S.C. Code Ann. § 50-11-820: Unlawful to kill, catch, have in possession, or offer or expose for sale resident or migratory wild bird; exception.

No person within the State may kill, catch, or have in his possession, living or dead, any resident or migratory wild bird, other than a game bird, or purchase or offer or expose for sale any wild nongame bird after it has been killed or caught, except as permitted by Section 50-11-1180.