Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 5, May 24, 2024
Section 123-46 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Issuance of Deer Depredation Permits1. Any person suffering excessive damage to crops and property caused by deer may apply to the Department for a deer depredation permit as prescribed in Section 50-11-1090, 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws.2. Applications for deer depredation permits shall be made to the Department in writing signed by the applicant and contain the following information:a. a concise statement specifically describing damage or destruction being suffered by the applicant;b. a specific description of the property or crop which is suffering the damage or destruction;c. if the applicant is not the landowner of the property for which the deer depredation permit application is being made, the applicant, by signing the application, affirms that he has the landowner's permission to execute a deer depredation permit on the specified property;d. if the applicant does not intend to remove the deer himself, he must give the complete names and Department customer identification numbers or drivers license numbers of the persons whom the applicant has designated to take the deer which are causing damage to the subject property.3. The Department shall give immediate consideration to applications for deer depredation permits and within seven (7) days of receipt of same shall either issue the permit or deny the application. Immediate notification of the denial may be given orally by the Department.4. Deer depredation permits will be issued for each specific parcel of property denoting the names of the individuals designated to take deer thereunder and the hours of the day in which deer may be taken.5. The applicant or landowner shall allow a Department representative to enter the property for which the application is made for the purpose of inspecting the property to determine the necessity or exigency for issuance of the permit.6. The applicant must report all deer taken as prescribed by the Department within 30 days of expiration of the permit.7. No deer depredation permit will be issued to any applicant who has been convicted of a game law violation within the year preceding the date of application for said permit. No person convicted of a game law violation within the year preceding the application can be designated to take deer under a deer depredation permit. The applicant shall certify in the application that the applicant and the persons designated to take deer under the permit have not been convicted of a game law violation within the year preceding the application.8. Any application containing false information therein shall subject the applicant to the penalties as prescribed herein.9. The penalty for any person violating any provisions of the within regulation shall be as prescribed in Section 50-1-130, 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws. In addition to said penalty any deer depredation permit issued to the person convicted hereunder must be surrendered to the Department immediately and said person would not be eligible for a deer depredation permit within twelve (12) months of said conviction.Amended by State Register Volume 48, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/24/2024.