(a) This article shall not apply to any act or transaction subject to regulations under the Federal Meat Inspection Act.
(b) The Director shall cooperate with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control and may cooperate with the Federal Government in carrying out the provisions of this article or the Federal Meat Inspection Act.
(c) The provisions of this article shall be applied in such a manner as to maintain the support and cooperation of all State and local agencies dealing with animals, animal diseases and human diseases, and in no way shall this article restrict the authority given to the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the State Department of Agriculture or any other agency under the General Statutes of South Carolina.
(d) No person shall be prohibited from the operation of a business regulated by this article because of the inability of the Director to provide adequate personnel for inspection within two years from July 1, 1967.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-620.4; 1967 (55) 293.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry
Chapter 17 - Meat And Meat Food
Section 47-17-10. Short title.
Section 47-17-20. Definitions.
Section 47-17-60. Prohibited acts.
Section 47-17-70. Slaughtering or processing except in compliance with article prohibited.
Section 47-17-90. Exemptions from provisions requiring inspection by Director.
Section 47-17-100. Violations.
Section 47-17-120. Permit required; fee; application; refusal, revocation, or suspension.
Section 47-17-130. Rules and regulations.
Section 47-17-150. Cost of inspection.
Section 47-17-310. Unlawful importation of foreign meat containing communicable diseases.
Section 47-17-320. Enforcement; confiscation and destruction of meat.