South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 123 - DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Article 4 - GAME AND FRESH WATER FISHERIES DIVISION-FISHING DIVISION › Section 123-124 - Reciprocal Agreement Between the State of Georgia and the State of South Carolina

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. The
			 provisions of this agreement shall be applicable to the waters which lie
			 adjacent to or within both the State of South Carolina and the State of
			 Georgia, to wit:
All channels of the Savannah River, from its mouth to the
				confluence of the Tugaloo (Toogaloo) and the Seneca Rivers; the Tugaloo
				(Toogaloo) River from its mouth to the confluence of the Tugaloo (Toogaloo) and
				the Chattooga Rivers; and the Chattooga River to the point where such river
				intersects with the 35th Parallel of North latitude, which is the boundary line
				between Georgia and North Carolina. This agreement is also applicable to the
				impoundments of the Clark Hill Dam, the Hartwell Dam, Yonah Lake, Tugaloo
				(Toogaloo) Lake, Stevens Creek, and the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, but
				not applicable to any tributary streams to said impoundments nor tributary
				streams to the Savannah, Tugaloo (Toogaloo) and Chattooga Rivers.
The purpose and effect of this agreement is that valid
				freshwater sport fishing licenses and permits issued by the States of Georgia
				and South Carolina shall be recognized and honored by agents of both States for
				the benefit, use, and enjoyment of citizens of both States, and further, that
				residents of both States shall be permitted to launch boats and remove the same
				as freely as if they were citizens at the point of launching or landing or
				both.
2. The following
			 provisions, until changed by law, rules and regulations or agreement of the
			 parties hereto, shall govern all fishing in the waters covered by this
			 agreement, as set forth in Paragraph 1 above:
(a) Since the laws relating to the
			 requirements for licenses differ in Georgia and South Carolina, it is agreed
			 that all persons holding a valid license and meeting the license requirements
			 of the State of Georgia will be allowed to fish on the banks and in the waters
			 as herein described as being covered by this agreement, without the necessity
			 of obtaining any other license; and, all persons holding a valid license and
			 meeting the requirements for license of the State of South Carolina will be
			 allowed to fish on the banks and in the waters as herein described as being
			 covered by this agreement, without the necessity of obtaining any other
			 license.
(b) No person may carry to
			 either state or possess in such state more fish than the laws of that state
			 permit, even though the fish may have been caught in the waters of the other
			 state.
(c) The creel and possession
			 limit for the taking of fish from the waters covered by this agreement shall be
			 as follows:
Largemouth Bass .............................
10
Spotted Bass ................................
10
Coosa Bass ..................................
10
Striped Bass ................................
10
Striped Bass'White Bass Hybrid ..............
10
White Bass ..................................
30
Trout .......................................
8
Crappie (White and/or Black) ................
30
Sunfish (Bream)-All Species .................
30
Walleye .....................................
8
Sauger ......................................
8
It shall be unlawful for any persons to possess more than forty
				(40) of the above listed species in the aggregate; no more than ten (10) in the
				aggregate of Largemouth, Spotted, and Coosa Bass; no more than ten (10) in the
				aggregate of Striped Bass and Striped Bass-White Bass Hybrid; and no more than
				eight (8) in the aggregate of trout.
(d) During the period from December 1 through
			 March 31 of the following year, the minimum size limit for all species of trout
			 taken from the Hartwell and Clark Hill reservoirs covered by this agreement
			 shall be fourteen (14) inches. There shall be no minimum size limit for trout
			 during the period of April 1 through November 30 of each year. A minimum size
			 of twelve (12) inches for largemouth bass shall apply at all times in all
			 Georgia waters covered by this agreement.
(e) Any person using baskets, minnow seines
			 and trot lines for the taking of fish from said waters, regardless of his
			 residence, shall comply with the laws, rules and regulations of the state in
			 which the waters of the herein described area may be located in using such
			 method of taking fish.
(f) No
			 person shall have a rifle in his possession nor in a boat in the waters of
			 South Carolina.