{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-11-2640","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-11-2640","heading":"Importing foxes and coyotes.","body":"(A) It is unlawful to bring, import, or cause to have imported a live coyote or fox into this State, except those brought into the State and kept in captivity by permit from the department for exhibition purposes. It is unlawful to release a coyote in this State except as authorized by this title.\n(B) A person who violates a provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year. A conviction for a second offense occurring within five years of a first offense conviction is punishable by a fine of five thousand dollars or imprisonment for two years. For a second offense conviction within five years of the date of a first conviction, the enclosure and associated property is ineligible permanently for an enclosure permit.\n(C) A commercial fur license held by a person convicted of a second offense within five years of a first conviction must be suspended for five years.\n(D) Each animal taken or possessed in violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.","path":["Title 50 - FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 11 Protection of Game","ARTICLE 13 Fox and Coyote Hunting Enclosures"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t50c011.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:47:34Z","sha256":"711b1f3af62dc0bf37c59973a6a8c9aeadd686929e70cf33e6e44112fb1c0ee6","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-11-2630","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-11-2650"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}