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§ 50-21-855 — Enforcement of regulations affecting windsurfers and sailboarders.

South Carolina § 50-21-855
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 50FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT
Ch. 21EQUIPMENT AND OPERATION OF WATERCRAFT

This text of South Carolina § 50-21-855 (Enforcement of regulations affecting windsurfers and sailboarders.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering South Carolina primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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S.C. Code Ann. § 50-21-855 (2026).

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Regulation 123.1 of the department, the department may not enforce any regulation requiring windsurfers and sailboarders to wear or carry personal flotation devices.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 502, SECTION 2; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1269.

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