S.C. Code § 50-11-750

Current through 2024 Act No. 225.
Section 50-11-750 - Unlawful to feed or entice with food any alligator; exceptions; penalties

It is unlawful for any person to feed or entice with food any American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), except those persons feeding alligators maintained in protective captivity under a permit issued by the department pursuant to Section 50-15-40 for education, scientific, commercial, or recreational purposes; or department personnel, persons licensed, or otherwise authorized by the department, or county or municipal animal control personnel when relocating alligators by baiting or enticement. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined in an amount not to exceed two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days.

S.C. Code § 50-11-750

1993 Act No. 181, Section 1262; 1988 Act No. 561, Section 1; [Derived from former Section 50-11-2295 (En 1984 Act No. 388)].

Code Commissioner's Note

At the direction of the Code Commissioner, the former reference to Section 50-15-50 was changed to Section 50-15-40 to reflect the renumbering of sections in Chapter 15, Title 50 by 2014 Act No. 159.