2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft
CHAPTER 16 - IMPORTATION OF WILDLIFE
SECTION 50-16-60. Exception to permit requirement for certain wildlife imported for sale as pets.
The importation of the following wildlife for sale in the pet trade does not require a permit:
1. tropical fishes
2. rats and mice
3. rabbits
4. canaries
5. gerbils
6. shell parakeets
7. love birds
8. cockatiels
9. parrots
10. toucans
11. mynah birds
12. finches
13. hamsters
14. guinea pigs
15. reptiles
16. amphibians.
The provisions of this section do not privilege the import or possession of a species otherwise protected or regulated by other provisions of this title.
HISTORY: 1979 Act No. 172, Section 1; 1989 Act No. 41, Section 1.
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