The board or governor may appoint citizens advisory panels to provide recommendations on agency programs.

The Division has officers trained in underwater diving that assist in law enforcement, search and rescue, and evidence recovery missions.

South Carolina's corps of natural resources enforcement officers is organized into four regions covering groups of the state's 46 counties and coastal marine shoreline and waters out to 200 miles.

A 24-hour toll-free number is maintained for emergencies requiring immediate law enforcement assistance from a natural resources officer.

The SCDNR is governed by the seven-member S.C. Natural Resources Board, with one member representing each of the state's six Congressional Districts and one at large.