South Carolina § 50-11-580 Season for hunting and taking male wild turkey; bag limits; taking female wild turkey; annual report.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 50-11-580 — Season for hunting and taking male wild turkey; bag limits; taking female wild turkey; annual report.

South Carolina·Title 50 FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT·Ch. 11 PROTECTION OF GAME

Section effective until May 11, 2028. See, also, section 50-11-580 effective May 11, 2028.

(A)The season for the hunting and taking of legal male wild turkeys is April 3 through May 3.

(B)The season bag limit for legal male wild turkeys is two statewide for residents and two statewide for nonresidents. The daily bag limit is one, provided that only one legal male wild turkey may be taken prior to April 10.

(C)It is unlawful for a person to take a female wild turkey unless authorized by the department pursuant to Section 50-11-500(3).

(D)The department shall provide an annual report on wild turkey resources in South Carolina to the Chairman of the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee and the Chairman of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, to include an itemized li

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Section effective until May 11, 2028. See, also, section 50-11-580 effective May 11, 2028. (A) The season for the hunting and taking of legal male wild turkeys is April 3 through May 3. (B) The season bag limit for legal male wild turkeys is two statewide for residents and two statewide for nonresidents. The daily bag limit is one, provided that only one legal male wild turkey may be taken prior to April 10. (C) It is unlawful for a person to take a female wild turkey unless authorized by the department pursuant to Section 50-11-500(3). (D) The department shall provide an annual report on wild turkey resources in South Carolina to the Chairman of the Senate Fish, Game and Forestry Committee and the Chairman of the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, to include an itemized list of expenditures from the revenues generated from the sale of resident and nonresident wild turkey tags.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 41 (H.3118), SECTION 2, eff June 30, 2015; 2019 Act No. 51 (S.575), SECTION 2, eff July 1, 2019; 2024 Act No. 193 (S.1051), SECTIONS 1 to 3; 2024 Act No. 224 (H.4820), SECTION 1, eff July 2, 2024.