South Carolina Code 50-5-500. Use of nets; penalties
(1) trawl nets;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 50-5-500
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources unless otherwise stated. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Elver: means all American eels (Anguilla rostrata) less than or equal to six inches in total length. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Fish: means finfish, shellfish including mollusks, crustaceans, horseshoe crabs, whelks (conchs), turtles, and terrapin or products thereof. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Herring: means all life stages of the river herrings being blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) and alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus). See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Inshore salt waters: means those salt waters of this State between the landward limit of the Atlantic Ocean connected by COLREG demarcation lines, and the freshwater/saltwater dividing line. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Person: means an individual, a partnership, a firm, a corporation, an association, or other legal entity. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
- Shad: means American or white shad (Alosa sapidissima) and hickory or skip-jack shad (Alosa mediocris). See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Trawl: means a net, other than a haul seine, towed behind a boat. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Use: means operate, navigate, or employ. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
(2) gill nets for shad;
(3) gill and dip nets for herring;
(4) channel nets;
(5) shrimp seines;
(6) cast nets;
(7) drop nets;
(8) dip nets for landing or boating fish;
(9) elver nets; and
(10) gill nets not more than one hundred yards in length with a mesh size no smaller than three inches stretched mesh and up to five and one-half inches stretched mesh in those areas of the inlets, sounds, and bays having direct connection to the ocean and designated by the department.
(B) No net may be used in the Atlantic Ocean except:
(1) shad nets;
(2) sturgeon nets;
(3) trawl nets;
(4) shrimp seines;
(5) cast nets;
(6) drop nets;
(7) dip nets for landing or boating fish;
(8) gill nets not more than one hundred feet in length with a mesh size no smaller than three inches stretched mesh and up to, but not including, four and one-half inches stretched mesh; and
(9) haul seines.
(C) Nothing in this section shall authorize use of a net in a location or at a time otherwise prohibited by law.
(D) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.