South Carolina § 50-5-945 - Permit to take shellfish for replanting or use in mariculture; conditions.
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§ 50-5-945. Permit to take shellfish for replanting or use in mariculture; conditions.
(A) Shellfish Culture permittees must acquire a permit to take shellfish for replanting from state bottoms designated by the department for that purpose. The permittee must make application to the department ten days before removing shellfish.
(B) Shellfish Mariculture permittees must acquire a permit from the department to take wild shellfish seed for use in mariculture.
(C) Permits issued pursuant to this section may include conditions related to:
(1) harvest dates and harvest areas;
(2) shellfish size and quantity limits;
(3) cull requirements; and
(4) protection of the natural resources of this State.
HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, SECTION 5; 2017 Act No. 30 (S.465), SECTION 3, eff May 10, 2017.
Effect of Amendment
2017 Act No. 30, SECTION 3, inserted the paragraph designators; in (A), in the first sentence, substituted "must" for "may"; and added (B) and (C), relating to shellfish mariculture permits and permit conditions.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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