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§ 50-5-125 — Use of vessel within 300 feet of public fishing pier; penalty.

South Carolina § 50-5-125
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 50FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT
Ch. 5MARINE RESOURCES ACT

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S.C. Code Ann. § 50-5-125 (2026).

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It is unlawful to use a vessel within three hundred feet of any public fishing piers which extend into the Atlantic Ocean. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, SECTION 1. ARTICLE 3 Licenses and Permits

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