§ 50-11-810 Game birds for which no specific open season is designated are protected; department authorized to regulate taking of exotic game birds; penalties
§ 50-11-820 Unlawful to kill, catch, have in possession, or offer or expose for sale resident or migratory wild bird; exception
§ 50-11-830 Unlawful to sell or have in possession for sale plumage, skin, or body of protected bird
§ 50-11-840 Destroying active wild bird nest or eggs; permit for removal
§ 50-11-850 Unlawful to transport resident or migratory wild nongame bird; exceptions
§ 50-11-851 Shooting, killing, or maiming of “carrier pigeon” prohibited; penalties
§ 50-11-852 Unlawful to molest or kill birds of prey; bald eagles; penalties
§ 50-11-853 Unlawful to catch, kill, capture, or detain homing, racing or carrier pigeon; penalties
§ 50-11-854 Seasons and bag limits for hunting and taking crows
§ 50-11-860 Department to designate and establish sanctuaries; agreements with landowners
§ 50-11-870 Bird sanctuaries declared in certain areas; hunting waterfowl on Lake Wylie
§ 50-11-875 Bird sanctuary within City of Charleston
§ 50-11-880 Wildlife sanctuaries declared in certain areas; unlawful to discharge firearm or attempt to take or kill wildlife in sanctuaries; exceptions
§ 50-11-883 Designation of portion of Lake Secession, and of Vereen Memorial Historical Gardens as wildlife sanctuary
§ 50-11-890 Bird and squirrel sanctuaries declared in certain areas
§ 50-11-900 Nongame bird sanctuaries declared in certain areas
§ 50-11-910 Francis Beidler Forest declared wildlife sanctuary
§ 50-11-915 Playcard Environmental Education Center sanctuary in Horry County
§ 50-11-920 Kershaw County park declared wildlife sanctuary
§ 50-11-925 South Carolina Future Farmers of America Camp Wildlife Sanctuary
§ 50-11-930 Unlawful to trap, hunt, or molest ducks or geese or molest their nest on certain waters or tidelands; penalties
§ 50-11-935 Lake Conestee Nature Park declared wildlife sanctuary
§ 50-11-940 to 50-11-941
§ 50-11-950 Certain lands owned by Brookgreen Gardens declared wildlife sanctuary
§ 50-11-960 Paris Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary designated
§ 50-11-961 Greenville Technical College campus declared wildlife sanctuary
§ 50-11-970 Certain lands owned by Lake Dogwood Corporation designated waterfowl sanctuary
§ 50-11-980 Certain lands and waters in Charleston Harbor and adjacent estuarine system designated wildlife sanctuary
§ 50-11-990 Penalties for hunting or trespassing upon land designated sanctuary
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 11 > Article 5 - Nongame Birds and Animals, Sanctuaries

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • convicted: means adjudication at trial or civil hearing and includes the entry of a plea of guilty, or nolo contendere, or the forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's appearance in court. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources unless otherwise stated. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fish: means finfish, shellfish including mollusks, crustaceans, horseshoe crabs, whelks (conchs), turtles, and terrapin or products thereof. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Fishing: means all activity and effort involved in taking or attempting to take fish. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Mile: means one nautical mile, being six thousand seventy-six feet. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Owner: means a person, other than a lienholder, who claims lawful possession of a vessel or outboard motor by virtue of legal title or equitable interest in it which entitled him to possession. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: means an individual, a partnership, a firm, a corporation, an association, or other legal entity. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Shoreline: means the line of mean high water along that portion of a land mass which is in direct contact with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Take: means to harass intentionally, hunt, capture, gather, harvest, remove, catch, wound, or kill or attempt to harass, hunt, capture, gather, harvest, remove, catch, wound, or kill. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Trap: is a n enclosed device used for taking fish, constructed to facilitate entry but prohibit or restrict exit of fish and is also called "pot". See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Use: means operate, navigate, or employ. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10