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2012 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft
Chapter 11 - PROTECTION OF GAME
Section 50-11-750 - Unlawful to feed or entice with food any alligator; exceptions; penalties.
SC Code § 50-11-750 (2012) What's This?
It is unlawful for any person to feed or entice with food any American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), except those persons feeding alligators maintained in protective captivity under a permit issued by the department pursuant to Section 50-15-50 for education, scientific, commercial, or recreational purposes; or department personnel, persons licensed, or otherwise authorized by the department, or county or municipal animal control personnel when relocating alligators by baiting or enticement. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2295 (En 1984 Act No. 388)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262.
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