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This collection contains documents pertaining to summaries of fishing laws and regulations from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Marine Resources Division.
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Item Summary of Wholesale and Bait Dealer Laws 2024-2025(2024-04) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources DivisionThis document contains a summary of wholesale and bait dealer laws and is a legal reference to regulations, not to supersede knowledge of the pertinent laws. Complete laws can be found at www.scstatehouse.gov.Item Summary of Shad Fishing Laws 2024-2025(2024-04) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources DivisionThis document should be kept on board all vessels employed for commercial shad fishing as a reference to regulation, not to supersede knowledge of the pertinent laws. Complete laws can be found at www.scstatehouse.gov.Item Summary of Seine and Gill Net Laws (Saltwater) 2024-2025(2024-06) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources DivisionThis document should be kept on board all vessels using seines or gill nets as a legal reference, not to supersede knowledge of the pertinent laws. Complete laws can be found at www.scstatehouse.gov. This summary does not include shad and herring net requirements.Item Summary of Eel Laws 2024-2025(2024-04) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources DivisionThis document should be kept on board all vessels employed for commercial eel/elver fishing as a reference to regulation, not to supersede knowledge of the pertinent laws. Complete laws can be found at www.scstatehouse.gov.Item Summary of Crab Laws 2024-2025(2024-04) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources DivisionThis document should be kept on board all vessels engaged in commercial crabbing as a legal reference, not to supersede knowledge of the pertinent laws. Complete laws can be found at www.scstatehouse.gov.Item Summary of Commercial Trawling Laws 2024-2025(2024-04) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources DivisionThis document should be kept on board all licensed trawlers as a reference to regulation, not to supersede knowledge of the pertinent laws. Complete laws can be found at www.scstatehouse.gov.Item Summary of Commercial Shellfish Laws 2024-2025(2024-04) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources DivisionThis document is a summary of Commercial Shellfish Laws and should be kept on board all vessels engaged in commercial shellfishing as a reference to regulation, not to supersede knowledge of the pertinent laws. Complete laws can be found at www.scstatehouse.gov.Item Summary of Commercial Mudminnow Laws 2024-2025(2024-04) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources DivisionThis document is a summary of commercial mudminnow fishing laws and should be kept on board all vessels engaged in commercial mudminnow fishing as a legal reference, not to supersede knowledge of the pertinent laws. Complete laws can be found at www.scstatehouse.gov.Item Summary of Laws for Commercial Herring Fishing with Legal References 2024-2025(2024-04) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources DivisionThis document is a summary of laws for Commercial Herring Fishing with Legal References and should be kept on board all vessels employed for commercial herring fishing as a reference to regulation, not to supersede knowledge of the pertinent laws. Complete laws can be found at www.scstatehouse.gov.Item Summary of Charter Fishing Laws 2024-2025(2024-05) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources DivisionThis document should be kept on board all charter vessels as a legal reference, not to supersede knowledge of the pertinent laws. Complete laws can be found at www.scstatehouse.gov. “Charter Fishing Vessel” means a vessel used to transport recreational saltwater fishermen for hire and includes charter, party and head boats. [Section 50-5-15 (10)]Item Summary of Channel Net Laws 2024-2025(2024-06) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Marine Resources DivisionThis document should be kept on board any vessel having onboard or using channel net as a reference, not to supersede knowledge of the pertinent laws. Complete laws can be found at www.scstatehouse.gov. "Channel net" means any conical-shaped, fixed, or stationary net used for taking shrimp which: (a) is attached to poles, stakes, anchors, buoys, or other fixed objects; and (b) has a mesh size of less than two and one-half inches when the mesh is stretched; and is also known as a set net. [Section 50-5-15 (9)].Item Summary of Commercial Fishing Laws for Other Equipment/Trotlines and General Commercial Fishing Information 2042 [2024] - 2025(2024-04) South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Marine Resources DivisionThis document is a legal reference of the Summary of Commercial Fishing Laws for Other Equipment/Trotlines and General Commercial Fishing Information for the years 2024-2025. For the privilege of taking or landing anadromous fish, saltwater fish, or fisheries products for commercial purposes, a nonresident must obtain a nonresident commercial saltwater fishing license for a fee of three hundred dollars unless specifically exempted in this article. A nonresident must also obtain a commercial saltwater fishing license for the privilege of selling, exchanging, or bartering such fish or product taken or landed by the nonresident. To act as a striker, a nonresident need not acquire a commercial saltwater fishing license. 50-5-310