South Carolina Code 50-5-581. Gigging for flounder
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 50-5-581
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Fishing: means all activity and effort involved in taking or attempting to take fish. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Gig: means a device used to spear fish by hand; to take fish by hand by use of a prong, spear, or similar device and includes bow and arrow. 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
It is unlawful for a person to gig for flounder in the salt waters of this State during daylight hours. For the purposes of this section, "daylight hours" means that period of time between official sunrise and official sunset. Any person violating the provisions of this section, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. For the purposes of this section, gigging does not include underwater spear fishing.