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S.C. Code Ann. § 50-5-2300

Taking and possessing diamond-backed terrapins; penalty

Known as the South Carolina Marine Resources Act

The act spans §§ 50-5-10 to 50-5-997 (171 sections).

2000 Act No. 245, SECTION 12; 2006 Act No. 246, SECTION 1.

(A) It is unlawful to take or possess diamond-backed terrapin for a commercial purpose. A person may possess no more than two diamond-backed terrapin for a noncommercial purpose. Nothing in this section prohibits the incidental catch of terrapin by persons engaged in a lawful fishery when the terrapin are returned immediately to the water.

(B) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. Each terrapin taken or possessed in violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.