South Carolina § 50-11-544 - Wild turkey tags.
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§ 50-11-544. Wild turkey tags.
A person who hunts wild turkeys is required to possess a wild turkey tag issued by the department. All turkeys taken must be tagged before being moved from the point of kill. All tags must be validated as prescribed by the department before a turkey is moved from the point of kill. No resident may obtain or possess more than three wild turkey tags, and no nonresident may obtain or possess more than two wild turkey tags.
HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 210, SECTION 1; 2005 Act No. 65, SECTION 2; 2015 Act No. 41 (H.3118), SECTION 5, eff June 30, 2015; 2019 Act No. 51 (S.575), SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2019.
Effect of Amendment
2015 Act No. 41, SECTION 5, added the third sentence, relating to validation of tags.
2019 Act No. 51, SECTION 1, in the first sentence, substituted "a wild turkey tag issued by the department" for "a set of wild turkey transportation tags issued by the department at no cost", and in the fourth sentence, substituted "No resident" for "No person" and "three wild turkey tags, and no nonresident may obtain or possess more than two wild turkey tags" for "one set of turkey tags".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-11-544 ("Wild turkey tags.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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