(A) The duration for hunting and fishing licenses, permits, and tags for recreational purposes is as follows:
(1) a temporary license, permit, or tag expires after the specified number of consecutive days inclusive of the start date and expiration date;
(2) an annual license, permit, or tag expires on the last day of the license year for which the license was issued; provided, the department may issue an annual license, permit, or tag that expires the day before the anniversary of the date of its issuance;
(3) a three year license or permit expires on the last day of the third license year of issue; provided, the department may issue a three year license or permit that expires the day before the third anniversary of the date of its issuance;
(4) a three year disability license expires the day before the third anniversary of the date of its issuance; and
(5) the Catawba Indian license expires October 27, 2092.
(B) For commercial purposes, an annual license, permit, or tag expires on the last day of the license year for which the license, permit, or tag was issued.
(C) This section does not alter the start date or expiration date of a permit which by law has other terms.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 28-17; 1970 (56) 1955; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1261; 1996 Act No. 372, Section 2; 2009 Act No. 15, Section 7, eff July 1, 2009; 2010 Act No. 233, Section 1, eff July 1, 2010; 2013 Act No. 94, Section 2, eff July 1, 2013.
Effect of Amendment
The 2009 amendment in the first sentence deleted "resident and nonresident hunting and fishing" preceding "licenses" and added ", permits, stamps, and tags issued by the department", and in the second sentence deleted"Resident and nonresident" preceding "Temporary", added and permits", and substituted "of issue" for "as indicated on the license".
The 2010 amendment rewrote the section.
The 2013 amendment rewrote subsections (A) and (B).
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft
Chapter 9 - Hunting And Fishing Licenses
Section 50-9-10. Unlicensed activities; violations; penalties.
Section 50-9-30. Residency requirements.
Section 50-9-35. Persons licensed by another state; transfer of residency.
Section 50-9-40. License procedures and fees.
Section 50-9-45. Licenses for South Carolinians in the Armed Services.
Section 50-9-50. Possession on person of license, permit, tag, or stamp; violations.
Section 50-9-60. Borrowing or lending of license, permit, tag, or stamp; violations.
Section 50-9-75. Surrender of combination licenses.
Section 50-9-80. Replacement licenses, permits, or tags.
Section 50-9-310. Program contents.
Section 50-9-320. Certificate of completion required for license.
Section 50-9-330. Lifetime hunting and fishing combination licenses.
Section 50-9-340. Shooting preserves.
Section 50-9-350. Apprentice hunting license.
Section 50-9-410. Freshwater commercial fishing license.
Section 50-9-420. Requirements for taking shad, herring, or eels for commercial purposes.
Section 50-9-430. Cost of scientific collection permit.
Section 50-9-450. Commercial fur license required; exceptions.
Section 50-9-460. Alligator propagation facility permits.
Section 50-9-510. Hunting and fishing licenses.
Section 50-9-515. Combination licenses; sportsman's licenses.
Section 50-9-520. Lifetime statewide combination licenses; fees.
Section 50-9-525. Licenses for disabled residents.
Section 50-9-530. Gratis, senior, and Catawba licenses.
Section 50-9-535. Conversion of lifetime licenses to senior lifetime license.
Section 50-9-545. Type of license required for taking shad, herring, or eels.
Section 50-9-550, 50-9-560. Omitted by 2010 Act No. 233, Section 8, eff July, 1, 2010.
Section 50-9-570. Unlawful to hunt migratory game birds without permit; exception.
Section 50-9-610. Additional requirements for attempting to take nongame freshwater fish.
Section 50-9-630. Federal Migratory Hunting and Conservation Stamp required; endorsement; fee.
Section 50-9-640. Wild turkey tag fees.
Section 50-9-650. Deer hunting.
Section 50-9-655. Pig transport and release permit; pig enclosure permit.
Section 50-9-675. Falconry permit.
Section 50-9-710. Children under sixteen years of age; private ponds; pay-to-fish businesses.
Section 50-9-715. Exemptions from recreational saltwater fishing license requirements.
Section 50-9-740. Designation of youth hunting days; requirements.
Section 50-9-750. Special authorization for hunting and fishing.
Section 50-9-910. Revenue from fines and forfeitures.
Section 50-9-920. Revenues from the sale of privileges, licenses, permits, and tags.
Section 50-9-925, 50-9-940. Omitted by 2010 Act No. 233, Section 11, eff July 1, 2010.
Section 50-9-950. Fish and Wildlife Protection Fund.
Section 50-9-955. Fish and Wildlife Deferred License Fund.
Section 50-9-960. Marine Resources Fund.
Section 50-9-965. Marine Resources Deferred License Fund.
Section 50-9-970. County Game and Fish Fund created.
Section 50-9-1110. "Conviction" defined.
Section 50-9-1120. Point system for violations.
Section 50-9-1130. Deduction of accumulated points.
Section 50-9-1140. Suspension of hunting and fishing privileges.
Section 50-9-1150. Notice of suspension; review by department.
Section 50-9-1160. Review by circuit judge.
Section 50-9-1170. Expiration of suspension period.
Section 50-9-1180. Administration; promulgation of regulations.
Section 50-9-1190. Other laws of the State.
Section 50-9-1200. Hunting or fishing while under suspension; violations; penalties.