H 4398

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
Bill 4398
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY AMENDING
SECTION 54-7-670, RELATING TO HOBBY LICENSES, SO AS TO PERMIT THE RECOVERY OF
OBJECTs BY MAGNET.
Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.  Section 54-7-670(F) of the S.C. Code is amended to
read:
    (F) This section limits the recovery of
objects or materials from submerged archaeological historic property and
submerged paleontological property under a hobby license to a limited number of
objects which can be recovered by hand or by magnet.
All powered mechanical dredging and lifting devices and buoyancy equipment
except a personal flotation device of any sort are prohibited including, but
not limited to, prop wash, air lift, water dredge, and pneumatically-operated
lift bags under the license.
       (1)
A person with a hobby license may collect from submerged lands of this State a
reasonable number of artifactual items and/or complete and fragmented fossil
specimens a day that:
  (a)
are exposed or resting on the bottom sediments of submerged lands; and
  (b)
do not require excavation to recover.
       (2)
No artifactual or paleontological materials may be recovered from submerged
lands of this State unless they can be obtained by hand or
by magnet.
       (3)
No specimen may be recovered from a fossil specimen with joined or interrelated
elements before contacting the museum.
SECTION 2.  This act takes effect upon approval
by the Governor.
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