South Carolina Statutes
§ 50-5-40 — Unauthorized tagging or marking and releasing of saltwater fish; penalty.
Unless authorized by the department, no person may tag or mark and release saltwater fish or promote such activity. 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 two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 28-161; 1952 Code SECTION 28-161; 1942 Code SECTION 3315; 1932 Code SECTION 3315; 1924 (33) 1016; 1952 (47) 2890; 1986 Act No. 540, Part II, SECTION 19; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1259; 2000 Act No. 245, SECTION 1; 2013 Act No. 7, SECTION 3, eff March 22, 2013. Effect of Amendment The 2013 amendment, in the first sentence, moved "unless authorized by the department" from the end to the beginning of the sentence.