South Carolina § 50-9-630 - Federal Migratory Hunting and Conservation Stamp required; endorsement; fee.
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§ 50-9-630. Federal Migratory Hunting and Conservation Stamp required; endorsement; fee.
(A) For the purposes of this section:
(1) "Service" means the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and its' successors.
(2) "Stamp" means a Federal Migratory Hunting and Conservation Stamp.
(B) For the privilege of hunting migratory waterfowl in this State, a hunter also shall obtain a Federal Migratory Hunting and Conservation Stamp in addition to the required state hunting license and permits. The stamp must be endorsed as required by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
(C) The department may enter into an agreement or memorandum of understanding with the service to offer the stamp through the licensing system of the department. At the time of purchase, the department must endorse a purchaser's license with the name of the stamp and the period for which the endorsement is valid; provided, however, that this period of validity may not exceed forty-five days unless authorized by the agreement or memorandum of understanding.
(D)(1) The fee for a stamp purchased from the department may not exceed the stamp cost set by the service, plus the fulfillment cost set by the stamp fulfillment contractor, plus one dollar. Of these funds, the issuing sales vendor may retain one dollar. The department may remit stamp revenue and fulfillment costs as provided in the agreement or memorandum of understanding.
(2) When a stamp purchase is made and immediately fulfilled in a department office, the fulfillment fee portion may not be charged.
(E) The department only may offer the endorsement of the stamp on a state hunting license for the convenience of hunters and to encourage compliance with federal and state law. The provisions of this section may not be interpreted to diminish the original jurisdiction of the United States government over the stamp or the applicability of the stamp for hunting migratory waterfowl in this State.
HISTORY: 2015 Act No. 42 (H.3393), SECTION 1, eff July 1, 2015.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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