It is unlawful for any person to operate any boat propelled at the time by an inboard or outboard motor at Brighton Beach on May River in Beaufort County, between the low and high tide water marks and between the docks of J. E. Smith on the east and the docks of C. Ray Carter on the west. It is declared that the operation of such craft in the area referred to constitutes an undue hazard to persons using the area on this beach for bathing and swimming. The supervisor of Beaufort County shall place at each end of this area an appropriate sign designating it as a bathing area only. It is made the special duty of the sheriff of Beaufort County and his deputies to see that the provisions of this section are observed and enforced. Any violation of the provisions of this section is declared to be a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the offender shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for a term not exceeding thirty days.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 70-331; 1953 (48) 36; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1271.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft
Chapter 25 - Boating And Surfing At Particular Localities
Section 50-25-10. Operation of motorboats.
Section 50-25-110. Operation of motorboats on portion of Brighton Beach in Beaufort County.
Section 50-25-120. Operation of motorboats at Bailey's Beach in Beaufort County.
Section 50-25-310. Boating within two hundred feet below dam unlawful.
Section 50-25-320. Boating within one hundred feet above dam unlawful.
Section 50-25-410. Operation of motorboats.
Section 50-25-1010. Motorboats on Tugalo Lake; maximum horsepower.
Section 50-25-1110. Noise control requirements.
Section 50-25-1120. Exemptions and exceptions.
Section 50-25-1130. Violation of article; penalty.
Section 50-25-1210. Noise control requirements.
Section 50-25-1220. Exemption for regatta, boat race, marine parade, tournament, or exhibition.
Section 50-25-1230. Violations.
Section 50-25-1310. Restrictions on the use of watercraft.
Section 50-25-1320. Motor restrictions on Lake William C. Bowen.
Section 50-25-1330. Watercraft restrictions on Lake H. Taylor Blalock.
Section 50-25-1340. Waterskiing and towing of floating devices prohibited on Lake H. Taylor Blalock.
Section 50-25-1360. Special permits waiving restrictions of this article.