South Carolina § 50-5-1300 - Taking of sponge crabs prohibited; import permits; penalties.
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§ 50-5-1300. Taking of sponge crabs prohibited; import permits; penalties.
(A) It is unlawful for a person to take, possess, sell, or offer for sale, any sponge crab or female crab from which the sponge has been removed. It is not unlawful to temporarily take sponge crabs incidental to lawful crabbing operations so long as the sponge crabs are returned immediately to the water without further harm.
(B) The department may grant permits to licensed wholesale seafood dealers to import and possess sponge crabs from states where taking and selling are lawful.
(C) The prohibitions of subsection (A) do not apply to the importation or sale of sponge crabs by a licensed wholesale seafood dealer who holds a permit granted under this section. 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.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, SECTION 7.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-5-1300 ("Taking of sponge crabs prohibited; import permits; penalties.") 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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