Children under sixteen years of age; private ponds; pay-to-fish businesses.
S.C. Code Ann. § 50-9-710
in effect(A) Except as required by law, children under sixteen years of age are not required to procure or possess a hunting or fishing license or any other permit or license required for hunting or fishing unless that child engages in the taking of wildlife or fish for commercial purposes. (B) A person is not required to possess a recreational freshwater fishing license if fishing in a private pond. However, if the pond is used for commercial purposes, it is not considered a private pond. (C) Resident and nonresident patrons of commercial fishing lakes or pay-to-fish commercial businesses are exempt from the requirement to purchase a recreational freshwater fishing license if the commercial fishing lake or pay-to-fish commercial business has a valid aquaculture permit or registration issued by the department. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment in subsection (A), inserted "Except as required by law,"; in subsection (B), inserted "recreational freshwater"; in subsection (C) substituted "a recreational freshwater fishing" for "an individual annual", and deleted "of Natural Resources" after "department"; and made other nonsubstantive changes.
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