2020 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft
Chapter 15 - Nongame And Endangered Species
Section 50-15-390. Unlawful acts.
(A) It is unlawful for a person to take or possess the eggs of alligators, alligators, or their parts or skins in this State except as provided for in this article. The provisions of this section do not apply to legal finished products, alligators or their parts legally acquired before the effective date of this article, alligators or their parts legally acquired from other legal sources, or alligators harvested or collected under a permit from the department.
(B) It is unlawful to release any captive alligator.
(C) It is unlawful for an alligator propagation facility to offer for barter, sale, or trade the opportunity for a person to hunt or take an alligator at the facility except that a permitted facility may contract with an outside contractor to assist with the normal processing of alligators.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 159 (S.714), Section 1, eff April 14, 2014.
