(A) A resident who is determined to be disabled and receiving benefits under a Social Security program, the Civil Service Retirement System, the South Carolina State Retirement System, the Railroad Retirement Board, the Veterans Administration, or Medicaid, or their successor agencies or programs, may obtain a three year disability combination license or a three year disability fishing license at no cost. The license must be issued by the department from its designated offices and is valid for three years from the date of issue. Disability recertification is required for renewal. To recertify, an applicant must furnish proof, in the manner prescribed by the department, that he or she is currently receiving disability benefits and is a domiciled resident of this State. The department may waive the proof of disability benefit requirement for renewals where the resident is at least sixty-five years of age.
(B) A resident on the date of application for a disability license, with quadriplegia or paraplegia, who is certified as totally disabled, must be issued a lifetime disability combination license or a lifetime disability fishing license at no cost. Disability recertification or renewal of this license is not required.
(C) A resident born after June 30, 1979, who has not completed the required hunter education certification only may obtain a disability fishing license at no cost. Upon completion of the hunter education certification, the licensee may apply to the department for the additional disability hunting privileges at no cost.
(D) A disability license issued to a person who is no longer domiciled in this State is void and the person must obtain the required nonresident licenses, permits, stamps, and tags to hunt and fish in this State.
(E)(1) A disability combination license includes the statewide privileges of hunting big game, hunting migratory waterfowl, hunting on wildlife management area lands, freshwater fishing, and saltwater fishing.
(2) A disability fishing license includes the privileges of freshwater fishing and saltwater fishing.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 233, Section 8, eff July 1, 2010; 2013 Act No. 94, Section 6, eff July 1, 2013.
Effect of Amendment
The 2013 amendment, in subsection (A), substituted "disabled and receiving benefits" for "totally disabled" in the first sentence, and added the last sentence relating to waiver.
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.