Section 50-5-2310. Display of dolphins and whales prohibited; penalty.

SC Code § 50-5-2310 (2019) (N/A)
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(A) It is unlawful for a person, which includes a corporation, to display a wild caught or captive-bred mammal of the order Cetacean (dolphins and whales).

(B) A person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than six months.

HISTORY: 2000 Act No. 245, Section 12; 2011 Act No. 29, Section 1, eff May 23, 2011.

Effect of Amendment

The 2011 amendment rewrote the section.