South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation
Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally

Section 48-23-10. State Commission of Forestry. - There is created and established a State Commission of Forestry...

Section 48-23-20. Terms of office of members of commission. - The terms of office of the present members of the...

Section 48-23-30. Chairman of commission; meetings. - The members of the Commission shall from their number select...

Section 48-23-40. Payment of commission members' expenses. - The members of the Commission shall be paid their actual...

Section 48-23-50. Appointment, qualifications, and duties of State Forester. - The Commission shall appoint and employ a State Forester, who...

Section 48-23-60. State Forester to be secretary to commission. - The State Forester shall serve as the secretary of the...

Section 48-23-70. Unlawful acts; penalties. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to: (1) remove...

Section 48-23-80. General powers of commission. - The State Commission of Forestry may acquire, own, sell, lease,...

Section 48-23-85. Power of commission to negotiate agreements with Federal Agencies for certain services on Federal lands. - The Forestry Commission may negotiate agreements with Federal Agencies for...

Section 48-23-86. Duties of State Forester and Forestry Commission with respect to forest disasters; development of Forest Disaster Plan. - The State Forester shall take immediate action upon report of...

Section 48-23-90. General duties of commission. - The Commission shall inquire into and make an annual report...

Section 48-23-95. Official summons form for making arrests; disposition of charges. - The State Commission of Forestry shall prescribe and prepare a...

Section 48-23-96. Appointment of officers to carry out law enforcement responsibilities of commission; terms; removal; warning tickets. - (A) The State Forestry Commission shall appoint law enforcement officers...

Section 48-23-97. Wood load tickets required for certain ticket sales; exceptions; penalties. - (A) Except as provided in this section, whenever a timber...

Section 48-23-100. Growth and sale of forest tree seedlings and transplants; restrictions; receipts to revolving fund; purchase for resale and revolving fund. - The State Commission of Forestry may grow and sell tree...

Section 48-23-110. Conveyance of State-owned wasteland to commission. - The State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall convey to the State...

Section 48-23-120. Acquisition of real estate for timber production and other purposes. - The State Commission of Forestry may acquire, by purchase, gift...

Section 48-23-130. Acquisition of lands for state forests. - The State Commission of Forestry may enter into agreements with...

Section 48-23-132. Purposes for which revenues from specified sources may be used. - Revenue received from hunting privileges, rentals, fuel wood sales, the...

Section 48-23-135. Authorization to borrow; amount and terms. - In order to finance the cost of acquiring land for...

Section 48-23-136. Pledge of revenue. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the payment of...

Section 48-23-140. Acceptance of gifts, conveyances, and leases. - The State Commission of Forestry may accept and hold gifts,...

Section 48-23-145. Compensation supplements paid to personnel of State Commission of Forestry. - Compensation supplements paid commission personnel by counties or other political...

Section 48-23-150. Disbursement of funds. - All of such funds shall be disbursed by the State...

Section 48-23-160. Sale, exchange, or lease of lands. - The Commission may sell, exchange or lease lands under its...

Section 48-23-170. Execution of deeds, mortgages, or contracts. - Whenever it shall become necessary to execute deeds, mortgages or...

Section 48-23-180. Marking and tallying forestry products. - The State Commission of Forestry may mark or tally trees...

Section 48-23-190. Telephone line attachments to commission's poles; charges. - The State Commission of Forestry may permit telephone line attachments...

Section 48-23-200. Rules and regulations. - The State Commission of Forestry may make such rules and...

Section 48-23-205. Local regulation of development affecting forest land. - (A) For purposes of this section: (1) "Development" means any...

Section 48-23-210. Pledge of income for repayment of labor costs pertaining to reforestation. - The Commission may pledge fifty per cent of the net...

Section 48-23-220. Borrowing by commission. - The State Commission of Forestry may borrow from time to...

Section 48-23-230. Liability of State for commission's obligations; source of funds for repayment. - The State is in no manner liable for any debt...

Section 48-23-240. Liability of State for obligations for acquisition of land. - Obligations for the acquisition of land incurred by the Commission...

Section 48-23-250. Use of revenues from land; generally. - The revenues derived from lands owned by the Commission shall...

Section 48-23-260. Sharing state forest land revenues with counties; exclusion of proceeds of land rentals. - The State Treasurer must pay to a county containing state...

Section 48-23-265. Payment to landowner for forest products purchased; penalties. - (A)(1) A person who purchases forest products directly from a...

Section 48-23-270. Use of revenue for scrub oak eradication, reforestation, timber stand improvement, and harvest cutting in state parks. - (1) The State Commission of Forestry is hereby authorized to...

Section 48-23-280. Use of revenue for scrub oak eradication and reforestation in Manchester and Sandhills State Forests. - The Commission may expend annually an amount not to exceed...

Section 48-23-290. Use of income from Sandhills State Forest and Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge. - The State Commission of Forestry may use the income from...

Section 48-23-295. Forestry services to landowners; fees; disposition; forestry services to local governments and state agencies; reimbursement. - (A) The State Commission of Forestry may make available forestry...

Section 48-23-300. Major facility projects may not seek rating points which discriminate against State wood products. - A major facility project as defined in Section 48-52-810(10) requesting...