South Carolina Statutes
§ 50-13-645 — Taking limits of eels for recreational fisherman.
South Carolina § 50-13-645
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 50-13-645 (2026).
Text
It is unlawful for a recreational fisherman to take more than twenty-five American eel (Anguilla rostrata) a day. Each American eel must be at least nine inches long.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 114, SECTION 4, eff July 1, 2012; 2016 Act No. 209 (S.1030), SECTION 1, eff June 3, 2016. Effect of Amendment 2016 Act No. 209, SECTION 1, substituted "twenty-five American eel (Anguilla rostrata)" for "fifty eels" in the first sentence, and inserted "American" before "eel" and substituted "nine inches" for "six inches" in the second sentence.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 50-13-645, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/13/50-13-645.