South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 46 - Agriculture

Section 46-1-75. Damage or destruction of farm product, research facility, or research equipment unlawful; penalty; definitions. - (A) It is unlawful to maliciously damage or destroy a...

Section 46-1-80. Destruction of produce by accident or taking of produce by force as defense to prosecutions under Sections 46-1-60 and 46-1-70. - No person shall be convicted under the provisions of Sections...

Section 46-1-90. Fines from State Agricultural Fair to go to its treasurer. - For the purpose of better providing for the preservation of...

Section 46-1-100. Importation for sale of agricultural products below minimum standards of state of origin prohibited. - It shall be unlawful for any person to transport into...

Section 46-1-110. Enforcement of Sections 46-1-100 to 46-1-120. - The Commission of Agriculture shall be primarily responsible for the...

Section 46-1-120. Penalties for violating Sections 46-1-100 to 46-1-120. - Any person violating the provisions of Sections 46-1-100 to 46-1-120...

Section 46-1-130. Burial of migrant agricultural workers. - (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, any person...

Section 46-1-131. Driving vehicle through planted fields by an unauthorized person prohibited; penalties. - It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to drive...

Section 46-1-140. Requirement that irrigation systems designed or used for application of fertilizer, pesticide, or chemicals be equipped with anti-syphon device. - Any irrigation system which is designed or used for the...

Section 46-1-150. Time for compliance with Section 46-1-140. - Any person using an irrigation system on June 6, 1986...

Section 46-1-160. South Carolina Farm Aid Fund; Farm Aid Advisory Board; definitions. - (A)(1) There is created the "South Carolina Farm Aid Fund"....

Chapter 3 - Department And Commissioner Of Agriculture

Section 46-3-10. Duties of department. - The Department of Agriculture shall execute the laws of this...

Section 46-3-20. Department shall issue food manufacturers, processors, and packers permits. - No person, not operating under inspection of a State or...

Section 46-3-25. Repealed. - HISTORY: Former Section, titled Fresh and minimally processed foods program,...

Section 46-3-30. Commissioner of Agriculture; qualifications. - The chief officer of the Department of Agriculture shall be...

Section 46-3-40. Election; term; vacancies. - The Commissioner shall be elected by the qualified electors in...

Section 46-3-50. Bond. - The bond of the Commissioner shall be in the sum...

Section 46-3-60. Clerk. - The Commissioner may appoint a competent clerk, whose qualifications shall...

Section 46-3-80. Duties of Commissioner. - The Commissioner shall: (1) Be charged with all work looking...

Section 46-3-90. Sale of marl or ground limestone. - The Commissioner may make arrangements with any reliable manufacturer of...

Section 46-3-100. Arrangements for inoculating material. - The Commissioner may make arrangements with any reliable manufacturer of...

Section 46-3-110. Disposition of moneys derived from sale of inoculating material. - In the event that the material is manufactured in the...

Section 46-3-120. Departments and institutions shall furnish information. - In order to facilitate the collection and collation of information...

Section 46-3-130. Contracts for use of department personnel and facilities by other State agencies. - The State Department of Agriculture is authorized to enter into...

Section 46-3-140. Annual report of department's work. - The Commissioner shall make and submit to the Governor, on...

Section 46-3-145. "Beneficiary class" defined; department involvement with loan programs. - (A) As used in this section: (1) "Beneficiary class" means:...

Section 46-3-160. Agreements with United States Government for conduct of aquatic plant control projects. - The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to enter into agreements...

Section 46-3-170. Suits by and against Commissioner and venue. - The Commissioner may sue or be sued in the courts...

Section 46-3-175. Agribusiness license; fees; bonding requirements. - In lieu of licenses or permits or renewals of them...

Section 46-3-180. Revocation of registrations or licenses; generally. - The Commissioner may revoke for cause, either permanently or for...

Section 46-3-190. Revocation of registrations or licenses; notice and hearing required. - No such registration or license, however, shall be revoked until...

Section 46-3-200. Revocation of registrations or licenses; procedural powers of Commissioner. - At any hearing or other proceeding authorized by Section 46-3-190,...

Section 46-3-210. Revocation of registrations or licenses; bond to stay revocation. - Pending final adjudication no such registration or license shall be...

Section 46-3-220. Revocation of registrations or licenses; appeal. - An order, decision, or other official act which revokes a...

Section 46-3-230. Release of certain items from restraining orders. - If any product, merchandise or equipment regulated by the Department...

Section 46-3-240. Enforcement of food and drug regulations. - The Commissioner of Agriculture and all inspectors and chemists employed...

Section 46-3-260. South Carolina Renewable Energy Infrastructure Development Fund established; low interest loans and grants. - (A) There is established in the state treasury a separate...

Section 46-3-270. Waiver of remittance of indirect cost recoveries for the Specialty Crop Grant. - The Department of Agriculture may waive the remittance of indirect...

Section 46-3-280. Agriculture programs to assist veterans; fund; regulations. - (A)(1) There is created a program within the South Carolina...

Chapter 5 - Agriculture Commission

Section 46-5-10. Commission created; membership; terms; officers; election of members; vacancies; meetings. - There is created the Agriculture Commission of South Carolina, to...

Section 46-5-20. Powers. - The Commission shall have the power to: (1) Adopt policies,...

Chapter 7 - Clemson University

Section 46-7-10. Duties and powers in general. - The board of trustees of Clemson University shall have the...

Section 46-7-20. County auditors shall return blanks issued for collection of agricultural statistics and information. - The county auditors to whom are issued the blanks referred...

Section 46-7-30. Experimental stations for farm demonstration work. - (A) The board of trustees of Clemson University may establish...

Section 46-7-40. Receipt and use of grants under Hatch Act. - The board of trustees of Clemson University may receive grants...

Section 46-7-50. Assent to act of Congress for appropriations for experiment stations. - The assent of this State was given on March 1,...

Section 46-7-60. Assent to act of Congress to further development of extension work. - The assent of this State was given on March 15,...

Section 46-7-70. Receipt and use of grants under act to further development of extension work. - The board of trustees of Clemson University may receive the...

Section 46-7-80. Assent to act of Congress providing for research and cooperative extension work. - The assent of the General Assembly of this State, required...

Section 46-7-90. Receipt and use of grants under act providing for research and cooperative extension work. - The board of trustees of Clemson University may receive such...

Section 46-7-100. Reporting animal diseases caused by chemical or other terrorism. - Every veterinarian, livestock owner, veterinary diagnostic laboratory director, or other...

Section 46-7-110. Animal waste management training and certification programs. - (A) Clemson University, in conjunction with the Department of Health...

Chapter 9 - State Crop Pest Commission

Section 46-9-10. Commission established; duties and responsibilities; membership of commission. - The State Crop Pest Commission is established. It shall execute...

Section 46-9-15. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the State...

Section 46-9-20. Appointment of State Entomologist and State Plant Pathologist. - The commission may appoint an entomologist, known as the State...

Section 46-9-30. Confidentiality of business information; penalties for unlawful disclosure or use of information. - The commission by regulation shall establish procedures dealing with confidential...

Section 46-9-35. Licensing exams and questions confidential; applicant review of failed exam. - (A) Licensing examinations and licensing examination questions maintained or administered,...

Section 46-9-40. Authority to promulgate and enforce regulations; other powers of commission. - The commission, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act, may...

Section 46-9-50. Delegation of duties of commission to director; powers and duties of director. - The commission shall delegate the duties provided in this chapter...

Section 46-9-60. Powers and duties of commission upon finding or suspecting infestation; quarantines; effect of quarantines. - (A) When the commission finds an article infested or reasonably...

Section 46-9-70. Police powers of commission, assistants, deputies, and agents; violations reported to commission. - The members of the commission and their assistants, deputies, and...

Section 46-9-80. Penalties for interfering with commission, director, deputies, assistants, or agents. - A person who seeks to prevent an inspection under the...

Section 46-9-90. Penalties for violating chapter; denial, suspension, revocation, or modification of license or certificate; civil penalties; hearing on suspension; judicial appeal not to act as stay of penalty; authority of commission to enforce its... - (A) A person violating this chapter or chapters assigned to...

Section 46-9-100. Fines deposited to credit of State Treasury. - Fines resulting from prosecutions under this chapter and other chapters...

Section 46-9-110. Local ordinances void. - Local ordinances pertaining to the subject matter assigned by law...

Section 46-9-120. Reporting of agricultural product diseases caused by chemical or other terrorism. - Every farmer, agriculturalist, county extension agent, agricultural products processor, crop...

Chapter 10 - Boll Weevil Eradication

Section 46-10-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Boll...

Section 46-10-20. Definitions. - The following terms as used in this chapter shall mean:...

Section 46-10-30. Administration of chapter; rules and regulations. - The commission shall administer the provisions of this chapter. The...

Section 46-10-40. Powers of commission. - The commission, either independently or in cooperation with counties or...

Section 46-10-50. Quarantines; hearings and notice. - The commission may quarantine this State or any portion thereof...

Section 46-10-60. Additional powers of commission. - Whenever the commission finds any article that is infested or...

Section 46-10-70. Inspections. - To effectuate the purposes of this chapter, the commission may...

Section 46-10-80. Cooperation with federal and adjacent state agencies. - (1) The commission may cooperate with any agency of the...

Section 46-10-85. Certification of cotton growers' organization; eligibility requirements; certifying resolution; revocation. - (A) The commission may certify a cotton growers' organization for...

Section 46-10-90. Treatment or destruction of cotton. - The commission or its authorized agent may destroy or in...

Section 46-10-100. Penalties. - (A) A person who violates Section 46-10-60 or who alters,...

Section 46-10-110. Caution in use of pesticides or in eradication methods. - The commission shall use all means necessary to insure that...

Section 46-10-120. Cotton producer referendum. - The Boll Weevil Eradication Program, as provided for under this...

Section 46-10-130. Assessments and penalties against cotton growers. - (A) Each commercial cotton grower in this State is assessed...

Chapter 11 - Pest Control Compact

Section 46-11-10. Compact entered into and enacted into law; form. - The Pest Control Compact is hereby enacted into law and...

Section 46-11-20. Cooperation of State departments, agencies, and officers with insurance fund. - Consistent with law and within available appropriations, the departments, agencies...

Section 46-11-30. Copies of bylaws and amendments to be filed with Commissioner. - Pursuant to Article IV (h) of the compact, copies of...

Section 46-11-40. Compact to be administered by Commissioner. - The compact administrator for this State shall be the Commissioner...

Section 46-11-50. Requests or applications from insurance fund. - Within the meaning of Article VI (b) or VIII (a),...

Section 46-11-60. Crediting amount of payments to State under compact. - The department, agency or officer expending or becoming liable for...

Section 46-11-70. "Executive head" defined. - As used in the compact, with reference to this State,...

Chapter 13 - Pesticide Control Act

Section 46-13-10. Short title; administration. - This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Pesticide...

Section 46-13-20. Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter: A. The term "active ingredient"...

Section 46-13-30. Duties delegated to Director. - A. The Commission shall delegate the duties provided in this...

Section 46-13-40. Registration of pesticides and devices. - (A) Every pesticide or device which is distributed within this...

Section 46-13-45. Pesticide registration fees; classes of fees. - There are two classes of pesticide registration fees as follows:...

Section 46-13-50. Licensing of pesticide dealers. - A. (1) After October 21, 1976, no person shall act...

Section 46-13-55. Regulation of structural pest control activity. - Structural pest control activity must be regulated by the director...

Section 46-13-60. Standards for certification of pesticide applicators; applicators' licenses. - The director may prescribe standards for the certification of applicators...

Section 46-13-70. Classification of certified applicators' licenses. - The Director shall classify licenses to be issued to certified...

Section 46-13-80. Expiration and renewal of licenses. - (A) All licenses provided for in this chapter expire December...

Section 46-13-90. Denial, suspension, revocation, or modification of licenses and certificates. - (1) The Director, after opportunity for a hearing, may deny,...

Section 46-13-100. Financial responsibility required for commercial applicator's license. - The director may not issue a commercial applicator's license until...

Section 46-13-110. Reporting of accidents and incidents. - The Director may by regulation require the reporting of significant...

Section 46-13-120. Records as to use of restricted use pesticides. - The Director may require licensees to maintain records with respect...

Section 46-13-130. Reciprocity. - The Director may issue a license or certificate on a...

Section 46-13-140. Exemptions from licensing requirements. - A. The provisions of Section 46-13-60 relating to licenses and...

Section 46-13-150. Pesticide advisory committee. - There is created a pesticide advisory committee consisting of five...

Section 46-13-160. Information and courses of instruction. - The Cooperative Extension Service and other divisions of Clemson University...

Section 46-13-170. Inspection of premises; legal actions; "stop sale, use, or removal" orders. - (A) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of...

Section 46-13-175. Discretion to make pesticides available for minor uses. - The director shall use discretion to waive any provisions of...

Section 46-13-180. Penalties. - (1) Criminal Penalty. Any person who wilfully violates the provisions...

Section 46-13-185. Prosecution of criminal violators; use of counsel. - The director may prosecute criminal violators of this chapter and...

Section 46-13-190. Subpoenas. - The Director may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of...

Section 46-13-200. Adjudication of alleged violations; disposal of condemned pesticides or devices. - A. After service of a "stop sale, use, or removal"...

Section 46-13-210. Judicial review. - A person aggrieved by action of the director in a...

Section 46-13-220. Delegation of authority to employees of Clemson University. - The functions vested in Clemson University by this chapter may,...

Section 46-13-230. Disposition of fees. - All fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter...

Section 46-13-240. Federal, interstate, and intrastate cooperation. - The Director may cooperate, receive grants-in-aid, and enter into agreements...

Chapter 15 - Agricultural Marketing Generally

Section 46-15-10. General duties of Department of Agriculture. - For the purpose of aiding, establishing and providing proper facilities...

Section 46-15-20. General powers of Department of Agriculture. - The powers of the Department under this chapter shall be:...

Section 46-15-21. Abolition of State Agricultural Marketing Commission. - Effective July 1, 1975, the State Agricultural Marketing Commission is...

Section 46-15-30. Filing and posting of rules and regulations. - Any rules and regulations made and promulgated under the provisions...

Section 46-15-40. Availability of inspection, grading, and buyers' services to other markets. - The inspection, grading and buyers' services herein provided for shall...

Section 46-15-50. Market records. - The Department shall keep such records with respect to the...

Section 46-15-60. Deposit and disbursement of proceeds of operations. - All funds realized from or in connection with the operation...

Section 46-15-70. Agricultural Marketing Advisory Council; membership and terms. - To assist and advise the Department of Agriculture to carry...

Section 46-15-80. Agricultural Marketing Advisory Council; meetings and compensation. - The council shall meet as often as may be deemed...

Section 46-15-90. Agricultural Marketing Advisory Council; duties. - In the exercise of its functions the council shall make...

Section 46-15-100. Penalties. - Any person who shall, within the bounds of any market...

Chapter 17 - Agricultural Commodities Marketing

Section 46-17-10. Short title. - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 46-17-20. Declaration of purpose. - The marketing of agricultural products within this State affects the...

Section 46-17-30. Declaration of policy. - It is hereby declared to be the policy of this...

Section 46-17-40. Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter: (a) "Commission" means the Agriculture...

Section 46-17-50. Enforcement and administration of chapter; when Commission shall issue, amend, or terminate marketing agreements or orders. - The Commission shall enforce this chapter but issuance, termination of...

Section 46-17-60. Proposals; records to be kept by Commission. - The Commission shall cause any proposed marketing agreement, order, amendment,...

Section 46-17-70. When notice, hearing, and referendum are required; costs. - No marketing order, agreement, amendment, or termination shall be issued...

Section 46-17-80. How notice of hearing is given. - The Commission shall publish notice of any hearing before considering...

Section 46-17-90. Conduct of hearing. - Every hearing shall be public and all testimony shall be...

Section 46-17-100. Findings and preliminary decision of Commission. - The Commission shall make and publish a finding based upon...

Section 46-17-110. Filing of objections; final decision. - After the issuance of a preliminary decision all interested parties...

Section 46-17-120. Requirements for preliminary and final decisions; notice of final decision; final decision denying proposal. - The preliminary decision shall contain the text in full of...

Section 46-17-130. Assent to marketing agreements or amendments; when agreements or amendments may be enforced; when agreements are deemed issued. - With respect to marketing agreements, the Commission shall, after publication...

Section 46-17-140. Referendum to determine assent to marketing order. - After final recommendation of the adoption, amendment, or termination of...

Section 46-17-150. When marketing order shall have effect of law; effect of defeat of order at referendum. - If the commission determines that the requisite assent is given...

Section 46-17-160. When Commission may amend or suspend agreement or order. - The Commission may, upon the advice of the commodity board...

Section 46-17-170. Producers and handlers to furnish certain information; lists of producers and handlers; use of information. - (a) The Commission is authorized to notify, in the manner...

Section 46-17-180. Agreements and orders administered by Commission with advice and approval of commodity board; employment of additional personnel. - Each marketing agreement and order shall be administered by the...

Section 46-17-190. Establishment of commodity boards. - Every marketing agreement and order must provide for the establishment...

Section 46-17-200. Qualifications of board members. - The producers of a commodity board must be practical producers...

Section 46-17-210. Terms of office, election, or appointment of board members. - (a) The term of office of board members shall be...

Section 46-17-220. Nomination of candidates for boards. - For the purpose of nominating candidates to be voted upon...

Section 46-17-230. Vacancies on boards; quorum. - In the event of a vacancy on the board, the...

Section 46-17-240. Compensation and expenses of board members. - The members of the board shall receive no salary but...

Section 46-17-250. Boards may appoint or utilize committees and other advisers. - Each commodity board shall be authorized to appoint or utilize...

Section 46-17-260. Powers of boards generally; Commission to certify status and changes in membership; marketing orders and agreements, bylaws, rules, and regulations filed with Secretary of State. - Each commodity board is authorized to accept donations, gifts, and...

Section 46-17-270. Powers and duties of boards enumerated. - The powers and duties of each commodity board shall be...

Section 46-17-280. Commission to approve or disapprove actions of boards. - The Commission shall determine if the actions by the commodity...

Section 46-17-290. Purpose of agreement or order and power to be exercised stated. - The purpose of each marketing agreement and order issued and...

Section 46-17-300. Area of application of agreement or order to be defined. - Every marketing agreement and order shall define the area to...

Section 46-17-310. Levy of assessments; maximum total annual assessment. - There is hereby levied, and the Commission shall collect, upon...

Section 46-17-320. Levy of assessments; per unit rate. - In every marketing agreement and order the Commission, with the...

Section 46-17-330. Levy of assessments; payment and collection. - Each marketing order and agreement shall prescribe the time, place,...

Section 46-17-340. Disposition of moneys collected under agreement or order; expenditures. - Moneys collected by the Commission pursuant to any marketing order...

Section 46-17-350. Refunds. - Any moneys collected by the Commission and the commodity board...

Section 46-17-360. Assessments constitute personal debts; enforcement. - Any due assessment levied in a specified amount under this...

Section 46-17-370. Deposits and disbursements. - The Commission shall deposit all moneys which are collected by...

Section 46-17-380. Records, audits, and financial statements. - (A) The commission and the commodity board shall keep, separately...

Section 46-17-390. Bonds of administrators, administrative boards, and employees. - The Commission and the commodity board shall require that a...

Section 46-17-400. Violations. - (a) It shall be a misdemeanor: (1) For any person...

Section 46-17-410. Jurisdiction of courts; action for specific performance or injunction. - (a) The courts are hereby vested with jurisdiction: (1) To...

Section 46-17-420. Enforcement of chapter by Attorney General. - Upon the request of the Commission and the commodity board,...

Section 46-17-430. Remedies are additional. - The remedies provided for herein shall be in addition to,...

Section 46-17-440. Cooperation with other states and with United States. - The Commission and the commodity board are authorized to cooperate...

Section 46-17-450. Prices shall not be established in violation of State or Federal laws. - The Commission and the commodity board under each marketing agreement...

Section 46-17-460. Penalty. - Except as specifically provided in this chapter, a person who...

Section 46-17-470. Liability of members of Commission, board members, and employees. - The members of any commodity board, including employees thereof, and...

Chapter 19 - Local Marketing Authorities And Farm Marketing Centers

Section 46-19-10. Petition to form local marketing authorities. - With the approval and subject to the rules and regulations...

Section 46-19-20. Investigation and incorporation. - The Department shall investigate and consider all petitions for local...

Section 46-19-30. Organization; bylaws; officers. - After receiving a certificate of incorporation, a local marketing authority...

Section 46-19-40. Supervision and assistance of department. - The work of local marketing authorities shall be supervised by...

Section 46-19-110. Authorization. - Any county or municipality or combination thereof in this State...

Section 46-19-120. Projects; processing equipment includible. - Any such farm marketing center may include a cannery, a...

Section 46-19-130. Power to condemn and borrow. - In order to enable any county or municipality or combination...

Section 46-19-210. Commissioner authorized to establish and supervise program. - The Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of South Carolina,...

Section 46-19-220. Standards for participation. - The Commissioner is hereby authorized to prescribe standards for participation...

Section 46-19-230. Applications for participation; participation is voluntary; registration of participants. - The operators of roadside markets desiring to participate in the...

Section 46-19-240. Signs. - The Commissioner shall prescribe and make available signs showing the...

Section 46-19-250. Inspections. - Inspectors of the Department shall conduct periodic inspections of approved...

Section 46-19-260. Notice and hearing on disapproved application. - When an application for participation is disapproved or when previously...

Section 46-19-270. Penalty for displaying unauthorized sign. - (A) It is unlawful for a market to: (1) display...

Section 46-19-280. Transfer of signs. - Market approval and the sign indicating the same shall be...

Section 46-19-290. Expenditure of funds. - In order to comply with the provisions of this article...

Section 46-19-300. Rules and regulations. - The Commissioner is authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and...

Section 46-19-310. Injunctions. - In addition to the remedies provided herein and notwithstanding the...

Chapter 21 - Seeds; Plants; Seed And Plant Certification

Section 46-21-15. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, except for Article 9: (1)...

Section 46-21-25. Enforcement; authority of state seed law enforcement officers; authority of Department of Agriculture employees; local regulation preempted. - (A) The Commissioner of Agriculture or his authorized agents shall...

Section 46-21-35. Seed laboratory. - The Department of Agriculture shall maintain a seed laboratory with...

Section 46-21-45. License to handle seeds; fee; persons subject to requirements of section; exception. - (A) A person, except as provided in subsection (D), before...

Section 46-21-55. Exemptions. - (A) The provisions of Sections 46-21-215 and 46-21-217 do not...

Section 46-21-65. Foundation seed program. - Clemson University shall cooperate with the South Carolina Foundation Seed...

Section 46-21-215. Agricultural, vegetable, and flower seed containers to have label or tag; contents of labels or tags. - Each container of agricultural, vegetable, and flower seeds which is...

Section 46-21-217. Compliance required. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to sell, offer...

Section 46-21-315. Examination and testing of seeds. - Before being offered for sale or distribution, all seeds sold...

Section 46-21-325. Records; inspections. - A person whose name appears on the label as handling...

Section 46-21-335. Publication of results of examinations and tests. - The Commissioner of Agriculture may publish or cause to be...

Section 46-21-345. Free seed test for residents; charge for testing for in-state entities and out-of-state residents and entities. - A resident of this State may have samples of seeds...

Section 46-21-415. Withdrawal of impure seed. - To promote normal crop production, the Commissioner or his designee,...

Section 46-21-425. Noncomplying seed may be seized and condemned and disposed of or destroyed. - Agricultural, vegetable, or flower seed that is sold, offered, or...

Section 46-21-435. Procedure for seizure of noncomplying seeds. - A lot of seed not in compliance with the provisions...

Section 46-21-445. Penalty. - A violation of the provisions of this chapter, other than...

Section 46-21-455. Prosecution by Commissioner or through Attorney General. - When the Commissioner finds that a person has violated a...

Section 46-21-465. Preliminary hearing. - Prosecutions for violations of Articles 1, 3, 5, or 7...

Section 46-21-475. Injunctions to be issued without bond. - When in the performance of his duties the Commissioner applies...

Section 46-21-615. Clemson program for seed and plant certification. - Clemson University shall maintain a program of seed and plant...

Section 46-21-625. Personnel; promulgation of regulations; facilities. - In order to carry out the program the University may...

Section 46-21-635. Agencies to cooperate. - Insofar as the State Department of Agriculture, the Clemson University...

Section 46-21-645. Germination and mechanical purity of seed. - Certification of seeds and plants in regard to germination and...

Section 46-21-655. Penalty. - It is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or imprisonment, in...

Section 46-21-665. Definitions. - (1) The terms "certification" and "certified" as applied to seeds...

Section 46-21-1010. Claims required to be submitted to arbitration; notice; effect of arbitration. - (A) When a buyer claims to have been damaged by...

Section 46-21-1020. Appointment of arbitration committee; procedures. - (A) The Commissioner shall appoint an arbitration committee composed of...

Chapter 23 - Noxious Weeds

Section 46-23-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Noxious...

Section 46-23-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (a) "Commission" means the State...

Section 46-23-30. Commission may prevent introduction and dissemination of noxious weeds in State; remedies of owner of property destroyed or disposed of; regulations. - (a) The commission may, when it deems it necessary as...

Section 46-23-40. Quarantines. - (a) The commission is authorized and directed to quarantine any...

Section 46-23-50. Commissioner may detect and prevent spread of noxious weeds. - The commission is authorized to carry out operations or measures...

Section 46-23-60. Inspections and seizures. - Any authorized inspector shall have authority to stop and inspect...

Section 46-23-70. Cooperation with other governments and agencies. - The commission is authorized to cooperate with the federal government,...

Section 46-23-80. Penalty. - Any person who violates any provision of this chapter is...

Section 46-23-90. Delegation of duties to director. - The commission shall delegate the duties provided in this chapter...

Chapter 25 - Fertilizers

Section 46-25-10. Short title. - This chapter shall be known as the South Carolina Fertilizer...

Section 46-25-20. Definitions. - When used in this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the State...

Section 46-25-30. Guaranteed analysis of certain plant nutrients. - Until the commission prescribes the alternative form of "guaranteed analysis",...

Section 46-25-40. Rules and regulations. - The commission may establish such rules and regulations in regard...

Section 46-25-45. Commission to delegate duties to director; director to administer and enforce chapter and promulgate regulations. - The commission shall delegate the duties provided in this chapter...

Section 46-25-50. Sales between and to importers, registrants, and manipulators. - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict or...

Section 46-25-60. Relief from liability of registrant for distributor's alteration of content or labeling of fertilizer. - If a penalty is incurred as a result of a...

Section 46-25-70. Misbranding. - A commercial fertilizer is misbranded if it carries any false...

Section 46-25-75. Certain information to be published. - The commission shall publish at least annually and in such...

Section 46-25-80. Penalties for violations of chapter. - A person or dealer who violates the provisions of this...

Section 46-25-210. Registration of fertilizer; application; fee. - (A) Each company guaranteeing commercial fertilizer offered for sale, sold,...

Section 46-25-240. When registration and sale may be prohibited. - The commission may prohibit the registration and sale of any...

Section 46-25-250. Revocation or refusal of registration for fraud. - Where it shall appear to the commission that any registrant...

Section 46-25-260. Exclusive use of brand name or trademark. - The brand name or trademark registered by a person shall...

Section 46-25-410. Information required on containers or with bulk shipments. - All commercial fertilizer distributed in this State in containers shall...

Section 46-25-510. Sale or distribution of certain superphosphate prohibited. - Superphosphate containing less than eighteen percent available phosphoric acid may...

Section 46-25-520. Regulations concerning minimum standards for certain fertilizer material. - Minimum standards of soda, sulfate of ammonia and superphosphate and...

Section 46-25-540. Filler. - It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, offer...

Section 46-25-570. Wet or bad mechanical condition. - No commercial fertilizer shall be offered for sale which contains...

Section 46-25-710. Analyses of official samples; inspectors, chemists and other personnel; reports. - The commission shall cause one or more analyses to be...

Section 46-25-720. Entering premises; inspecting and sampling. - In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter,...

Section 46-25-810. Inspection tax and tonnage reports; collection fee. - For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this...

Section 46-25-815. Fertilizer inspection fee. - In addition to the inspection tax on the distribution or...

Section 46-25-820. Annual registration fee and inspection tax on packages containing ten pounds or less. - On individual packages of commercial fertilizer containing ten pounds or...

Section 46-25-825. Registration of separately identified products. - Each separately identified product shall be registered before being distributed...

Section 46-25-830. Reports of sales to nonregistrants. - The registrant or guarantor transacting, distributing, or selling commercial fertilizer...

Section 46-25-840. Financial statement or bond; records. - In order to guarantee faithful performance, each registrant must be...

Section 46-25-850. Examination of registrant's records. - The commission or its authorized representative shall have authority to...

Section 46-25-860. Information confidential. - Any information as to the amount of commercial fertilizer sold...

Section 46-25-870. Exemptions. - Nothing in this article shall interfere with fertilizer passing through...

Section 46-25-1010. Penalties for plant nutrient deficiencies and other acts; appeals; distribution of penalty sums to consumers. - (1) If the analysis shall show a commercial fertilizer is...

Section 46-25-1060. Determination and publication of commercial values to use in assessing penalties. - For the purposes of determining the commercial values to be...

Section 46-25-1080. Penalty for shortage in weight. - If any commercial fertilizer in the possession of the consumer...

Section 46-25-1090. Forfeiture for selling, transporting, or receiving improperly branded, tagged, or misbranded fertilizer. - Every person or common carrier who shall sell, offer for...

Section 46-25-1100. Actions by State to recover fines and penalties; liens. - The State may maintain an action in any court of...

Section 46-25-1110. Seller deemed agent for service of process on out-of-state manufacturer. - Any seller of commercial fertilizers manufactured beyond this State shall...

Section 46-25-1120. Analysis of fertilizer ordered sold. - If there be judgment in favor of this State, as...

Section 46-25-1130. Remission of certain penalties. - The commission may remit, in whole or in part, upon...

Section 46-25-1140. "Stop sale, use, or removal" orders. - The commission or its authorized representative may issue and enforce...

Section 46-25-1150. Distribution of adulterated fertilizer prohibited. - No person shall distribute an adulterated fertilizer product. A commercial...

Section 46-25-1160. Use of regulated materials not meeting requirements prohibited; penalties. - It is unlawful for a person to receive or use...

Section 46-25-1170. Civil penalty in addition to other penalties. - In addition to a denial, suspension, revocation, or modification of...

Chapter 26 - Agricultural Liming Materials And Landplaster

Section 46-26-10. Short title; administration. - This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Agricultural...

Section 46-26-20. Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter: (1) "Agricultural liming materials" means...

Section 46-26-30. Delegation of duties to director. - The commission shall delegate the duties in this chapter to...

Section 46-26-40. Labels; required information. - (A) Agricultural liming materials sold, offered, or exposed for sale...

Section 46-26-50. Distributors; application to engage in business; permits; fees. - A person desiring to become a distributor as defined in...

Section 46-26-60. Registration of products; application. - (A) Each separately identified product must be registered before being...

Section 46-26-70. Quarterly tonnage reports; publication and distribution. - (A) A report of tonnage is due quarterly for periods...

Section 46-26-80. Inspections and analyses; duty of the Commission. - (A) It is the duty of the commission who may...

Section 46-26-90. Stop sales or removal orders; release of materials. - (A) The commission or its duly authorized representative may issue...

Section 46-26-100. Penalties; assessment of additional fines for failure to meet guarantees. - (A) A person or dealer violating the provisions of this...

Section 46-26-110. Seizure of goods when assessment not paid. - The commission may seize any commercial liming material, or landplaster,...

Section 46-26-120. Penalty when material is underweight. - If any agricultural liming material, or landplaster, or both, in...

Section 46-26-130. Penalty when material is not branded or labeled and tagged. - A distributor or common carrier who sells, offers for sale,...

Section 46-26-140. Revocation of registration. - Where it shall appear to the commission that any registrant...

Section 46-26-150. Restrictions on sales generally. - (A) No agricultural liming material, landplaster, or both, shall be...

Section 46-26-160. Rules and regulations. - The commission may establish rules and regulations in regard to...

Section 46-26-170. Existing inventories; exemption. - Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, registrants shall be allowed...

Chapter 27 - South Carolina Commercial Feed Act

Section 46-27-10. Short title. - This chapter shall be known and cited as the "South...

Section 46-27-20. Definitions. - (1) The term "commercial feed" means all materials distributed for...

Section 46-27-30. Unmixed crushed or ground ear corn is a commercial feed. - Crushed or ground ear corn when sold by itself is...

Section 46-27-40. Certain sales unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer, importer, jobber, agent...

Section 46-27-50. Seeds shall not be treated with poisons if destined for manufacture into commercial feed. - It shall be unlawful for any person to offer for...

Section 46-27-60. Standard weights of bags and packages. - All commercial feeds shall be packed in standard weight bags...

Section 46-27-70. Rules and regulations of Commissioner. - The Commissioner shall from time to time prescribe and publish...

Section 46-27-80. Rules and regulations as to grading. - The Commissioner may prescribe regulations governing the grading of any...

Section 46-27-210. Statement and sample to be filed. - Each manufacturer, importer, jobber, agent or seller before selling or...

Section 46-27-220. If manufacturer files statement, seller need not. - Whenever a manufacturer, importer or jobber of any commercial feed...

Section 46-27-230. Refusal or cancellation of registration. - The Commissioner may refuse the registration of any commercial feed...

Section 46-27-310. Labeling of commercial feeds. - Every lot or parcel of commercial feed sold or offered...

Section 46-27-320. Labels shall not be fastened to bag by metal holders. - No tags, cards or descriptive matter shall be fastened by...

Section 46-27-330. Cards for sales in bulk. - Whenever any commercial feed is kept for sale in bulk,...

Section 46-27-340. How percentages are determined. - The percentages of crude protein, crude fat and crude fiber...

Section 46-27-410. Commissioner may inspect and take samples. - The Commissioner, together with his deputies, agents and assistants shall...

Section 46-27-420. Analysis of samples; how samples are taken. - The Commissioner shall annually cause to be analyzed at least...

Section 46-27-430. Publication of results of analyses. - The Commissioner may publish from time to time in reports...

Section 46-27-440. Obstructing inspection of feed. - Any manufacturer, importer, jobber or dealer who refuses to comply...

Section 46-27-450. Analysts, chemists, and inspectors. - The Commissioner shall appoint such analysts, chemists and inspectors as...

Section 46-27-460. Certificate of analyst as prima facie evidence. - In all prosecutions in the courts of this State arising...

Section 46-27-610. Commissioner may suspend sales of feed. - If at any time the Commissioner or his duly authorized...

Section 46-27-620. Forfeiture for violation of Section 46-27-40. - If any manufacturer, importer, jobber, agent or dealer shall be...

Section 46-27-630. How sales are made. - Such seizure and sale shall be made by the Commissioner...

Section 46-27-640. When seized feed may be released. - The Commissioner, however, may in his discretion release the commercial...

Section 46-27-650. Commissioner to notify dealer and solicitor of violations; prosecution. - Whenever the Commissioner, or his duly authorized representative, becomes cognizant...

Section 46-27-660. Penalty. - Any manufacturer, importer, jobber, agent or dealer who shall be...

Section 46-27-670. Use of fines. - The proceeds from such fines shall be covered into the...

Section 46-27-680. Schedule of penalties; payment. - If the analysis of an official sample shows a deviation...

Section 46-27-690. "Permitted analytical variation" defined. - The term "permitted analytical variation", as stated in Section 46-27-680,...

Section 46-27-810. Declaration of purpose. - This article is designed to fully cover all preparations commonly...

Section 46-27-820. Prerequisites to sale of patent stock or poultry preparations. - Before any condimental, patented, proprietary or trademarked preparation called a...

Section 46-27-830. Change of labeling and claims. - The labeling and claims filed pursuant to Section 46-27-820 shall...

Section 46-27-840. Registration fee. - For the expense incurred in registering, inspecting and analyzing the...

Section 46-27-850. Penalty. - Any person who shall offer or expose for sale any...

Section 46-27-860. Commissioner shall enforce article. - Whenever the Commissioner becomes cognizant of any violation of any...

Section 46-27-870. Solicitors shall prosecute violations. - Every solicitor to whom the Commissioner shall report any violation...

Section 46-27-880. Fines and other moneys paid to general fund of state. - All money, including fines received under the provisions of this...

Chapter 29 - Cotton

Section 46-29-10. United States cotton standards adopted. - The official cotton standards of the United States, as established...

Section 46-29-20. Fraudulent packing. - Any person who shall knowingly and wilfully pack into any...

Section 46-29-30. Public ginners shall keep books for inspection; numbering of bales. - Every person who runs a public gin shall keep a...

Chapter 30 - Tobacco Economy

Section 46-30-210. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Board" means the South...

Section 46-30-230. South Carolina Tobacco Community Development Board. - (A) There is created the South Carolina Tobacco Community Development...

Section 46-30-250. Purposes and powers of Tobacco Community Development Board. - (1) The board is established for the purposes of: (a)...

Section 46-30-270. Administration of Tobacco Community Development Board. - For administrative assistance, the board may use the services of...

Section 46-30-290. Tobacco Community Development Board exempt from Administrative Procedures Act. - The board and its actions are not subject to Chapter...

Section 46-30-310. Prohibition against using monies to influence legislation or political campaigns. - Monies paid out by the trust to the board, tobacco...

Chapter 31 - Flue-cured Tobacco

Section 46-31-10. Declaration of public interest. - It is hereby declared to be in the public interest...

Section 46-31-20. Desirability of referendum on annual assessment. - For the purpose of raising reasonable and necessary funds for...

Section 46-31-30. Provision for referendum; amount of proposed assessment. - In the manner set forth in this chapter and under...

Section 46-31-40. Date, hours, voting places, notices, rules and regulations or referenda. - The exact dates on which referenda must be held and...

Section 46-31-50. Ballots; poll holders; canvass and declaration of result. - The board of directors of Tobacco Associates, Incorporated, shall prepare...

Section 46-31-60. Question in referendum. - The referendum must be upon the question of whether or...

Section 46-31-70. Effect of one-third negative vote in referendum. - If in any such referendum more than one third of...

Section 46-31-80. Effect of two thirds affirmative vote in referendum. - If in the referendum two-thirds or more of the eligible...

Section 46-31-90. Collection and disposition of assessment. - Any such assessment, if authorized, shall be collected annually for...

Section 46-31-100. Dissatisfied farmers and producers shall receive refunds. - If a referendum is carried in the affirmative and the...

Section 46-31-110. Annual statement of amounts received and disbursed. - If the assessments are levied and collected as provided in...

Section 46-31-120. Subsequent referendum when preceding one unsuccessful. - If the referendum is not supported by two-thirds or more...

Section 46-31-130. Subsequent referendum when preceding one successful. - If the referendum is carried by the votes of two-thirds...

Section 46-31-140. Alternate methods for assessments. - If the board of directors of Tobacco Associates finds that...

Section 46-31-150. Alternative method of conducting referendum by mail through use of written ballots. - (1) In the event the board of directors of Tobacco...

Chapter 33 - Shipment And Sale Of Trees, Plants And Shrubs

Section 46-33-10. Inspection of out-of-state shipments into State. - Every person engaged in the nursery business at a place...

Section 46-33-20. Bond required on out-of-state shipments into State. - Before any such person engaged in the nursery business at...

Section 46-33-30. Suits on bond. - Any person who may suffer loss or damage by reason...

Section 46-33-40. Appointment of Secretary of State as agent for service of process by out-of-state shippers. - As a further condition precedent for doing business in this...

Section 46-33-50. Annual license tax on out-of-state shippers. - Any person to whom the provisions of Section 46-33-10 apply...

Section 46-33-60. Penalty on out-of-state shippers. - Any person to whom the provisions of Section 46-33-10 apply...

Section 46-33-70. Sale of diseased plants is a misdemeanor. - It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale or...

Section 46-33-80. Fees, phytosanitary certificate, export or import of plants to or from foreign destinations. - Fees for phytosanitary certificates issued for export or import of...

Section 46-33-85. Phytosanitary certificate or permit; fumigation using methyl bromide. - A phytosanitary certificate or a permit may be issued by...

Section 46-33-90. Definitions; registration requirements. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Nursery" means any...

Section 46-33-100. Stop sale, use, or distribution orders; appeals. - If a person, subject to this chapter or another chapter...

Chapter 35 - Neglected Or Abandoned Orchards

Section 46-35-10. When trees constitute public nuisances. - Neglected or abandoned apple, grape, kiwi, nectarine, peach, pear, or...

Section 46-35-15. Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Orchard" means an...

Section 46-35-20. Petition for removal or destruction of trees. - Within twenty days from the time the circuit solicitor receives...

Section 46-35-30. Citation to show cause against removal or destruction. - Upon the filing of such petition, a citation shall be...

Section 46-35-40. Service of citation. - A copy of the citation, together with a copy of...

Section 46-35-50. Order for removal or destruction of trees; service. - On the day the citation is returnable the case shall...

Section 46-35-60. Destruction or removal of trees when owner fails to do so. - If the owner fails to remove and destroy the condemned...

Section 46-35-70. Enforcement. - The Commission and the law enforcement officers of the State...

Section 46-35-80. Disclosure requirements relative to sale of orchards. - If a property owner sells a portion or all of...

Chapter 37 - Introduction Of Honey Bees Into State

Section 46-37-05. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Area" means apiary, beeyard,...

Section 46-37-10. Certificate of inspection required; exception. - All bees and fixtures shipped or moved into this State...

Section 46-37-20. Powers of Commission; rules and regulations. - The commission may deal with any disease of bees which...

Section 46-37-25. Commission to delegate duties to director; authority of director. - The commission shall delegate the duties provided in this chapter...

Section 46-37-30. Inspection; removal or destruction of bees, beekeeping fixtures and appliances. - The division may enter a warehouse, premises, or area to...

Section 46-37-40. Introduction of used fixtures regulated. - The shipment or movement into this State of any used...

Section 46-37-50. Penalty. - A person violating the provisions of this chapter or of...

Chapter 39 - Farmers' Associations

Section 46-39-10. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) The term "housing" means...

Section 46-39-20. Cooperative association of farmers may be formed. - Five or more persons, residents of this State or owning...

Section 46-39-30. Filing and contents of petition for incorporation. - They shall file with the Secretary of State a written...

Section 46-39-40. Commission of board of incorporators; opening books of subscriptions. - Upon the filing of the petition as above and upon...

Section 46-39-50. Subscriptions to capital stock of association; how payable. - All subscriptions to the capital stock of any association organized...

Section 46-39-60. Money value of subscription to be paid if labor not performed or property not delivered. - In case of failure to perform the labor or to...

Section 46-39-70. Minimum limitation on amount of capital stock; par value. - No association shall be formed under this chapter with a...

Section 46-39-80. Limitation on number of shares owned; one vote per share. - No stockholder shall own shares of a greater par value...

Section 46-39-90. Meeting of subscribers; election of directors; votes of subscribers. - When not less than fifty per cent of the proposed...

Section 46-39-100. Duties of directors; terms; removal; vacancies. - This board of directors shall manager the affairs of the...

Section 46-39-110. Officers; election; bond. - The officers of every such association shall be a president,...

Section 46-39-120. Call for payment of subscriptions. - The board of directors shall call for the payment of...

Section 46-39-130. Payment of subscriptions; certificate of compliance; fees; issuance and recordation of charter; disposition of incorporation papers. - Upon the payment to the treasurer or the secretary-treasurer of...

Section 46-39-140. Powers of association. - The association provided for in this chapter shall have the...

Section 46-39-150. Dissolution of association. - Any association organized for the purposes aforesaid which shall have...

Section 46-39-160. Certified copy of charter as evidence of incorporation. - A certified copy of the charter and any amendment thereof...

Section 46-39-170. Secretary of State to file and index charters and amendments. - All papers required to be filed hereunder and all charters...

Chapter 40 - Grain Dealers Guaranty Fund

Section 46-40-10. South Carolina Grain Dealers Guaranty Fund created. - There is created within the State Treasury a separate fund...

Section 46-40-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Department" means the South...

Section 46-40-30. Assessments. - An assessment of two cents a bushel must be imposed...

Section 46-40-40. State Treasurer to administer fund; presentation of claims against Southern Soya Corporation; time for filing; verification; relation to other funds; subrogation. - (A) The State Treasurer shall administer the investment of the...

Section 46-40-50. Loan from Insurance Reserve Fund authorized; repayment; disposition of federal funds or other funds not received from assessments. - (A) The Insurance Reserve Fund of the State Fiscal Accountability...

Section 46-40-60. Schedule for remitting assessments; reports; determination of amount due upon failure to remit; hearings; penalties. - (A) The grain dealer shall remit assessments and file with...

Section 46-40-70. Participation in fund. - All grain dealers shall participate in the fund. HISTORY: 2000...

Section 46-40-80. Single payment restriction. - No grain dealer is entitled to be paid more than...

Section 46-40-90. Continuation of fund; limitations on assessments; payment of claims; time limit for filing claims; verification of loss. - (A) From the effective date of this chapter until the...

Section 46-40-100. Administrative costs. - The department may retain and expend one hundred thousand dollars...

Chapter 41 - Dealers And Handlers Of Agricultural Products

Section 46-41-10. Definitions. - For the purpose of this chapter the following words shall...

Section 46-41-20. Exceptions. - The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (1)...

Section 46-41-25. Provisions not to apply to South Carolina miller. - The provisions of Section 46-41-30 shall not apply to any...

Section 46-41-30. Unlawful to engage in business as dealer without license; penalties for violation. - It is unlawful for a dealer in agricultural products to...

Section 46-41-40. Application for license. - Every dealer in agricultural products, desiring to transact business within...

Section 46-41-50. Issuance of license; fees; penalty for late renewal. - Each application for a dealer's license under Section 46-41-40 or...

Section 46-41-60. Bond or equivalent security required. - (A) Before any license shall be issued the applicant shall...

Section 46-41-70. Proceedings upon complaint for breach of condition of bond. - Any person claiming himself to be damaged by any breach...

Section 46-41-80. Consignment of products to another commission merchant or broker without consent of consignor prohibited. - No dealer in agricultural products or commission merchant to whom...

Section 46-41-90. Records to be kept by dealers; when dealer shall make payment to producer. - Every dealer in agricultural products must upon the receipt of...

Section 46-41-95. Records to be maintained by dealer; inspection of records. - (1) Each licensed dealer shall maintain complete and current records...

Section 46-41-100. Investigations by Commissioner; examination of documents. - The Commissioner shall have power to investigate upon complaint of...

Section 46-41-110. Inspection of despoliated products before sale. - Whenever produce is shipped to or received by a licensed...

Section 46-41-120. Grounds for refusal; suspension or revocation of license. - The Commissioner may decline to grant a license or may...

Section 46-41-130. Procedure for refusal, suspension, or revocation of license; temporary suspension. - (A) Before the commissioner refuses to issue a license or...

Section 46-41-140. Rules and regulations. - The Commissioner shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry...

Section 46-41-150. Employment of help and services. - The Commissioner may employ all help and services as may...

Section 46-41-160. Disposition of license fees. - All moneys received as license fees shall be placed in...

Section 46-41-170. Penalty; enforcement by injunction; probation; civil fine. - (A) Any dealer in agricultural products violating the provisions of...

Section 46-41-180. Appointment of Commissioner as agent for service of process. - Every dealer who is a nonresident or every resident dealer...

Section 46-41-200. Establishment of South Carolina Grain and Cotton Producers Guaranty Fund. - There is created within the State Treasury a fund to...

Section 46-41-210. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Agricultural commodity" or "commodity"...

Section 46-41-220. Assessment on soybeans, grain, and cotton. - An assessment of one cent a bushel must be imposed...

Section 46-41-230. State Treasurer to administer fund; purpose; amount of fund; claims. - (A) The State Treasurer shall administer the investment of the...

Section 46-41-240. Agricultural commodity dealer shall remit and file report of assessments; penalty; hearing. - (A) The agricultural commodity dealer shall remit assessments and file...

Section 46-41-250. Election not to participate in fund; application for exemption. - (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any producer...

Section 46-41-260. Establishment of South Carolina Agricultural Commodities Advisory Commission; membership; vacancies; meetings. - (A) There is established within the Department of Agriculture the...

Chapter 42 - Sampling, Grading And Inspection Of Grains And Oilseeds

Section 46-42-10. Responsibility, training, and certification of persons engaged in sampling, grading, and inspection of grains and oilseeds. - All dealers and handlers engaged in the grading of grain...

Section 46-42-20. Equipment and procedures used in sampling, grading, and inspection of grains and oilseeds. - All equipment used and procedures employed in the sampling, grading...

Section 46-42-30. Portion of sample to be retained for checking when discount or weight deduction is assessed. - If requested by the deliverer of grain or oilseed on...

Section 46-42-40. Laws governing weighing devices, personnel, and procedures. - All weighing devices used by grain or oilseed dealers and...

Section 46-42-50. Printout or punch ticket required; design; contents; to serve as receipt. - Dealers and handlers shall be required to issue a printout...

Section 46-42-70. Promulgation of regulations. - The Department of Agriculture shall promulgate regulations to implement the...

Section 46-42-80. Penalties for violation of chapter. - Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be...

Chapter 45 - Nuisance Suits Related To Agricultural Operations

Section 46-45-10. Legislative findings. - The General Assembly finds that: (1) The policy of the...

Section 46-45-20. Definitions. - (A) For purposes of this chapter, "agricultural facility" includes, but...

Section 46-45-40. Established date of operation. - For the purposes of this chapter, the established date of...

Section 46-45-50. Liability for pollution and flooding. - The provisions of Section 46-45-70 do not affect or defeat...

Section 46-45-60. Local ordinances to contrary null and void. - (A) Notwithstanding any local law or ordinance, an agricultural operation...

Section 46-45-70. Established agricultural facility as nuisance; changed conditions in surrounding locality. - No established agricultural facility or any agricultural operation at an...

Section 46-45-80. Setback distances; waiver. - Any setback distances given in R. 61-43, Standards for Permitting...

Chapter 49 - Supervision And Regulation Of Milk And Milk Products

Section 46-49-10. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, unless otherwise stated or the...

Section 46-49-20. Products covered by chapter. - The products covered by this chapter are all Grade A...

Section 46-49-40. Authority of Department of Agriculture to hold hearings to investigate matters affecting dairy industry; additional powers. - The department may hold hearings to investigate any matters affecting...

Section 46-49-60. Issuance of licenses by Department of Agriculture; suspension or revocation of licenses; monetary penalties. - A distributor shall not engage, either directly or indirectly, in...

Section 46-49-70. Violations and penalties. - Any person violating any provision of this chapter is guilty...

Section 46-49-80. Liability of all persons participating in violation or using misrepresentation, threat, intimidation, or boycott to effectuate commission of violation. - Solicitation by or collusion or joint participation between or among...

Section 46-49-90. Promulgation of regulations by Department of Agriculture. - The department shall promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions...

Chapter 50 - Southern Interstate Dairy Compact

Section 46-50-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "Southern Interstate Dairy...

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...

Section 46-50-30. Text of compact. - The Southern Interstate Dairy Compact is as follows: ARTICLE I....

Section 1. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, FINDINGS, AND DECLARATION OF POLICY. - The purpose of this compact is to recognize the interstate...

Section 2. DEFINITIONS. - For the purposes of this compact, and of any supplemental...

Section 3. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. - (a) This compact shall not be construed to displace existing...

Section 4. COMMISSION ESTABLISHED. - There is hereby created a commission to administer the compact,...

Section 5. VOTING REQUIREMENTS. - All actions taken by the commission, except for the establishment...

Section 6. ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT. - (a) The commission shall elect annually from among the members...

Section 7. RULEMAKING POWER. - In addition to the power to promulgate a compact over-order...

Section 8. POWERS TO PROMOTE REGULATORY UNIFORMITY, SIMPLICITY, AND INTERSTATE COOPERATION. - The commission is hereby empowered to: (1) Investigate or provide...

Section 9. EQUITABLE FARM PRICES. - (a) The powers granted in this section and section ten...

Section 10. OPTIONAL PROVISIONS FOR PRICING ORDER. - Regulations establishing a compact over-order price or a commission marketing...

Section 11. RULEMAKING PROCEDURE. - Before promulgation of any regulations establishing a compact over-order price...

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