South Carolina Code 50-5-720. Disposal of trawl bycatch; penalty
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(A) It is unlawful to dispose of trawl bycatch or waste fisheries products at any time into state waters within one-half nautical mile of any Atlantic Ocean beach for which trawling restrictions are provided.
(B) 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 five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 50-5-720
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Mile: means one nautical mile, being six thousand seventy-six feet. 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
- Trawl: means a net, other than a haul seine, towed behind a boat. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
- Trawling: means fishing with a trawl or having part of a trawl door in the water. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15