South Carolina § 50-11-1730 - Authorization and application to transport game birds or animals out of state; limits; penalties.

§ 50-11-1730. Authorization and application to transport game birds or animals out of state; limits; penalties.

It is lawful for any landowner or licensee to ship or carry beyond the limits of this State during any one week not over the bag limit for one day, as provided by law, of any domestic game birds or animals, when he has conformed to the regulations prescribed by the department under this section. Any landowner or licensee desiring to ship domestic game birds or animals beyond the limits of the State during the open season for such game birds or animals shall make application to the department, giving location of property and class and serial number of license held, and, upon the application, if it appears to the department that the shipment is for private, personal, or charitable use and not for sale of the game birds or animals, it may issue to the applicant a tag or label for use in shipping the game birds or animals. The tag or label must be of a design and in a form the department prescribes. Any person shipping or receiving for shipment beyond the limits of the State any domestic game birds or animals in violation of the provisions of this section is liable to a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for thirty days for each offense.

HISTORY: [Derived from former SECTION 50-11-1320 (1962 Code SECTION 28-387; 1952 Code SECTION 28-387; 1942 Code SECTION 1786-6; 1932 Code SECTION 1778; 1924 (33) 1056; 1952 (49) 2179)]; 1988 Act No. 561, SECTION 1; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1262.