No person, not operating under inspection of a State or Federal agency, shall engage in the business of manufacturing, processing or packing food in any manner without first obtaining a food manufacturers, processors and packers permit from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. The permit shall be issued upon application to the Department on forms furnished by the Department and upon conditions prescribed by regulations of the Department governing the manufacturing, processing or packing of food as may be necessary to protect the public health and promote public welfare by protecting the purchasing public from injury by merchandising deceit. Such permit shall be issued July 1, 1971, and renewed annually thereafter on or before the first day of January.
Anyone violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction be fined not more than one hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 3-781; 1971 (57) 2012.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 3 - Department And Commissioner Of Agriculture
Section 46-3-10. Duties of department.
Section 46-3-20. Department shall issue food manufacturers, processors, and packers permits.
Section 46-3-30. Commissioner of Agriculture; qualifications.
Section 46-3-40. Election; term; vacancies.
Section 46-3-80. Duties of Commissioner.
Section 46-3-90. Sale of marl or ground limestone.
Section 46-3-100. Arrangements for inoculating material.
Section 46-3-110. Disposition of moneys derived from sale of inoculating material.
Section 46-3-120. Departments and institutions shall furnish information.
Section 46-3-130. Contracts for use of department personnel and facilities by other State agencies.
Section 46-3-140. Annual report of department's work.
Section 46-3-145. "Beneficiary class" defined; department involvement with loan programs.
Section 46-3-170. Suits by and against Commissioner and venue.
Section 46-3-175. Agribusiness license; fees; bonding requirements.
Section 46-3-180. Revocation of registrations or licenses; generally.
Section 46-3-190. Revocation of registrations or licenses; notice and hearing required.
Section 46-3-200. Revocation of registrations or licenses; procedural powers of Commissioner.
Section 46-3-210. Revocation of registrations or licenses; bond to stay revocation.
Section 46-3-220. Revocation of registrations or licenses; appeal.
Section 46-3-230. Release of certain items from restraining orders.
Section 46-3-240. Enforcement of food and drug regulations.
Section 46-3-270. Waiver of remittance of indirect cost recoveries for the Specialty Crop Grant.
Section 46-3-280. Agriculture programs to assist veterans; fund; regulations.