South Carolina § 48-4-10 Department created; composition; transfer of powers, from predecessor agencies; certain commissions abolished.

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§ 48-4-10 — Department created; composition; transfer of powers, from predecessor agencies; certain commissions abolished.

South Carolina § 48-4-10

Title 48ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION

Ch. 4DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 48-4-10 (2026).

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(A)The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is created to administer and enforce the laws of this State relating to wildlife, marine resources, and natural resources and other laws specifically assigned to it. The department must be comprised of a Law Enforcement Division, a Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, a Marine Resources Division, and a Land, Water, and Conservation Division. Each division of the department must have the functions and powers provided by law.

(B)All functions, powers, and duties provided by law to the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, the Geological Survey Division of the Budget and Control Board, to include the State Geologist, and the South Carolina Migratory Waterfowl Committee are transferred to the Department of Natura

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(A) The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources is created to administer and enforce the laws of this State relating to wildlife, marine resources, and natural resources and other laws specifically assigned to it. The department must be comprised of a Law Enforcement Division, a Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, a Marine Resources Division, and a Land, Water, and Conservation Division. Each division of the department must have the functions and powers provided by law. (B) All functions, powers, and duties provided by law to the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, the Geological Survey Division of the Budget and Control Board, to include the State Geologist, and the South Carolina Migratory Waterfowl Committee are transferred to the Department of Natural Resources. All nonregulatory functions, powers, and duties provided by law to the South Carolina Water Resources Commission and the State Land Resources Conservation Commission are transferred to the Department of Natural Resources. All rules, regulations, standards, orders, or other actions of these entities remain in effect unless specifically changed or voided by the department in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act. (C) All divisions are directly accountable to and subject to the Department of Natural Resources. (D) The Wildlife and Marine Resources Commission, the Land Resources Conservation Commission, and the Water Resources Commission are abolished.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1174; 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, SECTION 59C; 2022 Act No. 230 (H.3055), SECTION 2.A, eff June 17, 2022. Effect of Amendment 2022 Act No. 230, SECTION 2.A, in (A), in the second sentence, substituted "Law Enforcement Division, a Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, a Marine Resources Division, and a Land, Water, and Conservation Division" for "Natural Resources Enforcement Division, a Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division, a Marine Resources Division, a Water Resources Division, and a Land Resources and Conservation Districts Division".