South Carolina § 50-5-335 - Channel net licenses; restrictions.
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§ 50-5-335. Channel net licenses; restrictions.
(A) The department may grant no more than a cumulative total of sixty licenses for the use of channel nets in any one year. Applicants who held channel net licenses in the previous license year and who were not in violation of conservation laws or regulations must be given preference for licenses unless a violation results in a point suspension under Article 25, preference must not be denied solely for violations pertaining to:
(1) marking or lighting of channel nets;
(2) distance from the centerline of marked navigation channels if the distance is greater than 300 feet; or
(3) distance between channel nets and other fishing devices.
(B) An applicant must be sixteen years of age or older and a resident of this State, and licenses must be applied for in person. Only one license may be issued to a person.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, SECTION 2; 2002 Act No. 342, SECTION 12.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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