(A) It is the duty of the commission who may act through its authorized agent to sample, inspect, make analyses of and test agricultural liming materials and landplaster distributed within the State as it may consider necessary to determine whether the agricultural liming materials and landplaster are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Any officer or agent of the commission or of a committee authorized by the commission may enter upon any public or private premises or carriers during regular business hours in order to have access to agricultural liming material and landplaster subject to the provisions of this chapter and regulations pertaining to it, and to the records relating to their distribution.
(B) The methods of analysis and sampling shall be those approved by the commission and shall be guided by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists procedures.
(C) The results of official analysis of agricultural liming materials and landplaster and portions of official samples must be distributed by the commission as provided in the regulations at least annually.
HISTORY: 1976 Act No. 495 Section 8; 1992 Act No. 378, Section 4, eff May 15, 1992; 2011 Act No. 64, Section 1, eff June 14, 2011.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 26 - Agricultural Liming Materials And Landplaster
Section 46-26-10. Short title; administration.
Section 46-26-20. Definitions.
Section 46-26-30. Delegation of duties to director.
Section 46-26-40. Labels; required information.
Section 46-26-50. Distributors; application to engage in business; permits; fees.
Section 46-26-60. Registration of products; application.
Section 46-26-70. Quarterly tonnage reports; publication and distribution.
Section 46-26-80. Inspections and analyses; duty of the Commission.
Section 46-26-90. Stop sales or removal orders; release of materials.
Section 46-26-100. Penalties; assessment of additional fines for failure to meet guarantees.
Section 46-26-110. Seizure of goods when assessment not paid.
Section 46-26-120. Penalty when material is underweight.
Section 46-26-130. Penalty when material is not branded or labeled and tagged.
Section 46-26-140. Revocation of registration.
Section 46-26-150. Restrictions on sales generally.