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SECTION 50-16-25. Unlawful release of pigs; permit exceptions.

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SC Code › Title 50 › Chapter 16 › Section 50-16-25

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(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. Effect of Amendment The 2010 amendment rewrote the section. 2021 Act No. 71, SECTION 2, rewrote the section.

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SECTION 50-16-25. Unlawful release of pigs; permit exceptions. · S.C. Code Ann. § 50-16-25 | Frix