{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-5-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-5-40","heading":"Unauthorized tagging or marking and releasing of saltwater fish; penalty.","body":"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.","path":["Title 50 - FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 5 Marine Resources Act","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"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":"641f0c34682a1bfa6516205d8c224e3a9f5fd84e5992888ff65928b167829854","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-5-35","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-5-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}