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Chapter 1 - General Provisions
Section 39-1-10. Licensing of nonresidents to do business in State. - No nonresident of the State shall be licensed to do...
Section 39-1-20. Making intentionally untrue statement in advertising. - Any person who knowingly with intent to sell or in...
Section 39-1-30. Signs shall be displayed by sellers of Japanese textiles. - Every person operating a wholesale or retail establishment in the...
Section 39-1-40. Photographic copies of business instruments or records. - Any person doing business in this State may photograph on...
Section 39-1-50. Certain unsolicited merchandise received through mails deemed gift to recipient. - Any unsolicited merchandise, except stolen merchandise, received through the mails,...
Section 39-1-55. Gift certificates; expiration; notice of expiration and conditions relating to use. - (A) As used in this section, "gift certificate" means a...
Section 39-1-60. Municipalities may regulate auction sales of personal property. - All incorporated cities and towns in this State may regulate...
Section 39-1-70. Regulations of Commissioner of Agriculture, labeling imitation food; registration. - The Commissioner of Agriculture shall promulgate and issue such rules...
Section 39-1-80. Industrial hygiene and safety professionals; certification requirements; penalties. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "American Board of...
Section 39-1-90. Business data, breach of security; notifications, definitions, penalties, and exceptions. - (A) A person conducting business in this State, and owning...
Chapter 3 - Trusts, Monopolies And Restraints Of Trade
Section 39-3-10. Arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts, and combinations adversely affecting competition or price declared against public policy. - All arrangements, contracts, agreements, trusts or combinations (a) between two...
Section 39-3-20. Penalties for corporate violations of Section 39-3-10. - Whenever complaint is made upon sufficient affidavit showing a prima...
Section 39-3-30. Injured person may recover damages. - Any person who may be injured or damaged by any...
Section 39-3-40. Testimony may be compelled; immunity of witness. - Any person may be compelled to testify in any action...
Section 39-3-110. "Monopoly" defined. - A "monopoly" is any union, combination, consolidation or affiliation of...
Section 39-3-120. Monopolies declared unlawful. - A monopoly is declared to be unlawful and against public...
Section 39-3-130. Agreement in restraint of trade shall be conspiracy to defraud. - Any corporation organized under the laws of this or any...
Section 39-3-140. Agreements to limit competition, conspiracy to defraud. - If any two or more persons who are engaged in...
Section 39-3-150. Conspiracy to form monopoly; exemptions for motor fuel sales to meet existing competition; records to support exemption. - (A) If any person engaged in the manufacture, sale, or...
Section 39-3-160. Forfeiture of corporate franchise. - Any corporation created or organized by or under the laws...
Section 39-3-170. Disqualification of foreign corporation. - Any corporation created or organized by or under the law...
Section 39-3-180. Penalties. - Any person, partnership, firm, association, corporation or company or any...
Section 39-3-190. Enforcement by Attorney General and solicitors. - The Attorney General and the solicitor of each circuit in...
Section 39-3-200. Provisions of article are cumulative. - The provisions of this article and the pains and penalties...
Section 39-3-310. Investigations by Attorney General; attendance of witnesses. - Whenever complaint has been made to the Attorney General or...
Section 39-3-320. Application for discovery. - Whenever the Attorney General has determined to commence an action...
Section 39-3-330. Issuance of order of discovery; form and service of order. - The justice of the Supreme Court or the circuit judge...
Section 39-3-340. Conduct of examination. - The justice, judge or referee may adjourn such examination from...
Section 39-3-350. Testimony may be compelled; immunity of witness. - No person shall be excused from answering any questions that...
Section 39-3-360. Powers of referee. - A referee appointed as provided in this article shall have...
Section 39-3-510. Repeal of common-law rights in phonograph records after sale. - When any phonograph record or electrical transcription, upon which musical...
Chapter 5 - Unfair Trade Practices
Section 39-5-10. Short title; definitions. - This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Unfair...
Section 39-5-20. Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices unlawful; application of federal act. - (a) Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts...
Section 39-5-35. Requiring certain insurance coverage as unfair trade practice. - It shall be an unlawful trade practice under Section 39-5-20...
Section 39-5-36. Resale of tickets for more than original price. - (A) A person or firm who knowingly purchases a quantity...
Section 39-5-37. Use of assumed or fictitious name to misrepresent business is unfair trade practice. - It shall be an unlawful trade practice under Section 39-5-20...
Section 39-5-38. Deceptive or misleading advertisement of live musical performance; injunction; penalty. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "performing person or...
Section 39-5-39. Attorney advertising in false, deceptive, or misleading manner. - Notwithstanding another provision of law, it is an unlawful trade...
Section 39-5-40. Article inapplicable to certain practices and transactions. - Nothing in this article shall apply to: (a) Actions or...
Section 39-5-42. Misrepresenting food or food products as product of South Carolina. - (A) For purposes of this section "food" or "food product"...
Section 39-5-50. Injunction; orders or judgments to restore property. - (a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe...
Section 39-5-60. Assurance of voluntary compliance with article. - In the administration of this article, the Attorney General may...
Section 39-5-70. Investigative demand by Attorney General. - (a) When it appears to the Attorney General that a...
Section 39-5-80. Additional powers of Attorney General. - To accomplish the objectives and to carry out the duties...
Section 39-5-90. Service of notice, demand, or subpoena. - Service of any notice, demand, or subpoena under this article...
Section 39-5-100. Person served with notice, investigative demand, or subpoena shall comply; penalty enforcement. - A person upon whom a notice, investigative demand, or subpoena...
Section 39-5-110. Civil penalties for willful violation or violations of injunction. - (a) If a court finds that any person is willfully...
Section 39-5-120. Dissolution, suspension, or forfeiture. - Upon petition by the Attorney General, the court of common...
Section 39-5-130. Duty of solicitors, county, and city attorneys. - It shall be the duty of the solicitors of each...
Section 39-5-140. Actions for damages. - (a) Any person who suffers any ascertainable loss of money...
Section 39-5-145. Price gouging during emergency; definitions; penalty; evidence. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Abnormal disruption of...
Section 39-5-147. Charitable solicitations during emergencies; penalty. - (A) Upon a declaration of a state of emergency by...
Section 39-5-149. Registration of agent to receive notification of state of emergency. - A trade association, corporation, or partnership may register an agent...
Section 39-5-150. Limitation of actions. - No action may be brought under this article more than...
Section 39-5-160. Article is cumulative. - The powers and remedies provided by this article shall be...
Section 39-5-170. Vehicle glass repair business; unlawful practices. - It is an unfair trade practice and unlawful for a...
Section 39-5-180. Vehicle glass repairs; false claims. - It is an unlawful practice for a person who sells,...
Section 39-5-310. Definitions. - For the purpose of this article: (1) A "wholesale" sale...
Section 39-5-320. Retail sale by wholesaler at wholesale price is an unfair trade practice. - It is declared an unfair trade practice and unlawful for...
Section 39-5-325. Unfair trade practice for motor fuel retailer to sell below cost in order to affect competition; exemptions. - (A) Except as otherwise permitted to meet competition as provided...
Section 39-5-330. Retail sale at lower than wholesale price is an unfair trade practice. - It is declared an unfair trade practice and unlawful for...
Section 39-5-340. Liability of wholesaler. - When a wholesaler owns a controlling interest or stock in...
Section 39-5-350. Exemptions. - (A) No part of this article shall be construed to...
Section 39-5-360. Penalties. - Each sale in violation of the terms of this article...
Section 39-5-510. Definitions. - When used in this article: (a) "Theater" means any establishment...
Section 39-5-520. Blind bidding prohibited; notice of trade screenings required. - (a) Blind bidding is prohibited in this State. No bids...
Section 39-5-530. Contents of invitation to bid; examination of bids; rebids. - If bids are solicited from exhibitors for the licensing of...
Section 39-5-540. Waiver of blind bidding prohibited. - If the first run exhibitors within any county in this...
Section 39-5-550. Applicability. - The provisions of this article shall apply to all motion...
Section 39-5-560. Penalty. - Any person violating the provisions of this article shall be...
Section 39-5-710. Short title. - This article must be known and may be cited as...
Section 39-5-720. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Compensation" means the payment...
Section 39-5-730. Pyramid promotional schemes prohibited. - A pyramid promotional scheme is an unfair trade practice pursuant...
Chapter 6 - Fair Practices Of Farm, Construction, Industrial, And Outdoor Power Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors, Wholesalers, And Dealers
Section 39-6-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "Fair Practices of...
Section 39-6-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, unless the text requires otherwise:...
Section 39-6-30. Persons subject to chapter; jurisdiction and service of process. - A person who engages directly or indirectly in purposeful contacts...
Section 39-6-40. Legislative basis for unfair competition. - Unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or...
Section 39-6-50. Unfair competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices. - (A) It is a violation of Section 39-6-40 for a...
Section 39-6-60. Notification of cancellation or nonrenewal; petition to modify notice period; grounds for immediate termination. - (A) Except as provided in subsection (E), a manufacturer, distributor,...
Section 39-6-70. Manufacturer prohibited from owning or competing with dealerships; exceptions. - (A)(1) It is unlawful for a manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler...
Section 39-6-80. Notice of intent to establish new dealership or relocate dealership; petition for injunction; factors considered; exceptions. - (A) A manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler who intends to establish...
Section 39-6-90. Sale or lease of new equipment by manufacturer; preparation and service by dealer. - (A) A manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, distributor branch or division, factory...
Section 39-6-100. Fulfilling warranty agreement; payment of dealer claims; withholding warranty reimbursement prohibited. - (A) Each manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, distributor branch or division, factory...
Section 39-6-110. Unreasonable restrictions on dealers; sales agreements for competing lines; separate facilities requirement. - (A) It is unlawful to impose, directly or indirectly, unreasonable...
Section 39-6-120. Agreements covered by provisions of chapter. - The provisions of this chapter apply to all written and...
Section 39-6-130. Termination of dealership. - It is unlawful for the manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, distributor branch...
Section 39-6-140. Actions for damages. - A person who is injured in his business or property...
Section 39-6-150. Time for bringing actions. - Actions rising out of this chapter must be commenced within...
Section 39-6-160. Contract provision in violation of chapter. - A provision of a contract or a practice pursuant to...
Section 39-6-170. Venue provisions in contract. - A contract entered into after July 1, 2000 and covered...
Section 39-6-180. Severability. - If a section, paragraph, provision, or portion of this chapter...
Chapter 7 - Fair Trade Act
Section 39-7-10. Short title. - This chapter may be known and cited as the "Fair...
Section 39-7-20. Definitions. - The following terms, as used in this chapter are defined...
Section 39-7-30. Permissible provisions in contract for sale of commodity bearing trademark. - No contract relating to the sale or resale of a...
Section 39-7-40. Sale below stipulated price constitutes unfair competition. - Wilfully and knowingly advertising, offering for sale or selling any...
Section 39-7-50. Exemptions. - This chapter shall not apply to any contract or agreement...
Chapter 8 - Trade Secrets
Section 39-8-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Trade...
Section 39-8-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:...
Section 39-8-30. Trade secrets; employees' obligation to refrain from disclosing; civil actions and remedies. - (A) A trade secret endures and is protectable and enforceable...
Section 39-8-40. Recovery of actual damages; exemplary damages. - (A) A complainant is entitled to recover actual damages for...
Section 39-8-50. Injunctions against actual or threatened misappropriations. - (A) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined. Upon application...
Section 39-8-60. Preservation of secrecy during discovery proceedings of civil actions; substantial need defined. - (A) In an action under this chapter, a court shall...
Section 39-8-70. Time limit for bringing action. - An action for misappropriation must be brought within three years...
Section 39-8-80. Bad faith; award of attorney's fees. - If (1) a claim of misappropriation is made in bad...
Section 39-8-90. Persons guilty of stealing trade secrets; criminal penalties. - (A) A person, with intent to or reason to believe...
Section 39-8-100. Criminal proceedings; finding of disclosure of trade secrets; issuance of protective order. - (A) If the court finds that a trade secret may...
Section 39-8-110. Chapter's effect on conflicting tort, restitutionary, and other laws; effect on remedies. - (A) Except as provided in subsections (B) and (C), this...
Section 39-8-120. Severability. - If any provision of this chapter or its application to...
Section 39-8-130. Retroactive application of chapter. - This chapter does not apply to a misappropriation occurring before...
Chapter 9 - Weights And Measures
Section 39-9-10. Short title. - This chapter is entitled the "Uniform Weights and Measures Law"....
Section 39-9-20. Definitions. - When used in this chapter: (1) "Weights or measures", or...
Section 39-9-30. Certain weighing devices are subject to standards and inspection. - When a fee is paid for service rendered by a...
Section 39-9-40. Systems of weights and measures which are recognized; definitions and tables published by National Institute of Standards and Technology govern. - The system of weights and measures in customary use in...
Section 39-9-50. State's primary standards; verification of secondary standards. - Weights and measures traceable to the United States prototype standards...
Section 39-9-60. Specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial weighing and measuring devices. - The specifications, tolerances, and other technical requirements for commercial, law...
Section 39-9-62. Requirements for packaging and labeling of commodities. - The Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulations adopted by the National...
Section 39-9-64. Requirements for method of sale of commodities. - The Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities...
Section 39-9-65. Registration of servicepersons and service agencies for commercial weighing and measuring devices. - The Uniform Regulation for the Voluntary Registration of Servicepersons and...
Section 39-9-66. Requirements for type evaluation. - The Uniform Regulations for National Type Evaluation as adopted by...
Section 39-9-68. Department of Agriculture Consumer Services Division; fee for calibrations performed for private sector entities. - The Department of Agriculture Consumer Services Division is charged with,...
Section 39-9-70. Duties of Commissioner of Agriculture. - The Commissioner of Agriculture shall: (1) maintain traceability of the...
Section 39-9-80. Inspection and testing of moisture meters. - Moisture meters or other measuring devices used to determine the...
Section 39-9-90. Powers of Commissioner of Agriculture. - When necessary for the enforcement of this chapter or regulations...
Section 39-9-100. Powers and duties of county and municipal weights and measures officials. - Weights and measures officials appointed for a county or municipality...
Section 39-9-110. Selling less or taking more than quantity represented prohibited. - No person may: (1) sell, offer, or expose for sale...
Section 39-9-120. Misrepresentation of price prohibited; display of price. - No person may misrepresent the price of a commodity or...
Section 39-9-130. Standard cord-equivalent weights for pulpwood. - (A) Pulpwood sold in South Carolina by weight must be...
Section 39-9-140. Measures by which commodities are sold. - (A) Except as otherwise provided by the Commissioner of Agriculture...
Section 39-9-150. Delivery ticket must accompany certain bulk sales and bulk deliveries; information to be contained on ticket. - Bulk sales in which the buyer and seller both are...
Section 39-9-160. Information on packages. - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by regulations...
Section 39-9-170. Situation in which package must show price per single unit of weight. - In addition to the declarations required by Section 39-9-160, a...
Section 39-9-180. Declaration of quantity required in advertisement stating retail price. - Whenever a packaged commodity is advertised with the retail price...
Section 39-9-190. Sale of leaf tobacco; weights and measures in auction warehouse. - When leaf tobacco is placed on the floor of a...
Section 39-9-200. Unlawful acts. - No person may: (1) use or have in possession for...
Section 39-9-203. Civil penalties; civil action to recovery penalty. - A person who by himself, by his servant or agent,...
Section 39-9-206. Administrative hearing before assessment of a civil penalty; amount of penalty. - (A) Subject to appropriate judicial review, upon a violation of...
Section 39-9-208. Unlawful acts; criminal penalties. - (A) A person who commits one or more of the...
Section 39-9-210. Restraining orders, temporary or permanent injunctions. - The Commissioner of Agriculture may apply to a court of...
Section 39-9-220. Presumption as to use of weight, measure, or weighing or measuring device. - Whenever there exists a weight or measure or weighing or...
Section 39-9-230. Implementation of metric system; duties of Commissioner of Agriculture; advisory committee. - The Commissioner of Agriculture has general advisory authority over the...
Section 39-9-240. Metric Education Committee. - A Metric Education Committee consisting of the Superintendent of the...
Chapter 11 - Public Weighmasters
Section 39-11-10. Administration of chapter. - The provisions of this chapter shall be administered by the...
Section 39-11-20. "Public weighmaster" defined. - (A) "Public weighmaster" is: (1) Any person licensed by the...
Section 39-11-30. Registration of weighmasters. - Each public weighmaster shall pay a registration fee of five...
Section 39-11-60. Length of registration. - Notwithstanding another provision of law, registrations and renewals for public...
Section 39-11-80. Refusal or revocation of license. - The Commissioner of Agriculture, after a hearing, may refuse to...
Section 39-11-90. Limited licenses for public officers and employees. - The Commissioner may, upon request and without charge, issue a...
Section 39-11-100. Public weighmaster stamp. - Each public weighmaster shall obtain a public weighmaster stamp for...
Section 39-11-110. Issuance of certificates by weighmasters; records. - It shall be the duty of every public weighmaster registered...
Section 39-11-120. Contents of certificates; penalty for alterations. - Certificates of weights and measures issued by public weighmasters shall...
Section 39-11-130. Compelling return of state stamp upon violation of chapter. - The department may direct and compel the return of the...
Section 39-11-140. Certain acts declared misdemeanors. - Any person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor who does...
Section 39-11-150. Reweighing commodity of disputed weight or measure for certificate previously issued by weighmaster. - When doubt or differences arise as to the correctness of...
Section 39-11-160. Net weight and actual weight. - When any commodity is sold subject to public weighmaster weights,...
Section 39-11-170. Penalties. - A person or weighmaster who violates any of the provisions...
Section 39-11-180. Weighing leaf tobacco. - All leaf tobacco offered for sale in a leaf tobacco...
Section 39-11-200. Rules and regulations. - The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to prescribe and issue...
Section 39-11-210. Disposition of moneys collected. - All moneys collected by this chapter shall be deposited with...
Section 39-11-220. Chapter inapplicable to certain materials used for construction of buildings or roads. - This chapter shall not apply to the sale of all...
Chapter 14 - South Carolina Landowner And Advertising Protection And Property Valuation Act
Section 39-14-10. Citation of chapter. - This chapter may be cited as the 'South Carolina Landowner...
Section 39-14-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Local governing body" means...
Section 39-14-30. Regulation of off-premises outdoor advertising signs by local government; removal or relocation; notice; compensation. - (A) A local governing body may require the removal of...
Section 39-14-40. Compensation; payment in installments. - If a local governing body requires the removal of an...
Chapter 15 - Labels And Trademarks
Section 39-15-10. Use of marked beer, soda water, or mineral water containers. - It shall be unlawful for any person engaged in the...
Section 39-15-15. Requirements for labeling product as "peat"; penalties. - (A) It is unlawful for a person engaged in the...
Section 39-15-20. Fraud in sale of goods marked "sterling". - A person who makes, sells, offers to sell or dispose...
Section 39-15-30. Fraud in sale of goods marked "coin" or "coin silver". - A person who makes, sells, offers to sell or dispose...
Section 39-15-40. Penalties. - Whoever violates any of the provisions of Section 39-15-20 or...
Section 39-15-410. Adoption and use of individual brands or marks. - Any person being the owner of field boxes, crates, containers...
Section 39-15-420. Registration of mark or brand with Secretary of State; registered number. - Any person desiring to avail himself of the benefits of...
Section 39-15-430. Issuance of certificate; fees; admissibility of certificate as evidence. - Such application for filing and recording shall be accompanied by...
Section 39-15-440. Transfer, release, or sale of brand or mark; records. - The owner of any such registered mark or brand may...
Section 39-15-450. Effect of use of brand or mark. - The presence of such identifying mark or brand on any...
Section 39-15-460. Unauthorized alteration, change, removal, or obliteration of registered mark or brand. - If any person shall alter, change, remove or obliterate the...
Section 39-15-470. Purchase or receipt of containers marked or branded from other than registered owner. - It is unlawful for a person to receive or purchase...
Section 39-15-480. Unauthorized possession of marked or branded containers. - Any person who shall have in his unauthorized possession any...
Section 39-15-490. Effect of refusal to deliver containers to lawful owner. - The refusal of any person in possession thereof to deliver...
Section 39-15-500. Taking or sending containers out of State without consent of owner. - Any person who shall take or send out of the...
Section 39-15-510. Situation in which article is inapplicable. - The provisions of this article shall not be construed to...
Section 39-15-520. Article is cumulative. - The provisions of this article shall be cumulative to all...
Section 39-15-710. Definitions. - (1) The terms "owner" and "purchaser" as used in this...
Section 39-15-720. Authority to use trademark on timber. - A person who has adopted or used a label, trademark,...
Section 39-15-730. Purchaser's lien on branded timber. - When any owner of timber shall agree to sell it,...
Section 39-15-740. Loss of lien upon default in payments; removal of brand. - The lien of the purchaser upon such timber when the...
Section 39-15-750. Destruction of brand; removal or transfer of timber. - The owner of such timber or any other person who...
Section 39-15-910. Use of name or trade name in advertising. - Household goods carriers in intrastate commerce shall not use any...
Section 39-15-920. Penalties. - Any carrier violating the provisions of this article shall be...
Section 39-15-1105. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Applicant" means the person...
Section 39-15-1110. Registration of distinguishing mark for goods or services; exceptions. - (A) A mark by which the goods or services of...
Section 39-15-1115. Registration of mark; required information. - (A) Subject to the limitations set forth in this article,...
Section 39-15-1120. Application, registration of mark, examination and amendment. - (A) Upon the filing of an application for registration and...
Section 39-15-1125. Certificate of registration; issuance; admissibility as evidence. - (A) Upon compliance by the applicant with the requirements of...
Section 39-15-1130. Effective period, registration of mark; renewal. - (A) A registration of a mark is effective for five...
Section 39-15-1135. Mark and registration, assignment; change of name; recording. - (A) A mark and its registration under this article is...
Section 39-15-1140. Registered or renewed marks, public record. - The secretary shall keep for public examination a record of...
Section 39-15-1145. Registration of mark, cancellation from register; conditions. - The secretary shall cancel from the register, in whole or...
Section 39-15-1150. Goods and services, classification. - (A) The general classification of goods and services provided for...
Section 39-15-1155. Fraudulent filing, registration of mark; liability. - A person who procures or who on behalf of another...
Section 39-15-1160. Liability for unapproved use. - (A) Subject to Section 39-15-1180 and subsection (B) of this...
Section 39-15-1165. Famous mark; factors used in determining; injunctive or other relief against use by another. - (A) The owner of a mark which is famous in...
Section 39-15-1170. Action to enjoin counterfeit or imitation use of registered mark; damages. - (A) An owner of a mark registered under this article...
Section 39-15-1175. Action for cancellation of registered mark or appeal from refusal to register; process in action against nonresident. - (A) An action to require cancellation of a mark registered...
Section 39-15-1180. Rights in marks not adversely affected by article. - Nothing in this article may adversely affect the rights or...
Section 39-15-1185. Application fees. - The secretary shall charge a fee of fifteen dollars for...
Section 39-15-1190. Sale of goods or services with counterfeit mark; production or reproduction of counterfeit mark; penalties. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Counterfeit mark" means...
Section 39-15-1195. Seizure and forfeiture; storage and maintenance of seized property; reports to prosecuting agencies; return of items. - (A) The following property is subject to seizure by and...
Chapter 16 - Sale Of Fine Prints; Disclosure Requirements
Section 39-16-10. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (a) "Artist" means any person...
Section 39-16-20. Applicability of chapter. - This chapter does not apply to: (a) a fine print...
Section 39-16-30. General prohibitions; applicability to "reproductions". - (a) An art merchant or person may not knowingly publish...
Section 39-16-40. Disclosure requirements. - (a) An art merchant or person who sells or offers...
Section 39-16-50. Penalties. - (a) An art merchant or person who sells a fine...
Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades
Section 39-17-10. Declaration of purpose. - The purpose of this article is to give authority to...
Section 39-17-20. Division of markets shall assist in marketing farm products. - The division of markets of the extension service shall investigate...
Section 39-17-30. Division of markets shall administer article; employment of agents. - The division of markets of the extension service is charged...
Section 39-17-40. Promulgation of rules and regulations. - The division of markets may make and promulgate such rules...
Section 39-17-50. Establishment of standards of receptacles, grades and labels; use of federal standards where applicable. - After investigation and from time to time as may be...
Section 39-17-60. Packing of farm products must conform to standard grades; "Not graded" products exempted. - Whenever any standard for the grade or other classification of...
Section 39-17-70. Packing must conform to standards as to receptacles and labels; exceptions. - Whenever any standard for an open or closed receptacle for...
Section 39-17-80. Inspections and classifications. - The chief of the division of markets may at any...
Section 39-17-90. Designation and license of inspectors. - The chief of the division of markets may designate any...
Section 39-17-100. Suspension or revocation of license. - The chief of the division of markets may suspend or...
Section 39-17-110. Manner in which inspections must be conducted. - Inspections may be made in car lots or less than...
Section 39-17-120. Appeals, classification of products. - The owner or person in possession of any farm product...
Section 39-17-130. Inspection fees. - The fee to be charged shall be determined by the...
Section 39-17-140. Violation of article, or rules and regulations, or interference with inspector constitutes a misdemeanor. - Any person who violates any provision of this article, or...
Section 39-17-150. Penalties. - Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under this article shall...
Section 39-17-160. Construction. - This article shall not be construed so as to conflict...
Section 39-17-310. Standards for grades of watermelons; grading is optional. - All watermelons shipped in carload lots from any point within...
Section 39-17-320. Carload lot shipments, grading, certificate. - The shippers of watermelons in carload lots from any point...
Section 39-17-330. Bill of lading must refer to certificate. - The agent of the railroad, railway or other common carrier...
Section 39-17-340. Unlawful acts; penalties. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) ship,...
Section 39-17-410. Certain metal beverage containers unlawful after July 1, 1980. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be unlawful...
Chapter 19 - Warehouses And Warehousemen Generally
Section 39-19-10. Persons and corporations who must become public warehousemen. - All warehousemen engaged in the business of storing feed grains...
Section 39-19-20. Warehousemen must give bond. - Every person or corporation authorized to become a public warehouseman...
Section 39-19-30. Actions against warehouseman. - Whenever any such warehouseman fails to perform his duty or...
Section 39-19-40. Warehouseman must insure property on request. - Every such warehouseman shall, when requested in writing by a...
Section 39-19-50. Damages for use of cotton on storage without consent of owners. - Except as otherwise permitted or required under the provisions of...
Section 39-19-60. Disposal of stored cotton without consent of owner penalty; effect on mortgagees and other creditors. - It shall be a misdemeanor for any person doing business...
Section 39-19-70. Warehouseman shall keep transactions; inspection. - Every public warehouseman shall keep a book in which shall...
Section 39-19-80. Warehouse receipts issued by corporations formed, owned, or controlled by cooperatives. - Any warehousing corporation organized, formed, operated, owned or controlled by...
Section 39-19-210. "Warehouseman" defined. - A "warehouseman" within the meaning of this article shall mean...
Section 39-19-220. Maximum rates for handling and selling leaf tobacco; statement of charges. - (A) The charges and expenses of handling and selling leaf...
Section 39-19-230. Warehousemen must keep record of amount of tobacco sold. - The warehouseman of each leaf tobacco warehouse doing business in...
Section 39-19-290. Civil penalty for violating maximum rates provision; action to recover penalty. - Any person willfully violating the provisions of Section 39-19-220 shall...
Section 39-19-410. Declaration of purpose. - The purpose of this article is to prevent frauds in...
Section 39-19-420. "Warehouseman" defined. - The term "warehouseman," as used in this article, is defined...
Section 39-19-430. True name of owner or producer of tobacco must be furnished to warehousemen or cooperatives. - Every person who shall deliver any leaf tobacco to a...
Section 39-19-440. Delivery records must be kept by warehouseman or cooperative. - Any such warehouseman or cooperative marketing association shall keep a...
Section 39-19-450. Information ticket or card must be placed on tobacco. - Any such warehouseman or cooperative marketing association shall place upon...
Section 39-19-460. Tickets or cards and tobacco must be open to inspection. - Such cards or tickets and such tobacco awaiting sale shall...
Section 39-19-470. Retention of tickets or cards after sale. - Such cards or tickets or duplicates or copies thereof shall,...
Section 39-19-480. Failure to give true name is a misdemeanor. - Any person who shall give a fictitious or false name...
Section 39-19-490. Offenses by warehousemen or cooperatives. - Any warehouseman or cooperative marketing association who shall fail to...
Section 39-19-500. Sale of tobacco in name other than that of true owner. - Any warehouseman or cooperative marketing association who shall buy or...
Section 39-19-510. Penalties. - Any person guilty of a misdemeanor under the provisions of...
Chapter 20 - Self-service Storage Facilities
Section 39-20-10. Short title. - This chapter is known and may be cited as the...
Section 39-20-20. Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter: (a) "Last known address" means...
Section 39-20-30. Rental unit, lien; access to personal property. - (A) The owner of a self-service storage facility and his...
Section 39-20-40. Rental agreement. - If an owner complies with the requirements of this code...
Section 39-20-45. Enforcement of lien. - (A) If the occupant has been in default continuously for...
Section 39-20-47. Enforcement of lien by distraint. - (A) If no written rental agreement exists between the owner...
Section 39-20-49. Person claiming contents of storage facility to pay all unpaid rents. - The owner of a self-service storage facility may require of...
Section 39-20-50. Additional rights, duties, and obligations by agreement; relation of chapter to other laws. - Nothing in this chapter may be construed as in any...
Chapter 22 - State Warehouse System
Section 39-22-10. Authority to grant licenses; minimum standards to maintain. - The department may license a qualified warehouse facility for the...
Section 39-22-15. "Loss" defined. - For purposes of this chapter, "loss" means any monetary loss...
Section 39-22-20. Applicants for license, bonding and security requirements. - To safeguard the interest of holders of warehouse receipts issued...
Section 39-22-30. Department to promulgate regulations. - The department shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of...
Section 39-22-40. Term "cotton" to refer to all nonperishable farm products. - The provisions of this chapter referring to cotton also refer...
Section 39-22-50. Chapter inapplicable to "linters" cotton. - Cotton designated as "linters" may not be received for storage...
Section 39-22-60. Department to accept federal standards and classifications of cotton. - The Department of Agriculture shall accept as authoritative the standards...
Section 39-22-70. Receipt of lint cotton. - A receipt for lint cotton must be issued under the...
Section 39-22-80. Warehouse receipt forms, requirements; electronic receipts exempt; notice to depositor; transfers to other parties. - The warehouse receipt forms must be designed or otherwise approved...
Section 39-22-90. Prohibited acts; penalties. - (A) It is unlawful for: (1) the manager or owner...
Section 39-22-100. State guarantee; limitations. - The weights, classes, and grades of cotton, if shown on...
Section 39-22-110. Required identification tags on bales. - Each bale of cotton accepted for storage in a warehouse...
Section 39-22-120. Warehouse insurance requirements. - Each licensed warehouseman shall insure and keep insured against loss...
Section 39-22-130. Inspection of warehouses; inventory. - Each warehouse must be inspected, the inventory taken, and the...
Section 39-22-140. Sums collected under this chapter must be deposited annually. - All sums collected under this chapter must be transferred annually...
Section 39-22-150. State warehouse system, disposition of revenues; fees; guaranty fund; claims against fund. - All net revenues derived from operation of the state warehouse...
Section 39-22-160. Annual report. - The Commissioner of Agriculture shall make an annual report to...
Section 39-22-170. State's liability limited. - The extent of the state's liability is limited to the...
Section 39-22-180. Warehouseman may enter into agreements required by Commodity Credit Corporation; conflicting provisions. - It is lawful for a warehouseman licensed by the commissioner...
Section 39-22-190. Record keeping requirements. - All warehousemen licensed to store grain shall maintain current and...
Section 39-22-200. Receipts, restrictions; exceptions. - A state warehouse receipt must be issued by the warehouseman...
Chapter 23 - Adulterated, Misbranded Or New Drugs And Devices
Section 39-23-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the South Carolina Drug...
Section 39-23-20. Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter: (a) The "Director of...
Section 39-23-30. Drug or device deemed adulterated. - A drug or device shall be deemed to be adulterated:...
Section 39-23-40. Drug or device deemed misbranded. - A drug or device shall be deemed to be misbranded:...
Section 39-23-50. Labeling or packaging requirements, exemptions; certain drugs must be dispensed only on prescription; requirements. - (a) The Director of Health and Environmental Control is hereby...
Section 39-23-55. Labeling of prescription or nonprescription drug samples. - (A) For purposes of this section, "sample" means a unit...
Section 39-23-60. Coal-tar colors, regulations. - In accordance with Federal standards, the Director of Health and...
Section 39-23-70. Intrastate commerce, introduction of new drugs. - (a) No person shall introduce or deliver for introduction into...
Section 39-23-80. Prohibited acts, penalties. - (A) It is unlawful to do or cause the following...
Section 39-23-100. Procedure for condemnation of adulterated or misbranded drug or device. - (a) Any drug or device that is adulterated or misbranded...
Section 39-23-110. Notice of criminal proceedings. - Before any violation of this chapter is reported by the...
Section 39-23-120. Minor violations of chapter. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the...
Section 39-23-130. Embargo of adulterated or misbranded drug or device. - The Director of Health and Environmental Control may, upon service...
Chapter 24 - Drug Product Selection Act
Section 39-24-10. Short title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 39-24-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Brand name" means the...
Section 39-24-30. Substitution of equivalent drug product authorized; substitution of interchangeable biological product authorized. - (A) As provided in Section 39-24-40, upon receiving a prescription...
Section 39-24-40. Prescription shall state whether substitution is permitted; consent of patient. - (A) An oral or written drug prescription must provide an...
Section 39-24-50. Retroactive effect. - No provisions of this chapter shall apply to, nor be...
Section 39-24-60. Out-of-state and United States Government prescriptions. - This chapter shall not be construed to prevent registered pharmacists...
Chapter 25 - Adulterated Or Misbranded Food And Cosmetics
Section 39-25-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the South Carolina Food...
Section 39-25-20. Definitions. - For the purpose of this chapter - (a) The "Commissioner"...
Section 39-25-30. Prohibited acts. - The following acts within the State of South Carolina are...
Section 39-25-35. Exception to prohibited acts. - The provisions of Section 39-25-30 do not apply to water-powered...
Section 39-25-40. Injunctions. - In addition to the remedies hereinafter provided the Commissioner is...
Section 39-25-50. Penalties; exceptions and liabilities. - (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of...
Section 39-25-60. Embargo and condemnation of adulterated, misbranded article, poisonous perishable foods. - (a) Whenever a duly authorized agent of the Commissioner finds...
Section 39-25-70. Duty of solicitors and Attorney General; notice of criminal proceedings. - It shall be the duty of each solicitor and/or the...
Section 39-25-80. Minor violations of chapter. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the...
Section 39-25-90. Definitions and standards adopted under Federal act. - (a) Definitions and standards of identity, quality and fill of...
Section 39-25-100. Food deemed adulterated. - A food shall be deemed to be adulterated - (a)(1)...
Section 39-25-110. Food deemed misbranded. - A food shall be deemed to be misbranded - (a)(1)...
Section 39-25-115. Finding of contamination; temporary regulation; access to factories for inspection. - (A) When the commissioner finds, upon investigation, that the distribution...
Section 39-25-120. Promulgation of regulations containing labeling requirement exemptions; effect of Federal regulations. - The Commissioner shall promulgate regulations exempting from any labeling requirement...
Section 39-25-130. Unsafe additives; authority of Commissioner to prescribe tolerances. - (a) Any added poisonous or deleterious substance, any food additive,...
Section 39-25-140. Cosmetic deemed adulterated. - A cosmetic shall be deemed to be adulterated - (a)...
Section 39-25-150. Cosmetic deemed misbranded. - A cosmetic shall be deemed to be misbranded - (a)(1)...
Section 39-25-160. Labeling and packaging of consumer commodities. - (a) All labels of consumer commodities, as defined by this...
Section 39-25-170. Advertisement deemed false. - An advertisement of a food, or cosmetic shall be deemed...
Section 39-25-180. Promulgation of regulations; hearings; adoption of Federal regulations. - (A) The authority to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement...
Section 39-25-190. Authority to enter and inspect premises and copy records; reports; analysis of samples. - (A) For purposes of enforcement of this chapter, the commissioner...
Section 39-25-200. Publication of judgments and orders and other information. - (a) The Commissioner may cause to be published from time...
Section 39-25-210. Inspection; registration requirements; exceptions; annual renewal; civil and criminal penalties. - (A) A person subject to inspection pursuant to this chapter...
Chapter 26 - Produce Safety Act
Section 39-26-10. Short title. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-20. Definitions. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-30. Covered produce; definition; exemption. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-40. Covered farm; qualified exemption. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-50. Promulgation of regulations. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-60. Enforcement of chapter. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-70. Authorized seizure of covered produce. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-80. Authorized condemnation or destruction of covered produce. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-90. Procedure for condemnation or destruction. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-100. Circuit court to render judgment that covered produce be forfeited; procedure; appeals. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-110. Violations. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-120. Impeding the Commissioner prohibited. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-130. Penalties for violations of chapter. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-140. Repeal of chapter upon the repeal of 21 C.F.R. Part 112. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-150. Exemptions. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-160. Repeal of chapter if federal funds not awarded or exhausted. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Section 39-26-170. Severability. - For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and...
Chapter 27 - Flour And Bread
Section 39-27-10. Enrichment of certain flour. - It shall be unlawful for any person, except as hereinafter...
Section 39-27-20. Enrichment flour used in manufacture of compound food products. - Any flour used in the manufacture of a compound food...
Section 39-27-30. Enrichment of white bread. - All white bread sold or offered for sale within the...
Section 39-27-40. Exemptions. - The terms of this chapter shall not apply: (1) To...
Section 39-27-50. Enriched flour or bread, labeling. - All enriched flour or bread sold in the State must...
Section 39-27-60. Enforcement. - The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the...
Section 39-27-70. Penalties. - Any person found guilty of violating the terms of this...
Chapter 29 - Corn Meal And Grits
Section 39-29-10. Definitions. - The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement...
Section 39-29-20. Ingredients of corn meal and corn grits. - It shall be unlawful for any person, except as hereinafter...
Section 39-29-30. Enrichment of corn meal and corn grits used to manufacture compound food products. - Any corn meal or corn grits, as defined in this...
Section 39-29-40. Corn meal and corn grits, labeling. - It is unlawful for any person, except as hereinafter provided,...
Section 39-29-50. Exemptions; requirements for sale of corn meal and corn grits in packages of ten pounds or less; penalties. - (A) This chapter does not apply to the delivery by...
Section 39-29-60. Seizure of corn meal or corn grits; release upon compliance. - Whenever the Commissioner has probable cause to believe that any...
Section 39-29-70. Inspection of premises and vehicles. - The Commissioner may enter upon any business premises or vehicle...
Section 39-29-80. Enforcement; promulgation of rules and regulations. - This chapter shall be enforced by the Commissioner who may...
Section 39-29-90. Commissioner may act through officers or employees. - The authority vested in the Commissioner by this chapter may...
Section 39-29-100. Penalties. - Any person found guilty of violating any provision of this...
Chapter 31 - Rice
Section 39-31-10. Definitions. - The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and enforcement...
Section 39-31-20. Ingredients of rice and bulk rice. - It shall be unlawful for any person, except as provided...
Section 39-31-30. Methods of enrichment. - The enrichment of rice or bulk rice may be accomplished...
Section 39-31-40. Vitamins required to be in bulk rice after rinsing; rinsing test. - Each pound of bulk rice shall contain after rinsing at...
Section 39-31-50. Clean rice is not subject to rinsing test for bulk rice. - Each pound of rice shall be sufficiently clean so that...
Section 39-31-60. Labeling of rice. - It shall be unlawful for any person, except as provided...
Section 39-31-70. Exemptions. - This chapter does not apply to the delivery by a...
Section 39-31-80. Seizure of nonconforming rice and bulk rice; release upon compliance. - Whenever the Commissioner has probable cause to believe that any...
Section 39-31-90. Inspection of premises and vehicles. - The Commissioner may enter upon any business premises or vehicles...
Section 39-31-100. Enforcement; promulgation of rules and regulations. - This chapter shall be enforced by the Commissioner, who may...
Section 39-31-110. Commissioner may act through officers or employees. - The authority vested in the Commissioner by this chapter may...
Section 39-31-120. Penalties. - Any person found guilty of violating any provision of Sections...
Chapter 33 - Milk And Milk Products Marketing
Section 39-33-1210. Milk, unlawful to fraudulently manipulate certain test. - It shall be unlawful for any person, by himself or...
Section 39-33-1220. Employment of licensed tester. - Every milk plant, creamery, shipping station, other factory or person...
Section 39-33-1230. Issuance, term, and renewal of license of tester. - The license shall be issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture...
Section 39-33-1240. Hauler or receiver shall not manipulate weights or samples. - It shall be unlawful for a hauler of milk, cream...
Section 39-33-1250. Equipment of receiver or buyer; testing; condemnation. - It shall be the responsibility of the receivers or buyers...
Section 39-33-1260. Employment and licenses of weighmen and samplers. - Every milk plant, creamery, shipping station or other factory or...
Section 39-33-1270. Temporary permit to test, weigh, or sample prior to license examination. - Any person who shall desire to test, weigh or sample...
Section 39-33-1280. Promulgation of rules and regulations. - The Commissioner of Agriculture shall establish and promulgate rules and...
Section 39-33-1290. Interference with enforcement of article. - It shall be unlawful for any person, either for himself...
Section 39-33-1300. Duty of prosecuting attorneys regarding enforcement of article. - It shall be the duty of every prosecuting attorney to...
Section 39-33-1310. Report of receipts and expenditures. - The Commissioner of Agriculture shall include in his annual report...
Section 39-33-1320. Penalties. - Any person violating any of the provisions of this article...
Section 39-33-1510. Placing offensive material in milk containers is unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any person to place or...
Section 39-33-1520. Trafficking in shipper's milk cans without consent or defacing cans is unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any person, without the consent...
Section 39-33-1530. Possession of milk can without consent is presumptive evidence of unlawful trafficking. - The fact that any person, without the consent of the...
Section 39-33-1540. Unauthorized use of stamped bottles of other dealers in milk in same county is unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any person regularly engaged in...
Section 39-33-1550. Use of milk containers of others is unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any person to bottle milk...
Section 39-33-1560. Sale or shipment of milk container by one other than dealer is unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any person to collect, have...
Section 39-33-1570. Possession of milk containers of another for more than seven days is unlawful. - It shall be further unlawful for any person to retain...
Section 39-33-1580. Penalties for violating Sections 39-33-1550 to 39-33-1570. - Any person violating any of the provisions of Sections 39-33-1550...
Section 39-33-1590. Certain sections are cumulative. - Sections 39-33-1510 and 39-33-1550 to 39-33-1580 shall be in addition...
Section 39-33-1710. Purchasers shall retain samples of milk and cream paid for on basis of butterfat content. - All persons in this State purchasing milk or cream for...
Section 39-33-1720. Sale or delivery of certain milk is unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to sell,...
Section 39-33-1730. Combinations of certain ingredients with butter or cheese prohibited. - No person shall combine any animal fat, vegetable oil or...
Chapter 35 - Butter And Cheese Imitations
Section 39-35-10. "Imitation butter" and "imitation cheese" defined. - For the purpose of this article, substance or compound, not...
Section 39-35-20. Harmless coloring matters in milk products permitted. - Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the...
Section 39-35-30. Manufacture and sale of certain imitation butter or cheese prohibited. - No person shall produce, manufacture, sell or keep or offer...
Section 39-35-40. Manufacture and sale of certain imitation butter or cheese permitted. - Nothing in this article shall be construed to prohibit the...
Section 39-35-50. Sale of imitation butter or cheese as genuine prohibited. - No person shall sell or offer for sale any imitation...
Section 39-35-60. Substitutes must be plainly marked. - Every person who lawfully manufactures any substance designed to be...
Section 39-35-70. Possession of unmarked imitations prohibited. - No person shall have in his possession or control any...
Section 39-35-80. Penalties; certificate of analysis is prima facie evidence. - Any person violating any provisions of this article shall be...
Section 39-35-90. Article is inapplicable to oleomargarine. - This article shall not be construed to include within its...
Section 39-35-210. Sale of oleomargarine without a certain amount of vitamin A is unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer, processor or dealer...
Section 39-35-220. Oleomargarine must be labeled. - All oleomargarine sold in the State must be labeled in...
Section 39-35-230. Specifications as to vitamins shall conform to certain Federal standards. - The State Department of Agriculture shall change or add to...
Section 39-35-240. Enforcement. - The State Department of Agriculture shall enforce this article. The...
Section 39-35-250. Penalties. - Any person found by a court of competent jurisdiction to...
Chapter 37 - Ice Cream, Ice Milk And Other Frozen Desserts
Section 39-37-10. Definitions. - For the purpose and within the meaning of this chapter...
Section 39-37-20. Certain sales prohibited. - No person shall sell, advertise, or offer or expose for...
Section 39-37-30. Pasteurization required. - All milk and milk products used in the manufacture of...
Section 39-37-40. False labels and misrepresentation; offer for sale of frozen desserts in compartment containing other articles. - No person shall: (1) Sell, offer for sale or advertise...
Section 39-37-50. Labels on ice-milk packages or wrappers; signs in ice-milk establishments. - Ice milk, when sold in package or wrapper, shall be...
Section 39-37-60. Addition of artificial coloring, vitamins, minerals and sweeteners to dietary frozen desserts; labeling and packaging requirements. - When artificial coloring is used in dietary frozen dessert directly...
Section 39-37-70. Application for manufacturer of frozen desserts license. - Every manufacturer of frozen desserts produced for sale shall, during...
Section 39-37-80. Issuance of license. - The Department of Agriculture, if satisfied that the manufacturing plant...
Section 39-37-90. Revocation or suspension of license. - Any such license may be revoked by the Department of...
Section 39-37-100. Review of revocation, suspension, or refusal to grant license; appeals. - The action of the Department of Agriculture in refusing to...
Section 39-37-110. Exemptions. - Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to apply...
Section 39-37-120. Enforcement; promulgation of rules and regulations. - The Department of Agriculture shall enforce the provisions of this...
Section 39-37-130. Penalties; disposition of fines and penalties. - Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter...
Chapter 39 - Eggs And Baby Chicks
Section 39-39-110. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Ambient temperature" means the...
Section 39-39-120. Egg seller licenses; information to be included on application. - All wholesalers, distributors, commission merchants, brokers, and dealers who desire...
Section 39-39-121. Wholesaler and distributor licenses; grounds for suspension or revocation; transfer; exception. - (A) A person may not engage in business as a...
Section 39-39-122. Maintenance of records and invoices; egg purchases and sales; facility inspections. - Wholesalers, distributors, and retailers shall maintain records and invoices of...
Section 39-39-130. Shell egg standards, grades, and weight classes. - The South Carolina standards, grades, and weight classes for shell...
Section 39-39-135. Refrigeration. - (A) Shell egg producers shall refrigerate eggs upon gathering the...
Section 39-39-140. Labeling requirements; conformity to U.S. Department of Agriculture standards; advertising. - (A) In order to protect the producer, the distributor, and...
Section 39-39-141. Bulk retail sales; display of placards and information; exceptions. - (A) All eggs offered for sale at retail in open...
Section 39-39-150. Unlawful acts. - It is unlawful to: (1) offer eggs for sale at...
Section 39-39-160. Enforcement; promulgation of rules and regulations. - The Commissioner of Agriculture is charged with the enforcement of...
Section 39-39-170. Exemptions. - The following are exempt from this chapter: (1) persons who...
Section 39-39-180. Penalties. - (A) A civil action may be brought by the Commissioner...
Chapter 41 - Gasoline, Lubricating Oils And Other Petroleum Products
Section 39-41-5. Short title; purpose. - This chapter is known as the "South Carolina Gasoline, Lubricating...
Section 39-41-10. "Petroleum" and "petroleum product" defined. - "Petroleum" or "petroleum product" as used in this article means...
Section 39-41-70. Inspection of petroleum products. - All petroleum products sold or offered for sale in this...
Section 39-41-80. Promulgation of rules and regulations. - The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate rules and...
Section 39-41-90. Complaints, tests of safety and value of products; certain sales prohibited. - Whenever a complaint is made to the Department of Agriculture...
Section 39-41-150. Rules and regulations. - The Commissioner of Agriculture may issue such rules and regulations...
Section 39-41-160. Penalties for fraudulent violations. - A person who fraudulently commits the following violations is guilty...
Section 39-41-170. Penalties for selling petroleum product without a label. - If any person shall sell or offer for sale any...
Section 39-41-180. Penalties for altering or erasing labels. - If any manufacturer or dealer of such gasoline, illuminating or...
Section 39-41-185. Labeling of petroleum product dispensers. - (A) A motor fuel retail dealer may not transfer, sell,...
Section 39-41-190. Penalties. - A person who fails to comply with this article for...
Section 39-41-195. Penalties for conveyance of motor fuel in violation of this chapter. - (A) If a person or his agent or employee conveys,...
Section 39-41-200. Applicability of article to retailers. - The provisions of this article shall not apply to a...
Section 39-41-210. Reports. - The Commissioner of Agriculture shall include in his report to...
Section 39-41-220. Inspection of alcohol sold as motor fuel or sold for purpose of producing motor fuel. - Ethyl, methyl, and any other alcohol sold or offered for...
Section 39-41-230. Regulations for alcohol used in motor fuels; alcohol to be anhydrous. - The Department of Agriculture shall promulgate regulations under the provision...
Section 39-41-235. Preblended petroleum products and diesel fuel, sales; record status and registration; Renewable Identification Number system used; violation deemed unfair trade practice; wholesaler responsibilities. - (A) Regardless of other products offered, every terminal, as defined...
Section 39-41-240. Standards for testing petroleum products. - Quality and safety standards for testing of gasoline, gasohol, diesel...
Section 39-41-250. Registration of gasoline, gasohol and alcohol-gasoline mixtures by octane index; forms; index; standards. - All gasoline, gasohol and alcohol-gasoline mixtures for gasoline type engines...
Section 39-41-255. Retail outlets shall post self-service pump gasoline prices. - Every retail motor fuel outlet shall post in a conspicuous...
Section 39-41-260. Aboveground storage of flammable and combustible liquids. - (A) The storage, handling, and use of flammable and combustible...
Section 39-41-270. Application of aboveground storage provisions. - The provisions of Section 39-41-260 of the 1976 Code, as...
Section 39-41-280. Enforcement of aboveground storage provisions. - The Division of State Fire Marshal or his designee shall...
Section 39-41-290. Dispensing gasoline to disabled persons at self service gas stations. - (A) An owner or operator shall conduct the operations of...
Section 39-41-295. Motor fuel dispensing at unattended service stations; automatic shutoff; fire extinguishers. - Notwithstanding Section 39-41-260, or any other provision of law, motor...
Section 39-41-310. Lubricating oil, unauthorized provision. - It shall be unlawful for any person to fill with...
Section 39-41-320. Display of false trademark or trade name of lubricating oil. - It shall be unlawful for any person to display on...
Section 39-41-330. Sale of oil specially designated from container not containing trademark or trade name. - It shall be unlawful for any person to fill any...
Section 39-41-340. Sale of oil without trademark or trade name and which is not labeled as unbranded. - It shall be unlawful for any person to fill an...
Section 39-41-350. Display of name of oil unless oil is for sale. - It shall be unlawful for any person to display any...
Section 39-41-360. Penalties. - Any person violating any of the provisions of this article...
Section 39-41-510. Deception in storage or sale. - No person shall store or sell, offer or expose for...
Section 39-41-520. Use of distributing devices of one manufacturer for products of another. - No person shall keep, expose, offer for sale or sell...
Section 39-41-530. Imitation of recognized buildings or equipment of another. - No person shall disguise or camouflage his buildings or equipment...
Section 39-41-540. Sale under false trademark or trade name. - No person shall expose or offer for sale or sell...
Section 39-41-550. Mixing, blending, or compounding products. - No person shall mix, blend or compound the liquid fuels,...
Section 39-41-560. Aiding or assisting in violations of article. - No person shall aid or assist any other person in...
Section 39-41-570. Penalties. - Every person violating any of the provisions of this article...