Unauthorized tagging or marking and releasing of saltwater fish; penalty.

S.C. Code Ann. § 50-5-40
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Unless authorized by the department, no person may tag or mark and release saltwater fish or promote such activity. A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. Effect of Amendment The 2013 amendment, in the first sentence, moved "unless authorized by the department" from the end to the beginning of the sentence.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t50c005.phpFetched: 10/17/2026

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