It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale or transport plants, buds, trees, shrubs, vines, tubers, bulbs, roots or cuttings known to be infested with dangerous or injurious insects or plant diseases; and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisoned in the county jail for not exceeding thirty days.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 3-130; 1952 Code Section 3-130; 1942 Code Section 5806-21; 1932 Code Section 1334; Cr. C. '22 Section 224; Cr. C. '12 Section 518; Cr. C. '02 Section 366; 1900 (23) 703.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 33 - Shipment And Sale Of Trees, Plants And Shrubs
Section 46-33-10. Inspection of out-of-state shipments into State.
Section 46-33-20. Bond required on out-of-state shipments into State.
Section 46-33-30. Suits on bond.
Section 46-33-50. Annual license tax on out-of-state shippers.
Section 46-33-60. Penalty on out-of-state shippers.
Section 46-33-70. Sale of diseased plants is a misdemeanor.
Section 46-33-85. Phytosanitary certificate or permit; fumigation using methyl bromide.
Section 46-33-90. Definitions; registration requirements.
Section 46-33-100. Stop sale, use, or distribution orders; appeals.