To effectuate the purposes of this chapter, the commission may with a warrant or the consent of the owner make reasonable inspection of any premises in this State and any property therein or thereon and may without a warrant stop and inspect, in a reasonable manner, any means of conveyance moving within this State upon probable cause to believe it contains or carries any pest, host or other article subject to this chapter and may make any other reasonable inspection of any premises or means of conveyance for which, under the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this State, no warrant is required.
The courts of this State shall have authority to issue warrants for such inspections upon a showing by the commission that there is probable cause to believe that there exists in or on the property to be inspected a pest, host or other article subject to this chapter.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 649 Section 6.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 10 - Boll Weevil Eradication
Section 46-10-10. Short title.
Section 46-10-20. Definitions.
Section 46-10-30. Administration of chapter; rules and regulations.
Section 46-10-40. Powers of commission.
Section 46-10-50. Quarantines; hearings and notice.
Section 46-10-60. Additional powers of commission.
Section 46-10-70. Inspections.
Section 46-10-80. Cooperation with federal and adjacent state agencies.
Section 46-10-90. Treatment or destruction of cotton.
Section 46-10-110. Caution in use of pesticides or in eradication methods.
Section 46-10-120. Cotton producer referendum.
Section 46-10-130. Assessments and penalties against cotton growers.