Laws

SCDNR Laws

• The following things are not permitted on any SCDNR Cultural Heritage Preserve: hunting, operation of motorized, nonmotorized vehicles; camping or campfires; horse riding; metal detecting; gathering, damaging, or destroying rocks, minerals, fossils, artifacts, geological formations, ecofacts, animals or plants.
• Metal detecting is not permitted on any SCDNR property.
• Heritage Trust Act (51-17-10, SC Code of Laws)
• Establishment, operation, and maintenance of wildlife management areas; prohibited conduct; penalties. (50-11-2200, SC Code of Laws)
• Regulations Applicable to Wildlife Management Areas, Heritage Preserves and other lands owned by the Department of Natural Resources. (123-200, SC Code of Regulations)
• Please report violations to 1-800-922-5431.

State Laws

Cultural Resources

• Preservation and Protection of Abandoned and Unmaintained Cemeteries (6-1-35, SC Code of Laws)
• Prohibition on entering certain lands to discover, uncover, move, remove, or attempt to remove archaeological resources (16-11-780, SC Code of Laws)
• Destruction or Desecration of Human Remains or Repositories Thereof; Penalties (16-17-600, SC Code of Laws)
• Removal of Abandoned Cemeteries (27-43-10 through 27-43-40, SC Code of Laws)
• Access to Cemeteries on Private Property (27-43-310, SC Code of Laws)
• Trespasses and Unlawful Use of Property of Others Law (16-11-780, SC Code of Laws)
• South Carolina Mining Act (48-20-40, SC Code of Laws)
• Coastal Zone Management Act of 1976, as amended (48-39-150, SC Code of Laws)
• South Carolina Underwater Antiquities Act of 1991 (54-7-610, SC Code of Laws)
  - Hobby License
• Protection of State Owned or Leased Historic Properties (60-12-10 through 60-12-90, SC Code of Laws)
• Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (61-104, SC Code of Regulations)

Natural Resources

• Endangered Species Listed, Review and Amendment of List, Unlawful to Take, Deal in, or Transport Species on List (50-15-30, SC Code of Laws)
• Removal of Certain Turtles from State (50-15-30, SC Code of Laws)
• Unlawful Taking of Freshwater Mussels (50-13-510, SC Code of Laws)
• Non-game and State Endangered Species List (123-150, SC Code of Regulations)
• Regulations Specific to Sea Turtles (123-150.1, SC Code of Regulations)
• State Threatened Species List (123-150.2, SC Code of Regulations)
• Regulations for Species of Subspecies of Non-game Wildlife (123-151, SC Code of Regulations)
  • Alligator Harvest (123-151.0, SC Code of Regulations)
  • Southern Hognose Snake (123-151.2, SC Code of Regulations)
• Sea Turtle Protection (Applies to shrimp trawling vessels) (123-153, SC Code of Regulations)
• Regulations for Vultures, Kites, Hawks, Eagles, Ospreys, Falcons, and Owls (123-160, SC Code of Regulations)
• Permit Required for collection of non-game species (123-150.3, SC Code of Regulations)

Federal Laws

Cultural Resources

• Antiquities Act of 1906
• National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
• Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act (AHPA)
• Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA)
• Abandoned Shipwreck Act (ASA)
• Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA)
• Curation of Federally Owned and Administered Archaeological Collections (36 CFR 79)

Natural Resources

• Endangered Species Act of 1973
  • Regulations for endangered plants under the Endangered Species Act
• Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
• Migratory Bird Treaty Act
• Lacey Act
• Conservation Programs for Listed Species
  • Safe Harbor Agreements