§ 50-9-710 Children under sixteen years of age; private ponds; pay-to-fish businesses
§ 50-9-715 Exemptions from recreational saltwater fishing license requirements
§ 50-9-720 Physically or mentally disabled persons; residents of eleemosynary institutions; Boy or Girl Scouts
§ 50-9-730 July fourth and National Memorial Day exempt from freshwater recreational fishing license and permit requirements; exceptions; free hunting days must be established
§ 50-9-740 Designation of youth hunting days; requirements
§ 50-9-750 Special authorization for hunting and fishing

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 50 > Chapter 9 > Article 7 - Hunting and Fishing License Exemptions

  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Charter fishing vessel: means a vessel used to transport recreational saltwater fishermen for hire and includes charter, party, and head boats. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Commercial purpose: means :

    (a) being engaged in buying or selling fish;

    (b) taking or attempting to take fish in order to derive income or other consideration;

    (c) using commercial equipment; and

    (d) otherwise being engaged in the fisheries industry with the intent to derive income. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Department: means the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources unless otherwise stated. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Drop net: means a net mounted to a rigid frame with its diameter or diagonal width being eight feet or less and designed to be fished vertically by hand. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • 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
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Person: means an individual, a partnership, a firm, a corporation, an association, or other legal entity. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10
  • Public fishing pier: means piers open to the public which charge a fee to fish. See South Carolina Code 50-5-15
  • Use: means operate, navigate, or employ. See South Carolina Code 50-21-10