South Carolina § 50-11-1110 Authority of department to close or shorten open season upon request of county legislative delegation; procedures; penalties.

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§ 50-11-1110 — Authority of department to close or shorten open season upon request of county legislative delegation; procedures; penalties.

South Carolina § 50-11-1110

Title 50FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT

Ch. 11PROTECTION OF GAME

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S.C. Code Ann. § 50-11-1110 (2026).

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When in any county of the State there exist abnormal conditions that might affect the supply of game or there is an abnormal scarcity of game, the department, upon the written request of a majority of the legislative delegation, including the Senator, from such county, may shorten or close the open season for hunting in any such county. The department shall give notice of the closed or shortened season by publication in at least two daily newspapers and in a newspaper of the county in which the closed or shortened season is declared, stating the length of the closed or shortened season. Any person found hunting with gun or dog within the restricted territory during a closed season so declared, is guilty of a violation of the provisions of this section, regardless of whether he has killed a

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When in any county of the State there exist abnormal conditions that might affect the supply of game or there is an abnormal scarcity of game, the department, upon the written request of a majority of the legislative delegation, including the Senator, from such county, may shorten or close the open season for hunting in any such county. The department shall give notice of the closed or shortened season by publication in at least two daily newspapers and in a newspaper of the county in which the closed or shortened season is declared, stating the length of the closed or shortened season. Any person found hunting with gun or dog within the restricted territory during a closed season so declared, is guilty of a violation of the provisions of this section, regardless of whether he has killed any game or not. The penalty for violation of the provisions of this section is a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not less than thirty days.

Legislative History

HISTORY: [Derived from former SECTION 50-11-370 (1962 Code SECTION 28-360; 1954 (48) 1428); 50-11-840 (1962 Code SECTION 28-361; 1958 (50) 1669; 1972 (57) 2431)]; 1988 Act No. 561, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1262.