For the purpose of protection and management of wildlife, the State is divided into four zones:
(1) Game Zone 1 consists of all properties north of the main line of the Norfolk Southern Railroad from the Georgia state line to South Carolina Highway 183 in Westminster, then north of South Carolina Highway 183 to intersection of South Carolina Highway 183 and the Norfolk Southern Railroad main line in Greenville and then north of the main line of the Norfolk Southern Railroad to the Spartanburg County line.
(2) Game Zone 2 consists of the counties of Abbeville, Anderson, Chester, Cherokee, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenwood, Lancaster, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union, York; and those portions of the counties of Greenville, Oconee, and Pickens south of the main line of the Norfolk Southern Railroad from the Georgia state line to South Carolina Highway 183 in Westminster, then south of South Carolina Highway 183 to the intersection of South Carolina Highway 183 and the Norfolk Southern Railroad main line in Greenville and then south of the main line of the Norfolk Southern Railroad to the Spartanburg County line.
(3) Game Zone 3 consists of the counties of Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, Hampton, Jasper, Lexington, Orangeburg, and Richland.
(4) Game Zone 4 consists of the counties of Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter, and Williamsburg.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-5; 1952 Code Section 28-5; 1942 Code Section 1756; 1937 (40) 286; 1938 (40) 1743; 1939 (41) 469; 1951 (47) 226; 1952 (47) 2179; 1953 (48) 139, 326; 1954 (48) 1429, 1450; 1961 (52) 224; 1967 (55) 159; 1970 (56) 2452; 1974 (58) 2198; 1976 Act No. 626 Section 1; 1982 Act No. 274, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1257; 1997 Act No. 33, Section 1, eff May 21, 1997; 1997 Act No. 57, Section 1; 1999 Act No. 46, Section 1; 2006 Act No. 289, Section 1; 2012 Act No. 195, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012; 2014 Act No. 227 (S.1071), Section 1, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
The 2012 amendment removed "Horry" from item (4) and inserted "Horry" in item (5); and made other nonsubstantive changes.
2014 Act No. 227, Section 1, in the introductory paragraph, substituted "four zones" for "six zones", and deleted former paragraphs (5) and (6), transferring the counties listed in former paragraph (5) into paragraph (4) and former paragraph (6) into paragraph (3).
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 50-1-10. Wild birds, wild game, and fish are property of State.
Section 50-1-20. "Hunters" and "hunting" defined.
Section 50-1-30. Classifications of birds, animals, and fish.
Section 50-1-40. Stocked or released exotic game birds.
Section 50-1-50. Geographic boundaries for certain bodies of water.
Section 50-1-60. Division of State into game zones.
Section 50-1-70. Application of game laws to zones.
Section 50-1-80. Peace officers to assist in enforcement of game and fish laws.
Section 50-1-90. Hunting, fishing, or trapping without consent on lands of others; penalties.
Section 50-1-100. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 200, Section 15, eff May 28, 2010.
Section 50-1-110. Disposition of game and fish unlawfully caught, taken, or killed.
Section 50-1-125. Wildlife defined; penalties for trafficking in wildlife.
Section 50-1-130. General penalties.
Section 50-1-136. Penalties for conspiracy.
Section 50-1-140. Receiving portion of fine imposed for violation of game and fish laws.
Section 50-1-160. Release of seized property to innocent owner or lienholder.
Section 50-1-180. Consent of General Assembly to Congressional rulemaking.
Section 50-1-190. Agreements with United States respecting wildlife of national forest lands.
Section 50-1-200. Powers of department over national forest lands.
Section 50-1-210. Violation of department rules pertaining to national forest lands.
Section 50-1-220. Application of Sections 50-1-180 to 50-1-220 to other federal or state lands.
Section 50-1-250. Acquiring rights of way to certain waters for public use.
Section 50-1-260. Vandalizing property seized by department.
Section 50-1-280. Nongame Wildlife and Natural Areas Fund.
Section 50-1-285. Admissibility of photographs; authentication.
Section 50-1-290. Unlawful to buy, sell, or possess for sale protected native wildlife; penalty.
Section 50-1-295. Removing or defacing buoys marking areas or bottoms; penalty.