South Carolina § 50-13-310 Game fish caught with nets or other nongame fishing devices must be returned to water.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 50-13-310 — Game fish caught with nets or other nongame fishing devices must be returned to water.

South Carolina § 50-13-310

Title 50FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT

Ch. 13PROTECTION OF FISH

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 50-13-310 (2026).

Text

A game fish taken by net or other nongame fishing device, except for landing nets (dip nets), must be returned immediately to the water from whence it came. 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 not more than thirty days. Any equipment used in committing the offense must be seized and disposed of as provided by law.

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A game fish taken by net or other nongame fishing device, except for landing nets (dip nets), must be returned immediately to the water from whence it came. 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 not more than thirty days. Any equipment used in committing the offense must be seized and disposed of as provided by law.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 28-639; 1952 Code SECTION 28-639; 1942 Code SECTIONS 1770-3, 1770-6; 1932 Code SECTIONS 1797, 1808; Cr. C. '22 SECTIONS 771, 778; Cr. C. '12 SECTIONS 756, 761; 1910 (26) 576; 1911 (27) 126; 1988 Act No. 477, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1263; 1976 Code SECTION 50-13-580; 2012 Act No. 114, SECTION 2, eff July 1, 2012; 2022 Act No. 137 (H.4907), SECTION 6, eff April 11, 2022. Effect of Amendment The 2012 amendment renumbered and rewrote the section. 2022 Act No. 137, SECTION 6, in the first sentence, inserted "except for landing nets (dip nets)," following "fishing device,".