S.C. Code Ann. § 50-16-25
Unlawful release of pigs; permit exceptions
Effective May 17, 20212005 Act No. 13, Section 1; 2010 Act No. 211, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 8, 2010); 2021 Act No. 71 (H.3539), Section 2, eff May 17, 2021.
Section effective until July 1, 2024. See, also, Section 50-16-25 effective July 1, 2024.
(A) It is unlawful to:
- (1) import, possess, buy, sell, offer for sale, transfer, or transport a live member of the family Suidae (pig) taken from the wild; or
- (2) release a live member of the family Suidae (pig) into the wild.
- (B) Each pig imported, bought, sold, offered for sale, possessed, transferred, transported, or released in violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.
- (C) The department may seize and destroy any pig obtained pursuant to this section.
HISTORY: 2005 Act No. 13, Section 1; 2010 Act No. 211, Section 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 8, 2010); 2021 Act No. 71 (H.3539), Section 2, eff May 17, 2021.