{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-13-1610","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-13-1610","heading":"Sale or traffic in certain game fish unlawful; penalties.","body":"It is unlawful to sell, offer for sale, barter, traffic in, or purchase any fish classified as a game fish under the provisions of this title taken from the freshwaters of this State except as allowed by this title. A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as follows:\n(1) for a first offense, by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days;\n(2) for a second offense within three years of a first offense, by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days;\n(3) for a third or subsequent offense within three years of a second or subsequent offense, by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days;\n(4) for a fourth and subsequent offense within five years of the date of conviction for the first offense must be punished as provided for a third offense.","path":["Title 50 - FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 13 Protection of Fish","ARTICLE 11 Sale and Trafficking in Fish"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t50c013.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:47:44Z","sha256":"56a9be3f59e769504420be9c666a71071c012e3b3efcafedbae3fcf80a562d18","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-13-1480","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-13-1615"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}