South Carolina Code of Laws
Chapter 50 - Southern Interstate Dairy Compact
Section 46-50-20. Execution and ratification of compact; exchange of documents with other ratifying states.

(A) The Governor on behalf of this State may execute a compact, in substantially the form set out in Section 46-50-30, with any two or more of the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia, and the legislature hereby signifies in advance its approval and ratification of the compact when the compact has been enacted into law by any three of the compact states, including South Carolina, and the consent of Congress to the interstate compact has been obtained.
(B) When the Governor has executed the compact on behalf of this State, and caused a verified copy to be filed with the Secretary of State, and when the compact has been ratified by three or more of the states named in Article VIII, Section 20 of the compact, including South Carolina, the compact shall become operative and effective as between this State and the states that have ratified the compact. The Governor shall take such action as may be necessary to complete the exchange of official documents between this State and any other state ratifying the compact, and to otherwise carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(C) Upon the compact becoming operative and effective between this State and other states ratifying the compact, it is hereby declared to be the policy of this State to perform and carry out the compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof.
HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 420, Section 1, eff June 8, 1998.

Structure South Carolina Code of Laws

South Carolina Code of Laws

Title 46 - Agriculture

Chapter 50 - Southern Interstate Dairy Compact

Section 46-50-10. Short title.

Section 46-50-20. Execution and ratification of compact; exchange of documents with other ratifying states.

Section 46-50-30. Text of compact.

Section 1. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, FINDINGS, AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.

Section 2. DEFINITIONS.

Section 3. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

Section 4. COMMISSION ESTABLISHED.

Section 5. VOTING REQUIREMENTS.

Section 6. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT.

Section 7. RULEMAKING POWER.

Section 8. POWERS TO PROMOTE REGULATORY UNIFORMITY, SIMPLICITY, AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION.

Section 9. EQUITABLE FARM PRICES.

Section 10. OPTIONAL PROVISIONS FOR PRICING ORDER.

Section 11. RULEMAKING PROCEDURE.

Section 12. FINDINGS AND REFERENDUM.

Section 13. PRODUCER REFERENDUM.

Section 14. TERMINATION OF OVER-ORDER PRICE OR MARKETING ORDER.

Section 15. RECORDS, REPORTS, ACCESS TO PREMISES.

Section 16. SUBPOENA, HEARINGS, AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.

Section 17. ENFORCEMENT WITH RESPECT TO HANDLERS.

Section 18. FINANCE OF START-UP AND REGULAR COSTS.

Section 19. AUDIT AND ACCOUNTS.

Section 20. ENTRY INTO FORCE; ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.

Section 21. WITHDRAWAL FROM COMPACT.

Section 22. SEVERABILITY.

Section 46-50-40. Compact to be administered by Commissioner of Agriculture; appointment of delegates.

Section 46-50-50. Adoption of rules and regulations to enforce compact; grant of power to Commissioner and delegation; grant of right to obtain information relating to purposes of compact.

Section 46-50-60. Violation of compact as offense; penalty.