South Carolina Code 50-5-730. Trawling near public fishing pier; penalty
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 50-5-730
- 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
- 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
It is unlawful to trawl within one-half nautical mile of any public fishing pier in the salt waters. 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 less than thirty days.