South Carolina § 50-5-1500 - Regulation of devices for taking shad, herring, or eels.
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§ 50-5-1500. Regulation of devices for taking shad, herring, or eels.
(A) This article governs specific diadromous fisheries in both freshwaters and salt waters.
(B) The department may restrict the number of devices for taking shad, herring, or eels in any body of water because of statutory limitations on placement of devices or to prevent congestion of devices or watercraft or for conservation purposes. The department may grant permits to commercial saltwater or commercial freshwater fishermen for this purpose. Permits may be limited in number and may be conditioned so as to designate areas, size, and take limits, hours, type, and amount of equipment, and catch reporting requirements.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, SECTION 8; 2010 Act No. 200, SECTION 4, eff May 28, 2010.
Effect of Amendment
The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-5-1500 ("Regulation of devices for taking shad, herring, or eels.") 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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