South Carolina Code 50-11-2400. Definitions
(a) "Fur bearing animal" includes red and gray fox, coyote, raccoon, opossum, muskrat, mink, skunk, otter, bobcat, weasel, or beaver.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 50-11-2400
- 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
- Person: means an individual, a partnership, a firm, a corporation, an association, or other legal entity. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
- 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
(b) "Fur buyer" means any person who purchases any whole fur bearing animal, raw or green furs, pelts, or hides.
(c) "Take" means to shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or attempt to shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect.
(d) "Commercial purposes" means taking or possessing any fur, pelt, hide, or whole animal for exchange, sale, trade, or barter and taking or possessing more than five furs, pelts, hides, or whole animals.
(e) "Trapper" means any person who takes or attempts to take animals by trapping.
(f) "Trap" means any device, other than a weapon, designed or constructed for taking animals.
(g) "Foot-hold trap" means a steel-jawed, spring-loaded device designed to capture the animal by the foot.
(h) "Live trap" means any box or cage designed for capturing and holding any animal unharmed.
(i) "Processor" means any person engaged in tanning or dressing furs, pelts, or hides of fur bearing animals for commercial purposes.
(j) "Transfer" includes selling, bartering, exchanging, and transporting.
(k) "Owner" means an individual or entity that owns property or equipment.
(l) "Agent" means an individual or entity appointed by the owner to act in his place.