South Carolina § 50-16-25 Unlawful release of pigs; permit exceptions.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 50-16-25 — Unlawful release of pigs; permit exceptions.

South Carolina § 50-16-25

Title 50FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT

Ch. 16IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 50-16-25 (2026).

Text

(A)It is unlawful to:

(1)import, possess, buy, sell, offer for sale, transfer, or transport a live member of the family Suidae (pig) taken from the wild; or (2) release a live member of the family Suidae (pig) into the wild.

(B)Each pig imported, bought, sold, offered for sale, possessed, transferred, transported, or released in violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.

(C)The department may seize and destroy any pig obtained pursuant to this section.

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(A) It is unlawful to: (1) import, possess, buy, sell, offer for sale, transfer, or transport a live member of the family Suidae (pig) taken from the wild; or (2) release a live member of the family Suidae (pig) into the wild. (B) Each pig imported, bought, sold, offered for sale, possessed, transferred, transported, or released in violation of this section constitutes a separate offense. (C) The department may seize and destroy any pig obtained pursuant to this section.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 13, SECTION 1; 2010 Act No. 211, SECTION 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 8, 2010); 2021 Act No. 71 (H.3539), SECTION 2, eff May 17, 2021. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section. 2021 Act No. 71, SECTION 2, rewrote the section.