Is it lawful to kill a hawk in SC that is eating chickens?

It is lawful to kill a hawk in South Carolina that is in the act of killing or injuring a domestic fowl, but only at the location where the harm to domestic fowl is occurring. You also cannot poison the hawk or set a trap for it without a permit from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. Finally, you must immediately report the killing or trapping to the Department of Natural Resources.