(A) It is unlawful to possess, buy, sell, barter, ship, transport, or offer to buy, sell, barter, ship, or transfer alligator carcasses, skins, or parts unless tagged or labeled according to department regulations.
(B) A person applying for an alligator propagator permit must first secure a bond to insure faithful performance naming the department as beneficiary in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars. The bond must be renewed as a condition of the permit. In the event the facility is closed, abandoned, or destroyed, or the permit is revoked, the department may use the proceeds of the bond to clean up and close the facility.
HISTORY: 2014 Act No. 159 (S.714), Section 1, eff April 14, 2014.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft
Chapter 15 - Nongame And Endangered Species
Section 50-15-10. Definitions.
Section 50-15-15. Native reptiles; regulations; unlawful acts.
Section 50-15-55. Nonnative reptiles; regulations; unlawful acts; exceptions.
Section 50-15-60. Promulgation of regulations.
Section 50-15-65. Omitted by 2014 Act No. 159, Section 1, eff April 14, 2014.
Section 50-15-70. Native turtles; unlawful acts; possession limits.
Section 50-15-75. Omitted by 2014 Act No. 159, Section 1, eff April 14, 2014.
Section 50-15-90. Article not retroactive; certain importation not prohibited.
Section 50-15-310. Definitions.
Section 50-15-330. Application; issuance of permit; expiration of permit.
Section 50-15-340. Tagging and labeling requirements; bond.
Section 50-15-350. Records; inspection; seizure.
Section 50-15-360. Retention of records by retailers.
Section 50-15-370. Unlawful possession of alligator hide or carcass; forfeiture; annual reports.
Section 50-15-380. Shipping of raw alligator skins in state must be tagged; penalties.
Section 50-15-390. Unlawful acts.
Section 50-15-400. Construction of permits if endangered species status changes.
Section 50-15-410. Forfeiture.
Section 50-15-430. Regulations.
Section 50-15-500. Legislative findings; alligator management program.