{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-9-730","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 50-9-730","heading":"July fourth and National Memorial Day exempt from freshwater recreational fishing license and permit requirements; exceptions; free hunting days must be established.","body":"(A) A resident is not required to possess a license or permit for recreational fishing in the freshwaters of this State on the following days:\n(1) the fourth day of July; and\n(2) the date observed by the State for National Memorial Day.\n(B) The department also may designate department-sanctioned fishing events in the freshwaters of the State as exempt from recreational freshwater fishing license requirements. However, the events may not exceed one for each county a year.\n(C) This section does not apply to individuals fishing for a commercial purpose or when a commercial fishing license is required to use certain nongame fishing devices.\n(D) The department must designate two days a year as \"free hunting days\" during which state residents may hunt without procuring the necessary licenses and permits. These days need not be consecutive.","path":["Title 50 - FISH, GAME AND WATERCRAFT","CHAPTER 9 Hunting and Fishing Licenses","ARTICLE 7 Hunting and Fishing License Exemptions"],"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":"9c6ff524536289144a86e16d344552b2d18fe85c6ab77790a5c4b8b52d217929","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-9-720","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-50-9-740"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}