The operator of any vessel operating in an area or during a time when trawling is restricted or prohibited and which vessel does not have its trawl doors completely out of the water is illegally trawling.
S.C. Code Ann. § 50-5-760
Illegal trawling
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 4.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.