South Carolina Code 50-5-50. Prosecutions for violations of chapter
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 50-5-50
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Department: means the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources unless otherwise stated. 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
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
The department may prosecute for violations of this chapter for the collection of revenues due this State from the fishing industries and permitting of bottoms and waters and may employ counsel having special knowledge of the fisheries laws, fisheries, and coastal conditions to conduct the prosecutions in the inferior courts and assist the solicitor in the circuit courts and appellate courts.