(A) A person operating an establishment in which poultry is slaughtered or in which poultry, poultry by-products, or poultry food products, of or derived from fowl, are wholly or in part canned, cured, smoked, salted, packed, rendered, or otherwise prepared which are offered as food for humans shall secure a permit from the State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission. This section is not applicable to persons exempted from inspection under Section 47-19-140.
(B) The permit fee is fifty dollars annually or for part of a year. The permit year is July first to June thirtieth. These fees must be retained by the commission. The commission by regulation may increase the fee not to exceed two hundred dollars.
(C) Applications for permits must be in writing to the commission on forms it prescribes.
(D) The commission, for cause, may refuse to grant a permit, may suspend, revoke, or modify the permit, or may assess a civil penalty in accordance with Section 47-4-130. Veterinary inspection must not be conducted in an establishment whose permit has been denied, suspended, or revoked. The commission immediately shall notify the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control of permit actions.
HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 362, Section 2, eff May 3, 1994.
Structure South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry
Chapter 19 - Poultry Products Inspection Law
Section 47-19-10. Short title; administration of chapter.
Section 47-19-20. Definitions.
Section 47-19-35. Permits for slaughtering and packaging poultry; fees.
Section 47-19-70. Prohibited acts.
Section 47-19-80. Processing except in compliance with chapter is prohibited.
Section 47-19-100. Persons required to keep records.
Section 47-19-120. Violations; interference with person performing official duties under chapter.
Section 47-19-130. Notice of violations and opportunity to be heard.
Section 47-19-140. Exemptions.
Section 47-19-150. Limiting entry of poultry products into inspected establishments.
Section 47-19-165. Application of chapter to pigeons.