South Carolina H 5570: Hunting and Fishing Licenses

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2025-2026 Bill 5570 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 23, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5570

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 50-9-525, RELATING TO HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES ISSUED TO DISABLED 
RESIDENTS, SO AS TO PROVIDE LICENSE APPLICANTS MUST BE CERTIFIED BY CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL 
AGENCIES AS BEING TOTALLY AND PERMANENTLY DISABLED; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 
50-9-920, RELATING TO THE SALE OF CERTAIN HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES, SO AS 
TO PROVIDE THAT REVENUES FROM THE SALE OF ANTLERED DEER TAGS SHALL BE USED TO 
ADMINISTER THE COYOTE AND HOG MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL 
REPORT MUST BE filed WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY regarding THE USE OF THESE 
FUNDS.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 50-9-525(B) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (B) A resident on the date of 
application for a disability license, with quadriplegia or paraplegia, or who is certified, by one of the 
governmental agencies listed in Section 50-9-525(A), as totally and permanently disabled, 
must be issued a lifetime disability combination license or a lifetime 
disability fishing license at no cost. Disability recertification or renewal of 
this license is not required.

SECTION 2. Section 50-9-920(B)(12) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (12) resident antler restriction 
individual antlered deer tag shall be used to administer the Coyote and Hog Management Program. No later 
than January thirty-first of each year, the department must file with the 
General Assembly a report on the use of these funds during the preceding year;

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor. The provisions contained in SECTION 2 of this act are 
effective both until and after December 31, 2027.

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