South Carolina Statutes
§ 50-13-80 — Taking fish by snagging.
South Carolina § 50-13-80
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 50-13-80 (2026).
Text
(A)It is unlawful to take fish by snagging. Nothing in this section prohibits the use of lures or baited hooks.
(B)It is unlawful to take trout by snagging.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 87, SECTION 1, eff June 14, 2007; 1976 Code SECTION 50-13-12; 2012 Act No. 113, SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2012; 2022 Act No. 137 (H.4907), SECTION 4, eff April 11, 2022. Editor's Note Prior Laws: Former SECTION 50-13-80 was entitled "Conduct which is prima facie evidence of violating season closed on recommendation of county legislative delegation" and was derived from 1962 Code SECTION 28-579; 1952 Code SECTION 28-579; 1942 Code SECTION 1769-1; 1932 Code SECTION 1807; 1931 (37) 340; 1952 (47) 2179; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1263. Effect of Amendment The 2012 amendment renumbered and rewrote this section. 2022 Act No. 137, SECTION 4, in (A), in the first sentence, deleted "within one thousand feet downstream of a hydroelectric facility" following "snagging".
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 50-13-80, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/13/50-13-80.