register sheets for the previous month. Any fur, pelt, or hide not properly tagged or logged as provided in this chapter when examined by the department is declared contraband and must be confiscated by the department.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4400 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2005 Act No. 82, Section 5.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2510. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) tagging of otter and bobcat pelts.

A person required to have a commercial fur license who takes an otter or bobcat must tag the fur, pelt, hide, or whole animal before it is sold, shipped, or transferred to a person or business, or transported out of the State, if required by the federal government in order to comply with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The department is authorized to issue CITES tags and shall charge a processing fee of three dollars for each order. The tags must be of a type and size the department prescribes. The tags must be securely attached and may not be removed until the time of processing. Any fur, pelt, hide, or whole animal which does not have a tag attached as required by this section or that is unlawfully tagged is declared contraband and must be confiscated. Tags may only be used for the specific species for which they are issued. These tags are nontransferable and may not be altered in any manner. The department may limit the number of tags issued for each species and the area in which they may be used. Furbearing animals taken live to be sold as live animals are not required to be tagged.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4420 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 567, Section 8; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2005 Act No. 82, Section 6.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2515. Prohibited acts.

Except as otherwise permitted in this article, it is unlawful to possess, acquire, or transfer any raw or green fur, pelt, hide, or whole furbearing animal. It is also unlawful to possess, acquire, or transfer any untagged fur, pelt, hide, or whole animal that requires a tag. Any person convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be punished as provided in Section 50-11-2560. Each fur, pelt, hide, or whole animal found in violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 567, Section 9; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2005 Act No. 82, Section 7.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2520. Inspection of business premises and records of licensee; revocation of license for failure to allow inspection.

All enforcement officers and any other employee of the department designated by the board, at any and all reasonable hours, may inspect the business premises and records required by this article of any person licensed under this article to ensure compliance.
The license of any licensee who refuses to allow promptly an inspection authorized under this section is subject to immediate revocation.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4430 (1985 Act No. 148, 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 50-11-2530. Confiscation of illegal traps, devices, furs, pelts, and hides; sale of confiscated items; use of funds; destruction of illegal traps.

The department may confiscate all traps and devices, furs, pelts, hides, and whole animals which are illegally possessed, tagged, or used. Where the department has no storage facilities for perishable items such as furs, it may sell them at a reasonable price and hold the proceeds pending the final outcome of the case. Upon conviction of the owner, any traps, devices, furs, pelts, hides, or whole animals being held may be disposed of as determined advisable by the department and any proceeds resulting from the sale must be used for the propagation and protection of game.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4440 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 567, Section 10; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2540. Trapping season; unlawful to trap out of season without authorization; taking of coyotes.

(A) It is lawful to trap furbearing animals for commercial purposes from December first of each year to March first of the succeeding year. It is lawful for an individual, or an individual's agent, to trap furbearing animals on the individual's private land for a noncommercial purpose with only a valid statewide hunting license during the established open hunting season. It is unlawful to trap any other times unless authorized by the department. It is lawful to take furbearing animals by other lawful means during the general open hunting seasons established therefor.
(B) It is lawful to trap coyotes from December first of each year to March first of the succeeding year. It is unlawful to trap coyotes at any other time unless authorized by the department. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 50-11-1080, it is lawful to take coyotes by other lawful means at any time during the year.
(C) It is lawful for an individual, or an individual's agent, to trap beavers on the individual's private land for a noncommercial purpose with only a valid statewide hunting license year round.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4450 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2005 Act No. 82, Section 8; 2010 Act No. 218, Section 1, eff June 7, 2010; 2022 Act No. 198 (H.4986), Section 2, eff July 15, 2022.
Effect of Amendment
The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
2022 Act No. 198, Section 2, in (A), inserted the second sentence; and added (C).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2550. Repealed.

HISTORY: Former Section, titled Transportation of skins, furs, pelts, or hides of furbearing animals out of state; authority to open and inspect package containing furs, pelts or hides, had the following history: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4460 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 567, Section 11; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262. Repealed by 2015 Act No. 20, Section 2, eff May 7, 2015.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2560. Penalties.

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, any person violating the provisions of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than sixty days for each violation. In addition, upon conviction, the department shall suspend the fur buyer's license for one year from the date of the conviction.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4470 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1988 Act No. 567, Section 12; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 2005 Act No. 82, Section 9.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2565. Penalties.

Any person violating the provisions of this article unless otherwise specified in Section 50-11-2560 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each violation.
HISTORY: 1988 Act No. 567, Section 13; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2570. Issuance of special permit to capture destructive wildlife.

(A) The department may issue special permits, at no cost to the applicant, for the taking, capturing, or transportation of wildlife which is destroying or damaging private or public property, wildlife habitat, game species, timber, crops, or other agriculture so as to be a nuisance or for scientific, research, or wildlife management purposes.
(B) The permit provided in subsection (A) is not required by the property owner or his designee when capturing furbearing animals or squirrels within one hundred yards of the owner's home when the animal is causing damage to the home or the owner's property. An animal captured pursuant to this subsection must be destroyed or with a department permit may be relocated.
(C) A person taking a furbearing animal under authority of a depredation permit may not dispose of the animal commercially. A person taking a furbearing animal in accordance with a depredation permit must report the number and type of animal taken to the department on forms prescribed by the department within twenty-one days of the expiration of the permit. A permit issued for the removal of destructive beavers is valid for a period of not less than one year from the date of issue.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-4480 (1985 Act No. 148, Section 1)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 1994 Act No. 340, Section 1; 2003 Act No. 33, Section 1; 2012 Act No. 257, Section 12, eff June 18, 2012.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment rewrote subsection (A).
2023 South Carolina Code of Laws › Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft › Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game › Section 50-11-2575. Repealed by 2012 Act No. 257, Section 14, eff June 18,2012.

Editor's Note
Former Section 50-11-2575 was entitled "Special permits for use of beaver snares" and was derived from 1989 Act No. 47, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.