(A) The department may establish seasons and bag limits for the hunting and taking of crows consistent with the federal regulation governing those activities. However:
(1) The hunting season or seasons on crows may not exceed a total of one hundred twenty-four days during a calendar year:
(2) The department shall designate a season or seasons between September first and March first:
(3) It is unlawful to hunt or take crows:
(a) from an aircraft;
(b) by any methods except firearms, bow and arrow, and falconry;
(c) except as permitted by this section.
(B) A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 313, Section 1.
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 Repealed by 2008 Act No. 286, Section 11, eff June 11, 2008.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 Repealed by 2008 Act.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.