S.C. Code Ann. § 50-13-12
It is unlawful to take fish by snagging, pulling, or jerking a device equipped with one or more hooks through the water for the purpose of impaling fish within one thousand feet downstream of a hydroelectric dam. Nothing in this section prohibits the use of lures or baited hooks for the purpose of catching fish.
HISTORY: 2007 Act No. 87, Section 1, eff June 14, 2007.