South Carolina H 4398: Magnet fishing

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2025-2026 Bill 4398 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 23, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 4398

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING 
SECTION 54-7-670, RELATING TO HOBBY LICENSES, SO AS TO PERMIT THE RECOVERY OF 
OBJECTs BY MAGNET.

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

SECTION 1. Section 54-7-670(F) of the S.C. Code is amended to 
read:

 (F) This section limits the recovery of 
objects or materials from submerged archaeological historic property and 
submerged paleontological property under a hobby license to a limited number of 
objects which can be recovered by hand or by magnet. 
All powered mechanical dredging and lifting devices and buoyancy equipment 
except a personal flotation device of any sort are prohibited including, but 
not limited to, prop wash, air lift, water dredge, and pneumatically-operated 
lift bags under the license.

 (1) 
A person with a hobby license may collect from submerged lands of this State a 
reasonable number of artifactual items and/or complete and fragmented fossil 
specimens a day that:

 (a) 
are exposed or resting on the bottom sediments of submerged lands; and

 (b) 
do not require excavation to recover.

 (2) 
No artifactual or paleontological materials may be recovered from submerged 
lands of this State unless they can be obtained by hand or 
by magnet.

 (3) 
No specimen may be recovered from a fossil specimen with joined or interrelated 
elements before contacting the museum.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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