(A) The proprietor of a permitted food service establishment may purchase and sell exotic farm-raised venison which is processed through an official establishment, certified by the State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission or the United States Department of Agriculture. The food service establishment first must obtain a permit from the department, at no cost, and must maintain adequate records to provide department personnel, law enforcement officers, and other food service inspectors information as to the source of the venison. The premises of the permitted food service establishment must be open for inspection by enforcement officers, department personnel, and food service inspectors at reasonable times or whenever employees are present.
(B) The owner of a permitted food service establishment is responsible for compliance with the terms of the permit and with this section. If the food service establishment or its employees violate the terms of the permit or this section, the permit is invalid, and the owner of the food service establishment is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(C) An official establishment or a wholesale food distributor may obtain a permit, at no cost, to buy and sell exotic farm-raised venison to a permitted food service establishment. A permittee must maintain adequate records to provide department personnel, law enforcement officers, and other food service inspectors information as to the source of the venison. The premises must be open for inspection at reasonable times or whenever employees are present. If the permittee or its employees violate the terms of the permit or this section, the permit is invalid, and the permittee is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
(D) The sale of whitetail deer, wild or farm raised, is prohibited.
(E) The Department of Natural Resources may promulgate regulations to enforce the provisions of this section.
(F) The provisions of this section do not apply to the sale or purchase of exotic farm-raised venison products that are fully cooked or preserved in a manner allowing for human consumption with no further preparation. Any product offered pursuant to this paragraph must bear official marks of inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture or the State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission. Official marks of inspection must be maintained on the product or product package until removed by the consumer. Any product offered pursuant to this paragraph must be referred to as being from exotic farm-raised venison or similar designation indicating the origin of the product.
(G) The provisions of this section also do not apply to the sale or purchase of already processed and packaged pet foods or pet treats containing imported exotic farm-raised venison. Any product offered pursuant to this subsection must have an official product registration issued by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. Any product offered pursuant to this subsection also must be referred to as being from exotic farm-raised venison or with a similar designation indicating the origin of the product.
HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 50-11-2115 (1976 Act No. 511, Section 2)]; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 1997 Act No. 147, Section 2; 1998 Act No. 342, Section 1; 2001 Act No. 34, Section 2; 2008 Act No. 218, Section 1, eff May 13, 2008.
Effect of Amendment
The 2008 amendment add subsection (G) relating to pet foods or treats containing imported exotic farm-raised venison.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft
Chapter 11 - Protection Of Game
Section 50-11-15. Baiting prohibited in area over which migratory birds are hunted; penalties;.
Section 50-11-22. Harming actively nesting waterfowl or disturbing nest or nest box; penalties.
Section 50-11-27. Hunting and baiting on Lake Murray; violations and penalties.
Section 50-11-28. Unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Lake Greenwood; penalties.
Section 50-11-29. Unlawful to hunt migratory waterfowl on Lake Wateree; penalties.
Section 50-11-30. Repealed by 2008 Act No. 286, Section 11, eff June 11, 2008.
Section 50-11-32. Hunting waterfowl on Lake Marion; penalty.
Section 50-11-33. Hunting migratory waterfowl on portions of Lake Marion; penalties.
Section 50-11-34. Hunting migratory waterfowl on portions of Lake Marion; penalty; markers.
Section 50-11-35. Hunting migratory fowl in Murrell's Inlet Creek.
Section 50-11-36. Hunting migratory waterfowl on Lake Keowee.
Section 50-11-37. Hunting migratory waterfowl on Broadway Lake.
Section 50-11-38. Hunting migratory waterfowl on Lake Moultrie.
Section 50-11-45. Certain rifle defined as primitive weapon.
Section 50-11-65. Training of bird dogs.
Section 50-11-90. Controlled substances for the capture and immobilization of wildlife.
Section 50-11-96. Introduction of fertility control agents into wildlife; exceptions; penalties.
Section 50-11-105. Wildlife disease control; regulation of wildlife shipments; euthanasia.
Section 50-11-110. Small game defined.
Section 50-11-120. Small game seasons.
Section 50-11-150. Small game bag limits.
Section 50-11-160. Unlawful to trap rabbits; exceptions.
Section 50-11-170. Repealed by 2008 Act. No. 286, Section 11, eff June 11, 2008.
Section 50-11-300. Species constituting big game.
Section 50-11-310. Open season for antlered deer.
Section 50-11-320. Issuance of tags for hunting and taking deer; penalties.
Section 50-11-340. Penalty for hunting deer during closed season.
Section 50-11-350. Illegally taking deer; penalty.
Section 50-11-355. Hunting deer near residences with firearm; penalties.
Section 50-11-356. Discharging weapon near poultry layer or broiler house prohibited; penalties.
Section 50-11-360. Taking or attempting to take elk; penalty.
Section 50-11-365. Wearing of international orange while on Wildlife Management Area lands.
Section 50-11-380. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 211, Section 5, eff June 8, 2010.
Section 50-11-390. Departmental authority over game zones.
Section 50-11-430. Bear hunting; unlawful acts; penalties.
Section 50-11-435. Weight restriction on bear taken; penalties.
Section 50-11-440. Black bears; feeding or enticing with food; penalty.
Section 50-11-450. Unprocessed bait authorized in Game Zone 4.
Section 50-11-500. Provisions applicable to wild turkey.
Section 50-11-510. Prohibition against baiting wild turkeys; definitions.
Section 50-11-515. Use of wild turkey feathers in art.
Section 50-11-525. Authority to promulgate regulations.
Section 50-11-544. Wild turkey tags.
Section 50-11-546. Electronic harvest reporting system.
Section 50-11-550. Repealed by 2008 Act No. 286, Section 11, eff June 11, 2008.
Section 50-11-565. Archery equipment defined.
Section 50-11-590. Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend.
Section 50-11-600. Falconry; unlawful acts; penalties; regulations.
Section 50-11-700. Definitions.
Section 50-11-717. Use of artificial lights at night; exceptions.
Section 50-11-730. Unlawful to hunt, shoot, or kill deer from a water conveyance; penalties.
Section 50-11-750. Unlawful to feed or entice with food any alligator; exceptions; penalties.
Section 50-11-780. Dogs engaged in hunting not required to be constrained by leash.
Section 50-11-840. Destroying active wild bird nest or eggs; permit for removal.
Section 50-11-850. Unlawful to transport resident or migratory wild nongame bird; exceptions.
Section 50-11-851. Shooting, killing, or maiming of "carrier pigeon" prohibited; penalties.
Section 50-11-852. Unlawful to molest or kill birds of prey; bald eagles; penalties.
Section 50-11-854. Seasons and bag limits for hunting and taking crows.
Section 50-11-860. Department to designate and establish sanctuaries; agreements with landowners.
Section 50-11-870. Bird sanctuaries declared in certain areas; hunting waterfowl on Lake Wylie.
Section 50-11-875. Bird sanctuary within City of Charleston.
Section 50-11-890. Bird and squirrel sanctuaries declared in certain areas.
Section 50-11-900. Nongame bird sanctuaries declared in certain areas.
Section 50-11-910. Francis Beidler Forest declared wildlife sanctuary.
Section 50-11-915. Playcard Environmental Education Center sanctuary in Horry County.
Section 50-11-920. Kershaw County park declared wildlife sanctuary.
Section 50-11-925. South Carolina Future Farmers of America Camp Wildlife Sanctuary.
Section 50-11-935. Lake Conestee Nature Park declared wildlife sanctuary.
Section 50-11-940 to 50-11-941. Repealed by 2013 Act No. 4, Section 2, eff March 4, 2013.
Section 50-11-950. Certain lands owned by Brookgreen Gardens declared wildlife sanctuary.
Section 50-11-960. Paris Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary designated.
Section 50-11-961. Greenville Technical College campus declared wildlife sanctuary.
Section 50-11-970. Certain lands owned by Lake Dogwood Corporation designated waterfowl sanctuary.
Section 50-11-990. Penalties for hunting or trespassing upon land designated sanctuary.
Section 50-11-1050. Permit to remove destructive wildlife.
Section 50-11-1060. Repealed by 2012 Act No. 257, Section 14, eff June 18, 2012.
Section 50-11-1070. Repealed by 2012 Act No. 257, Section 14, eff June 18, 2012.
Section 50-11-1080. No closed season on coyotes.
Section 50-11-1090. Authority of department to permit taking of game animal; requirements.
Section 50-11-1130. Authorization for landowners to kill raccoons and squirrels destroying crops.
Section 50-11-1150. Authority of department to trap predatory animals.
Section 50-11-1160. Authority of certain Federal employees to trap predatory animals.
Section 50-11-1200. Operating licenses for privately owned shooting preserves.
Section 50-11-1205. Licensing of new preserves.
Section 50-11-1210. Annual fees.
Section 50-11-1220. Preserve acreage requirements.
Section 50-11-1230. Designation of boundaries.
Section 50-11-1240. Repealed by 2010 Act No. 233, Section 13, eff July 1, 2010.
Section 50-11-1250. Legal shooting preserve species.
Section 50-11-1270. Shooting season.
Section 50-11-1280. Harvest limits.
Section 50-11-1300. Stocking private preserve.
Section 50-11-1310. Permit to operate quail call pen trap.
Section 50-11-1320. Care of penned animals.
Section 50-11-1330. Maintenance of records; copies to department.
Section 50-11-1350. "Pen-raised quail" defined.
Section 50-11-1360. Authorization to engage in business of propagating pen-raised quail.
Section 50-11-1370. Commercial quail breeder's license.
Section 50-11-1390. Revocation of or refusal to issue breeders license.
Section 50-11-1400. Sale of pen-raised quail.
Section 50-11-1420. Copy of invoice of pen-raised quail sold or shipped in State.
Section 50-11-1430. Killing of pen-raised quail.
Section 50-11-1440. Trapping wild quail.
Section 50-11-1450. Violation of article, penalty.
Section 50-11-1750. Application to ship game birds or animals.
Section 50-11-1765. Possession, importation, or sale of live wolves.
Section 50-11-1910. Sale of deer or deer parts; penalties.
Section 50-11-1930. Sale or purchase of willet or dove prohibited.
Section 50-11-1940. Unlawful to buy or barter for sale wild quail; penalty.
Section 50-11-1950. Possession and sale of pheasant eggs permitted.
Section 50-11-2215. Noninterference with agency duties and landowner rights.
Section 50-11-2225. Trespass on closed area; penalties.
Section 50-11-2240. Wildlife management area lottery hunt.
Section 50-11-2300. Operation Game Thief Program created; funding.
Section 50-11-2310. Purposes for which program funds may be expended.
Section 50-11-2320. Program funds to be expended in certain order.
Section 50-11-2400. Definitions.
Section 50-11-2420. Repealed by 2012 Act No. 257, Section 14, eff June 18, 2012.
Section 50-11-2430. Proof of ownership or permission to use land on which traps are set.
Section 50-11-2440. Frequency of visitations.
Section 50-11-2445. Removal of trapped wildlife by owner of trap or owner's designee; penalties.
Section 50-11-2450. Commercial fur licensees to report annually to department.
Section 50-11-2460. Traps allowed for trapping; traps to bear owner's name and address.
Section 50-11-2470. Fur dealer, buyer, and processor's license.
Section 50-11-2475. Fur processor's license.
Section 50-11-2480. Persons not required to obtain fur buyer's license.
Section 50-11-2515. Prohibited acts.
Section 50-11-2560. Penalties.
Section 50-11-2565. Penalties.
Section 50-11-2570. Issuance of special permit to capture destructive wildlife.
Section 50-11-2575. Repealed by 2012 Act No. 257, Section 14, eff June 18,2012.
Section 50-11-2600. Definitions.
Section 50-11-2605. Coyote and fox purchase and release.
Section 50-11-2610. Enclosure permits.
Section 50-11-2620. Obtaining foxes and coyotes to stock enclosures.
Section 50-11-2630. Sales of live foxes or coyotes by trappers; records of sales.