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S.C. Code Ann. § 50-5-565

Time restrictions for placement of commercial traps

Known as the South Carolina Marine Resources Act

The act spans §§ 50–50 (171 sections).

2000 Act No. 245, SECTION 3.

It is unlawful to set, move, fish, retrieve, or remove catch from traps during the following times:

(1) from 9:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. the following day, local time, from April 1 through September 15; and

(2) from 7:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m the following day, local time, from September 16 through March 31.

This prohibition does not apply to recreational fishermen using properly marked personal traps.

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