South Carolina § 50-13-60 - Unlawful possession of fish; penalties.
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§ 50-13-60. Unlawful possession of fish; penalties.
(A) It is unlawful for a person to possess more than the legal limit of fish in any one day on the freshwaters of this State.
(B) It is unlawful to possess any fish not of legal size.
(C) Except as otherwise provided, it is unlawful to possess any game fish without head and tail fin intact and, where a length limit is imposed on any species, it is unlawful to possess that species without head and tail fin intact.
(D) A person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for up to thirty days, or both. Each fish illegally possessed is a separate offense.
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 113, SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2012; 2013 Act No. 6, SECTION 2, eff March 22, 2013.
Editor's Note
Prior Laws: Former SECTION 50-13-60 was entitled "Department to declare closed season in streams on recommendation of county legislative delegations" and was derived from 1962 Code SECTION 28-577; 1952 Code SECTION 28-577; 1942 Code SECTION 1769-1; 1932 Code SECTION 1807; 1931 (37) 340; 1952 (47) 2179; 1955 (49) 463; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1263.
Effect of Amendment
The 2013 amendment, in subsection (C), substituted "Except as otherwise provided, it" for "It".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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