{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-9-30","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-9-30","heading":"Residency requirements.","body":"(A) For the purposes of obtaining:\n(1) a recreational license, permit, or tag with a duration of three years or less, \"resident\", unless otherwise specified, means a United States citizen or a citizen of a foreign country lawfully in the United States who:\n(a) has been domiciled in this State for thirty consecutive days or more immediately preceding the date of application;\n(b) is a regularly enrolled full-time student in a high school, technical school, college, or university within this State; or\n(c) is an active member of the United States Armed Forces, or the member's dependent, stationed in this State for thirty consecutive days or more immediately preceding the date of application;\n(2) a lifetime recreational license, \"resident\" means a United States citizen who has been domiciled in this State for one hundred eighty consecutive days or more immediately preceding the date of application;\n(3) a disability recreational license, \"resident\" means a United States citizen who has been domiciled in this State for three hundred sixty-five consecutive days or more immediately preceding the date of application;\n(4)(a) a commercial license, permit, or tag, \"resident\" means a United States citizen who has been domiciled in this State for three hundred sixty-five consecutive days or more immediately preceding the date of application; and\n(b) a commercial license or permit issued for a business, \"resident\" means a business that has been incorporated and operating in this State for three hundred sixty-five days or more immediately preceding the date of application.\n(B) An applicant for a resident license must furnish proof of residency as may be required by the department.\n(C) \"Nonresident\" means an individual or business that is not a resident under subitem (A).","path":["Title 50 - FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 9 Hunting and Fishing Licenses","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t50c009.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:47:29Z","sha256":"24184182ecb436bdaebd4d1c8f6d53c00e15bd21cc0b999643da2e13430f91e5","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-9-20","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-9-35"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}