{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-5-330","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-5-330","heading":"Recreational fishing exceptions; minnow traps for commercial purposes; retrieving unattended recreational equipment.","body":"(A) A person may fish or use the following in the salt waters of this State solely for recreational purposes without being commercially licensed:\n(1) shrimp seines;\n(2) hand-operated tongs, rakes except bull rakes, and forks except seed forks, used to harvest shellfish;\n(3) hook and line or rod and reel;\n(4) minnow traps, drop nets, and dip nets;\n(5) cast nets; however, the use must comply with all other provisions of law;\n(6) no more than two crab traps without a recreational crab trap endorsement;\n(7) no more than five crab traps with a recreational crab trap endorsement;\n(8) no more than two trotlines with a cumulative total of not more than fifty hooks or baits;\n(9) no more than ten bush or pole lines with single hooks or baits.\n(B) A person may use a lawful gill net for other than commercial purposes without a commercial saltwater fishing license.\n(C) A person may use lawful minnow traps to take fish for a commercial purpose for use as bait without a commercial saltwater fishing license.\n(D) No person may retrieve any unattended recreational equipment used pursuant to this section unless the owner is present. A person may retrieve equipment with the written permission of the owner, but no fish may be retained.\n(E) A person who violates this section by fishing or using equipment in excess of the numbers allowed in this section or in violation of subsection (D) is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.","path":["Title 50 - FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 5 Marine Resources Act","ARTICLE 3 Licenses and Permits"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t50c005.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:47:24Z","sha256":"7ee3d449c5c9bbe67e9d675334fe779b035a3c3e20433130b3f506db6a170510","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-5-325","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-5-335"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}