(a) is attached to poles, stakes, anchors, buoys, or other fixed objects; and (b) has a mesh size of less than two and onehalf inches when the mesh is stretched; and is also known as a set net. (10) fishing means a vessel used to transport ‘Charter vessel’ recreational saltwater fishermen for hire and includes charter, party, and head boats. (11) ‘Commercial equipment’ means: (a) any trawl, haul seine, gill net, channel net, bull rake, seed fork, grabs, escalator, or dredge; and (b) any net, seine, trap, pot, tongs, rake, fork, trotline, or other device or appliance when used for taking or attempting to take fish for a commercial purpose. (12) means: ‘Commercial purpose’ (a) being engaged in buying or selling fish; (b) taking or attempting to take fish in order to derive income or other consideration; (c) using commercial equipment; and (d) otherwise being engaged in the fisheries industry with the intent to derive income. (13) of means management, regulation, ‘Conservation fisheries’ data collection and analysis, permitting, public interactions, enhancement and protection of fisheries stocks and habitat, law enforcement, and research. (14) or means adjudication at trial or ‘Conviction’ ‘convicted’ civil hearing and includes the entry of a plea of guilty, or nolo contendere, or the forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a in court. defendant’s appearance (15) means all forms of crabs, shrimp, crayfish, ‘Crustacean’ stone crabs, lobsters, and anyother motile fish having a chitonized shell excluding snails and horseshoe crabs. (16) means oyster shell or other substrate which is ‘Culch’ purposely placed for propagation of oysters through the attachment of oyster larvae. (17) means a type of live rock which has ‘Cultured live rock’ been produced as a result of cultivation under controlled conditions, as in aquaculture operations. Live rock culture specifically entails the deposition of substrate materials for the express purpose of removing the material at a later date for use, sale, or trade as live rock. (18) means the South Carolina Department of ‘Department’ Natural Resources unless otherwise stated.
(a) is attached to poles, stakes, anchors, buoys, or other fixed objects; and (b) has a mesh size of less than two and onehalf inches when the mesh is stretched; and is also known as a set net. (10) ‘Charter fishing vessel’ means a vessel used to transport recreational saltwater fishermen for hire and includes charter, party, and head boats. (11) ‘Commercial equipment’ means: (a) any trawl, haul seine, gill net, channel net, bull rake, seed fork, grabs, escalator, or dredge; and (b) any net, seine, trap, pot, tongs, rake, fork, trotline, or other device or appliance when used for taking or attempting to take fish for a commercial purpose. (12) ‘Commercial purpose’ means: (a) being engaged in buying or selling fish; (b) taking or attempting to take fish in order to derive income or other consideration; (c) using commercial equipment; and (d) otherwise being engaged in the fisheries industry with the intent to derive income. (13) ‘Conservation of fisheries’ means management, regulation, data collection and analysis, permitting, public interactions, enhancement and protection of fisheries stocks and habitat, law enforcement, and research. (14) ‘Conviction’ or ‘convicted’ means adjudication at trial or civil hearing and includes the entry of a plea of guilty, or nolo contendere, or the forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant’s appearance in court. (15) ‘Crustacean’ means all forms of crabs, shrimp, crayfish, stone crabs, lobsters, and anyother motile fish having a chitonized shell excluding snails and horseshoe crabs. (16) ‘Culch’ means oyster shell or other substrate which is purposely placed for propagation of oysters through the attachment of oyster larvae. (17) ‘Cultured live rock’ means a type of live rock which has been produced as a result of cultivation under controlled conditions, as in aquaculture operations. Live rock culture specifically entails the deposition of substrate materials for the express purpose of removing the material at a later date for use, sale, or trade as live rock. (18) ‘Department’ means the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources unless otherwise stated.
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