{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-5-525","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-5-525","heading":"Unlawful deployment of net; penalty.","body":"(A) It is unlawful to use or deploy any net or similar device or any part thereof including line and attached devices so that any part thereof extends more than one-half the width of any saltwater creek, stream, channel, slough, or other salt water regardless of the stage of the tide, river stage, or method of net deployment.\n(B) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than two hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.","path":["Title 50 - FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 5 Marine Resources Act","ARTICLE 5 Use of Fishing Equipment"],"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":"aae6d4fbe4be3ac97aef9163ce4dc3348333f145dadf935e924a827aed38bcf4","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-5-520","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-5-530"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}