Unless authorized by the department, no person may tag or mark and release saltwater fish or promote such activity. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
S.C. Code Ann. § 50-5-40
Unauthorized tagging or marking and releasing of saltwater fish; penalty
Known as the South Carolina Marine Resources Act
The act spans §§ 50-5-10 to 50-5-997 (171 sections).
1962 Code SECTION 28-161; 1952 Code SECTION 28-161; 1942 Code SECTION 3315; 1932 Code SECTION 3315; 1924 (33) 1016; 1952 (47) 2890; 1986 Act No. 540, Part II, SECTION 19; 1993 A…
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