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SC Code § 39-15-1180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 15 - Labels And Trademarks|Section 39-15-1180. Rights in marks not adversely affected by article.

 Nothing in this article may adversely affect the rights or the enforcement of rights in marks acquired in good faith at any time at common law.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 486, Section 1, eff 3 months after July 13, 1994.
SC Code § 39-15-1185 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 15 - Labels And Trademarks|Section 39-15-1185. Application fees.

 The secretary shall charge a fee of fifteen dollars for an original application, a fee of five dollars for a renewal application, and a fee of three dollars for recording an assignment. The fees payable under this article are not refundable.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 486, Section 1, eff 3 months after July 13, 1994.
SC Code § 39-16-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 16 - Sale Of Fine Prints; Disclosure Requirements|Section 39-16-10. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter:  (a) "Artist" means any person who conceived or created:  (1) the master image for a fine print; or  (2) the master image which served as the model for a fine print.  (b) "Fine print" means a printed image on paper or any other suitable substance which has been taken off a plate by printing, stamping, casting, or any other process commonly used in the graphic arts and includes engraving, etching, woodcut, lithograph, or serigraph.  (c) "Reproduction" means a copy of an original print made by a commercial mechanical process which does not require the use of a plate.  (d) "Art merchant" means a person who:  (1) deals in fine prints to which this article is applicable; or  (2) by his occupation holds himself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to such works; or  (3) to whom such knowledge or skill may be attributed by his employment of an agent or other intermediary who by his occupation holds himself out as having such knowledge or skill; or  (4) is a professional auctioneer who holds himself out as having knowledge or skill peculiar to fine prints to which this article is applicable and who sells these works at public auctions.  (e) "Person" means an individual, auctioneer, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, two or more persons having a joint or common interest, or any other legal or commercial entity that does not have the knowledge or skill of an art merchant as described in Section 39-16-10(d).  (f) "Plate" means a plate, stone, block, or other material used to create a fine print or from which a fine print is taken.  (g) "Print" means a fine print.  (h) "Signed print" means a fine print autographed by the artist, whether it was signed or unsigned in the plate.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 396, eff September 1, 1986; 1988 Act No. 506, Sections 1, 2, eff May 9, 1988.  Effect of Amendment  The 1988 amendment in item (d), subitem (4) added the language relating to holding himself out as having knowledge or skill, and in item (e) added "auctioneer".
SC Code § 39-16-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 16 - Sale Of Fine Prints; Disclosure Requirements|Section 39-16-20. Applicability of chapter.

 This chapter does not apply to:  (a) a fine print sold before January 1, 1987.  (b) a fine print offered for sale or sold at retail or wholesale for:  (1) one hundred dollars or less if unframed; or  (2) one hundred fifty dollars or less if framed.  (c) a migratory waterfowl stamp print issued under the auspices of the South Carolina Migratory Waterfowl Committee.  (d) a fine print for which proof exists that the print was printed no less than one hundred years prior to the date of sale.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 396, eff September 1, 1986; 1988 Act No. 506, Section 4, eff May 9, 1988.  Effect of Amendment  The 1988 amendment added item (d) relating to a fine print which is one hundred years old or older.
SC Code § 39-16-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 16 - Sale Of Fine Prints; Disclosure Requirements|Section 39-16-30. General prohibitions; applicability to "reproductions".

 (a) An art merchant or person may not knowingly publish or distribute any catalog, prospectus, or circular which offers for sale a fine print unless it clearly and conspicuously discloses all information required by Section 39-16-40.  (b) An art merchant or person may not knowingly sell at retail or wholesale any fine print unless a written invoice, receipt for the purchase price, or certificate furnished to the purchaser clearly and conspicuously discloses all information required by Section 39-16-40.  (c) If a print is described as a "reproduction", the information required by Section 39-16-40 is not required to be disclosed unless the print allegedly was published in a limited edition, an edition of numbered or signed prints, or any combination of them.  (d) An art merchant or person offering for auction a fine print to which this article is applicable at an auction where nonart property also is sold shall provide a written invoice disclosing all information required by Section 39-16-40.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 396, eff September 1, 1986; 1988 Act No. 506, Section 3, eff May 9, 1988.  Effect of Amendment  The 1988 amendment added subsection (d).
SC Code § 39-16-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 16 - Sale Of Fine Prints; Disclosure Requirements|Section 39-16-40. Disclosure requirements.

 (a) An art merchant or person who sells or offers to sell a fine print shall disclose the following information:  (1) the year the plate was created.  (2) the year when printed and the name of the artist.  (3) the process used to create the print.  (4) whether the print is a part of a limited edition, and if it is:  (i) the authorized maximum number of numbered or signed prints, or both, in the edition.  (ii) the authorized maximum number of unnumbered or unsigned prints, or both, in the edition.  (iii) any authorized maximum number of artist's, publisher's, printer's, or other proofs, exclusive of trial proofs, outside the regular edition.  (iv) the total size of the edition.  (5) whether the plate has been destroyed, effaced, altered, defaced, or cancelled after the current edition.  (6) if there were any prior plates of the same master image, the total number of plates and a designation of the plate from which the print was taken.  (7) if there were any prior or later editions from the same plate, the series number of the edition of which the print is a part, and the aggregate size of all other editions.  (8) if the print was reproduced as a book illustration, or in a magazine article.  (9) whether the edition is a posthumous edition or restrike and, if it is, whether the plate has been reworked.  (10) the name of any workshop where the edition was printed.  (11) whether the print has been printed on acid free paper.  (b) if the art merchant lacks knowledge as to any information required to be disclosed by this section, he shall disclaim that knowledge specifically with regard to each of these items of information so that the purchaser is able to judge the degree of uniqueness or scarcity of each print.  (c) if the person lacks knowledge as to any information required to be disclosed by this section, he shall disclaim that knowledge specifically with regard to the overall authenticity of each print.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 396, eff September 1, 1986.
SC Code § 39-16-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 16 - Sale Of Fine Prints; Disclosure Requirements|Section 39-16-50. Violations; penalties.

 (a) An art merchant or person who sells a fine print in violation of this chapter is liable to the purchaser, on tender by the purchaser of the print, for its purchase price, with interest, at the legal rate, from the date of payment of the purchase price.  (b) An art merchant or person who sells a fine print in wilful violation of this chapter is liable to the purchaser, on tender by the purchaser of the print, for an amount equal to three times the sum of the purchase price and interest, at the legal rate, from the date of payment of the purchase price.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 396, eff September 1, 1986.
SC Code § 39-17-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-10. Declaration of purpose.

 The purpose of this article is to give authority to investigate marketing conditions and to establish and maintain standard containers, grades and State brands for fresh fruits and vegetables in the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-321; 1952 Code Section 66-321; 1942 Code Section 6662; 1932 Code Section 6662; Civ. C. '22 Section 3569; 1921 (32) 264.
SC Code § 39-17-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-20. Division of markets shall assist in marketing farm products.

 The division of markets of the extension service shall investigate the subject of marketing farm products, diffuse useful information relating thereto and furnish advice and assistance to the public in order to promote efficient and economical methods of marketing farm products and it may gather and diffuse timely information concerning the supply, demand, prevailing prices and commercial movement of farm products, including quantities in common and cold storage, and may interchange such information with the United States Department of Agriculture.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-322; 1952 Code Section 66-322; 1942 Code Section 6664; 1932 Code Section 6664; Civ. C. '22 Section 3571; 1921 (32) 264.
SC Code § 39-17-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-30. Division of markets shall administer article; employment of agents.

 The division of markets of the extension service is charged with the execution of the provisions of this article and may employ such agents and assistants as may be necessary, fix their compensation, define their duties and require bonds in such amount as the chief of the division of markets deems advisable, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties by any employee or agent. No such compensation or other expense involved in the execution of this article shall be a charge against the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-323; 1952 Code Section 66-323; 1942 Code Section 6663; 1932 Code Section 6663; Civ. C. '22 Section 3570; 1921 (32) 264.
SC Code § 39-17-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-40. Promulgation of rules and regulations.

 The division of markets may make and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article. Such rules and regulations shall be made to conform as nearly as practicable to the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States prescribed under any act of Congress of the United States relating to the marketing of farm products.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-324; 1952 Code Section 66-324; 1942 Code Section 6669; 1932 Code Section 6669; Civ. C. '22 Section 3576; 1921 (32) 264.
SC Code § 39-17-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|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 practicable and advisable, the division of markets of the extension service may establish and promulgate standards of open and closed receptacles for farm products and standards for the grade and other classification of such products by which their quantity, quality and value may be determined and may prescribe and promulgate rules and regulations governing the marks, brands and labels which may be required for receptacles for farm products for the purpose of showing the name and address of the producer or packer and the quantity, nature and quality of the product, or any of them, and for the purpose of preventing deception in reference thereto and establishing a State brand for any farm product produced in the State. Any standard for any farm product or receptacle therefor or any requirement for marketing receptacles for farm products established under authority of the Congress of the United States shall forthwith, as far as applicable, be established or prescribed and promulgated as the official standard of requirement in this State. No standard established or requirement for marketing prescribed under this article shall become effective until the expiration of thirty days after it shall have been promulgated.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-325; 1952 Code Section 66-325; 1942 Code Section 6665; 1932 Code Section 6665; Civ. C. '22 Section 3572; 1921 (32) 264.
SC Code § 39-17-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-60. Packing of farm products shall conform to standard grades; "Not graded" products exempted.

 Whenever any standard for the grade or other classification of any farm product becomes effective under this article no person shall thereafter pack for sale, offer to sell or sell within this State any such farm product to which such standard is applicable unless it conforms to the standard, subject to such reasonable variations therefrom as may be allowed in the rules and regulations made under this article. But any farm product may be packed for sale, offered for sale or sold without conforming to the standard for grade or other classification applicable thereto if it is especially described as not graded or plainly marked "Not graded."  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-326; 1952 Code Section 66-326; 1942 Code Section 6666; 1932 Code Section 6666; Civ. C. '22 Section 3573; 1921 (32) 264.
SC Code § 39-17-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-70. Packing shall conform to standards as to receptacles and labels; exceptions.

 Whenever any standard for an open or closed receptacle for a farm product shall be made effective under this article no person shall pack for sale in and deliver in a receptacle, or sell in and deliver in a receptacle, any such farm product to which such standard is applicable unless the receptacle conforms to the standard, subject to such variations therefrom as may be allowed in the rules and regulations made under this article. But the requirements as to receptacles shall not apply to produce sold or offered for sale in less than car lots. Whenever any requirement for the marketing, branding or labeling of a receptacle for a farm product becomes effective under this article no person thereafter shall pack for sale, offer for sale, consign for sale or sell and deliver any such farm product in a receptacle to which such requirement is applicable unless the receptacle be marked, branded or labeled according to such requirement or unless such product be brought from outside the State and offered for sale, consigned for sale or sold in the original package.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-327; 1952 Code Section 66-327; 1942 Code Section 6666; 1932 Code Section 6666; Civ. C. '22 Section 3573; 1921 (32) 264.
SC Code § 39-17-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-80. Inspections and classifications.

 The chief of the division of markets may at any time cause such inspections and classifications to be made and such certificates to be issued as he may deem necessary to enforce the provisions of this article. Such inspections shall be made without charge only when no request is made by the grower, shipper, receiver or other party and inspection is made for the purpose of demonstration or for enforcing the provisions of this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-328; 1952 Code Section 66-328; 1942 Code Section 6666; 1932 Code Section 6666; Civ. C. '22 Section 3573; 1921 (32) 264.
SC Code § 39-17-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-90. Designation and license of inspectors.

 The chief of the division of markets may designate any competent employee or agent of the division of markets and, upon satisfactory evidence of competency, may license any other person to make, upon request, inspections and classifications of farm products in accordance with standards which have become effective under this article, both at shipping points and at destination points within the State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-329; 1952 Code Section 66-329; 1942 Code Section 6667; 1932 Code Section 6667; Civ. C. '22 Section 3574; 1921 (32) 264; 1924 (33) 1118.
SC Code § 39-17-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-100. Suspension or revocation of license.

 The chief of the division of markets may suspend or revoke any license whenever, after opportunity for a hearing has been afforded to the licensee, the chief of the division of markets shall determine that such licensee is incompetent or has knowingly or carelessly failed to classify any farm product correctly in accordance with such standards or has violated any provision of this article or of the regulations made under Section 39-17-40. Pending investigation the chief of the division of markets may suspend a license temporarily without a hearing.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-330; 1952 Code Section 66-330; 1942 Code Section 6667; 1932 Code Section 6667; Civ. C. '22 Section 3574; 1921 (32) 264; 1924 (33) 1118.
SC Code § 39-17-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-110. Manner in which inspections shall be conducted.

 Inspections may be made in car lots or less than car lots and of products loaded in cars or of products not in cars. When any such inspection and classification is made, blank forms of certificates shall be furnished by the division of markets to all State inspectors, to be filled out by them to accompany each carload or less than carload lot of fruits and vegetables to market or to cover any produce inspected at its destination. When State inspection is enforced, such certificate shall name the time of such inspection and the grade of fruits and vegetables and shall contain such other information as may be required by the chief of the division of markets to be shown in the certificate, together with the words, "Graded and packed under State inspection."  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-331; 1952 Code Section 66-331; 1942 Code Section 6667; 1932 Code Section 6667; Civ. C. '22 Section 3574; 1921 (32) 264; 1924 (33) 1118.
SC Code § 39-17-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-120. Appeals from classification of products.

 The owner or person in possession of any farm product classified in accordance with the provisions of this article may appeal from such classification under such rules and regulations as the division of markets may prescribe.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-332; 1952 Code Section 66-332; 1942 Code Section 6668; 1932 Code Section 6668; Civ. C. '22 Section 3575; 1921 (32) 264.
SC Code § 39-17-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-130. Inspection fees.

 The fee to be charged shall be determined by the chief of the division of markets and the fee for the inspection of a car or less than a car shall in no case exceed five dollars. The chief of the division of markets may fix, assess and collect, or cause to be collected, fees for such services when they are performed by employees or agents of the division of markets. License inspectors may charge and collect as compensation for their services only such fees as may be approved by the division of markets.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-333; 1952 Code Section 66-333; 1942 Code Section 6667; 1932 Code Section 6667; Civ. C. '22 Section 3574; 1921 (32) 264; 1924 (33) 1118.
SC Code § 39-17-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|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 of the rules and regulations made under this article for carrying out its provisions, who fails or refuses to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who wilfully interferes with agents or employees in the execution or on account of the execution of their duties shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-334; 1952 Code Section 66-334; 1942 Code Section 6670; 1932 Code Section 6670; Civ. C. '22 Section 3577; Cr. C. '22 Section 293; 1921 (32) 264.
SC Code § 39-17-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-150. Penalties.

 Any person convicted of a misdemeanor under this article shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty days or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-335; 1952 Code Section 66-335; 1942 Code Section 6671; 1932 Code Section 6671; Civ. C. '22 Section 3578; Cr. C. '22 Section 293; 1921 (32) 264.
SC Code § 39-17-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-160. Construction.

 This article shall not be construed so as to conflict with any statute of the United States regulating commerce among the several states or in any place under the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-336; 1952 Code Section 66-336; 1942 Code Section 6672; 1932 Code Section 6672; Civ. C. '22 Section 3579; 1921 (32) 264.
SC Code § 39-17-310 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 39 - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 17 - Containers And Grades|Section 39-17-310. Standards for grades of watermelons; grading shall be optional.

 All watermelons shipped in carload lots from any point within this State as "Graded Melons" shall be graded according to the following standard, that is to say:  Grade 1 shall weigh not less than 44 pounds with car average of not less than 46 pounds;  Grade 2 shall weigh not less than 40 pounds with car average of not less than 42 pounds;  Grade 3 shall weigh not less than 36 pounds with car average of not less than 38 pounds;  Grade 4 shall weigh not less than 32 pounds with car average of not less than 34 pounds;  Grade 5 shall weigh not less than 28 pounds with car average of not less than 30 pounds;  Grade 6 shall weigh not less than 24 pounds with car average of not less than 26 pounds; and  Grade 7 shall weigh not less than 20 pounds with car average of not less than 22 pounds.  Such melons of whatever grade shall have been picked from live vines of a merchantable quality and shall be ripe, free from rotten ends, and from necks and blisters.  The grading of watermelons, as aforesaid, shall be optional with the shippers.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-341; 1952 Code Section 66-341; 1942 Code Section 6674; 1932 Code Section 6674; 1927 (35) 294.