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SC Code § 47-21-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 21 - Farm Animal, Crop Operation, And Research Facilities Protection Act|Section 47-21-90. Damages; attorney fees and costs.

 A person who suffers damages resulting from the commission of an act prohibited by this article has a civil cause of action for treble the amount of his actual damages, for consequential damages, for punitive damages, an injunction, and any other appropriate relief in law or equity. Upon prevailing in the civil action, the plaintiff may recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 220, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.
SC Code § 47-21-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 21 - Farm Animal, Crop Operation, And Research Facilities Protection Act|Section 47-21-200. Unlawful acquisition or exercise of control.

 Without the effective consent of the owner, it is unlawful for a person to acquire or otherwise exercise control over a crop operation, a crop from a crop operation, or other property from a crop operation with the intent to deprive the owner of the operation, crop, or property, and to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the crop operation.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 220, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.
SC Code § 47-21-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 21 - Farm Animal, Crop Operation, And Research Facilities Protection Act|Section 47-21-210. Unlawful damage or destruction.

 Without the effective consent of the owner, it is unlawful for a person to damage or destroy a crop operation, a crop, or property in or on a crop operation with the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the crop operation.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 220, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.
SC Code § 47-21-220 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 21 - Farm Animal, Crop Operation, And Research Facilities Protection Act|Section 47-21-220. Unlawful entry or concealed presence.

 Without the effective consent of the owner, and with the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the crop operation, it is unlawful for a person to:  (1) enter a crop operation, not then open to the public, with intent to commit an act prohibited by this section;  (2) remain concealed, with intent to commit an act prohibited by this section, in a crop operation; or  (3) enter a crop operation and commit or attempt to commit an act prohibited by this section.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 220, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.
SC Code § 47-21-230 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 21 - Farm Animal, Crop Operation, And Research Facilities Protection Act|Section 47-21-230. Unlawful entry or presence with notice to not enter or leave.

 (A) Without the effective consent of the owner, it is unlawful for a person to enter or remain in a crop operation with the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the crop operation, and the person:  (1) had notice that the entry was forbidden; or  (2) received notice to depart but failed to do so.  (B) For purposes of this section, "notice" means:  (1) oral or written communication by the owner or someone with apparent authority to act for the owner;  (2) fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude intruders or to contain a crop; or  (3) a sign or signs posted on the property or at the entrance to the building, reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, indicating that entry is forbidden.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 220, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.
SC Code § 47-21-240 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 21 - Farm Animal, Crop Operation, And Research Facilities Protection Act|Section 47-21-240. Exemptions.

 This chapter does not apply to, affect, or otherwise prohibit actions taken by:  (1) the Department of Agriculture, any other federal, state, or local department or agency, or an official or employee of these entities while in the exercise or performance of a power or duty imposed by law or regulation; or  (2) a person holding a legal interest in a crop operation, a crop from a crop operation, or other property in or on a crop operation who has an interest in the operation, crop, or other property superior to the interest held by the person incurring damages.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 220, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.
SC Code § 47-21-250 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 21 - Farm Animal, Crop Operation, And Research Facilities Protection Act|Section 47-21-250. Violations; penalties.

 (A) A person violating Sections 47-21-200, 47-21-210, and 47-21-220 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than ten thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.  (B) A person violating Section 47-21-230 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 220, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.
SC Code § 47-21-260 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 21 - Farm Animal, Crop Operation, And Research Facilities Protection Act|Section 47-21-260. Damages; attorney fees and costs.

 A person who suffers damages resulting from the commission of an act prohibited by this article has a civil cause of action for treble the amount of his actual damages, for consequential damages, for punitive damages, an injunction, and any other appropriate relief in law or equity. Upon prevailing in the civil action, the plaintiff may recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs.  HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 220, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.
SC Code § 47-22-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 22 - Rendering Of Livestock And Poultry Raw Material|Section 47-22-10. Short title.

 This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Rendering Act of 1998".  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 316, Section 1, eff May 26, 1998.
SC Code § 47-22-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 22 - Rendering Of Livestock And Poultry Raw Material|Section 47-22-20. Definitions.

 As used in this chapter, the term:  (1) "Transfer center" means a facility where raw materials are collected for loading into approved vehicles for delivery to a rendering plant.  (2) "Commission" means the State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission.  (3) "Director" means the Director, Division of Livestock-Poultry Heath Programs, Clemson University.  (4) "Division" means the Division of Livestock-Poultry Health Programs at Clemson University and its agents, employees, and officials.  (5) "Inspector" means an employee or official of the division authorized by the director to carry out inspections or investigations required or authorized by law.  (6) "Livestock" means all classes and breeds of animals, domesticated or feral.  (7) "Permit" means official authorization to engage in a specified activity.  (8) "Poultry" means all avian species including wildfowl and domestic fowl.  (9) "Raw material" means livestock or poultry carcasses and inedible parts thereof, fats, oils, and other inedible animal byproducts, and used fats and oils collected from restaurants.  (10) "Rendering operation" means the processing of all or part of the inedible portions of livestock or poultry carcasses and other raw material, and includes the collection and transportation of raw material for the purpose of processing.  (11) "Rendering plant" means a building or buildings in which raw material is processed, and includes the premises upon which buildings used in connection with processing are located.  (12) "State Veterinarian" means the Director, Division of Livestock-Poultry Health Programs, Clemson University.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 316, Section 1, eff May 26, 1998.
SC Code § 47-22-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 22 - Rendering Of Livestock And Poultry Raw Material|Section 47-22-30. Duties of commission and director.

 The commission is the governing and policymaking body for the department, and is authorized to promulgate regulations that are necessary and proper to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter. The commission must delegate the administrative and enforcement duties provided for in this chapter to the director. The director, acting through the division, must administer the provisions of this chapter, enforce the required minimum standards set forth in Section 47-22-60, and all other laws pertaining to rendering livestock, poultry, and raw material in this State.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 316, Section 1, eff May 26, 1998.
SC Code § 47-22-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 22 - Rendering Of Livestock And Poultry Raw Material|Section 47-22-40. Permit required for operation of transfer center and rendering processes.

 No person shall operate a transfer center or rendering plant, or engage in rendering operations, unless he possesses a valid and current permit issued by the division.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 316, Section 1, eff May 26, 1998.
SC Code § 47-22-50 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 22 - Rendering Of Livestock And Poultry Raw Material|Section 47-22-50. Permit applications; information required; permit valid until revoked, relinquished, or abandoned.

 Application for a permit required by this chapter must be made to the director on forms provided by the division. The application must set forth the name and address of the applicant, the present or proposed place of business, the particular method used or to be used in the collection, transportation, processing, disposition, and disposal of raw material, and all other information as the director may require. Plant flow diagrams of any existing or proposed rendering plant and of equipment used in rendering operations must be available at the plant for review by division inspectors. A permit is valid until revoked pursuant to Section 47-4-130, or until relinquished or abandoned by the person to whom the permit was issued.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 316, Section 1, eff May 26, 1998.
SC Code § 47-22-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 22 - Rendering Of Livestock And Poultry Raw Material|Section 47-22-70. Inspections; hours; information required to be available.

 Every transfer center, rendering plant, rendering operation and vehicle used to transport raw material is subject to inspection by the division inspectors during normal operating hours and at such other times as the director may deem necessary for the enforcement of this chapter. Each rendering plant must keep and furnish the director information required by law concerning the collection, transportation, processing, distribution, disposition, and disposal of raw material.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 316, Section 1, eff May 26, 1998.
SC Code § 47-22-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 22 - Rendering Of Livestock And Poultry Raw Material|Section 47-22-80. Violations; penalties.

 Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation promulgated hereunder shall be subject to the criminal and/or civil penalties as provided by Section 47-4-130 of this title.  HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 316, Section 1, eff May 26, 1998.
SC Code § 48-1-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 1 - Pollution Control Act|Section 48-1-20. Declaration of public policy.

 It is declared to be the public policy of the State to maintain reasonable standards of purity of the air and water resources of the State, consistent with the public health, safety and welfare of its citizens, maximum employment, the industrial development of the State, the propagation and protection of terrestrial and marine flora and fauna, and the protection of physical property and other resources. It is further declared that to secure these purposes and the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, the Department of Health and Environmental Control shall have authority to abate, control and prevent pollution.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-195.1; 1952 Code Section 70-102; 1950 (46) 2153; 1970 (56) 2512.
SC Code § 48-1-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 1 - Pollution Control Act|Section 48-1-30. Promulgation of regulations; approval of alternatives.

 The Department shall promulgate regulations to implement this chapter to govern the procedure of the Department with respect to meetings, hearings, filing of reports, the issuance of permits and all other matters relating to procedure. The regulations for preventing contamination of the air may not specify any particular method to be used to reduce undesirable levels, nor the type, design, or method of installation or type of construction of any manufacturing processes or other kinds of equipment. Except where the Department determines that it is not feasible to prescribe or enforce an emission standard or standard of performance, it may, by regulation, specify equipment, operational practice, or emission control method, or combination thereof. The Department may grant approval for alternate equipment, operational practice, or emission control method, or combination thereof, where the owner or operator of a source can demonstrate to the Department that such alternative is substantially equivalent to that specified.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-195.6; 1952 Code Section 70-108; 1950 (46) 2153; 1965 (54) 687; 1970 (56) 2512; 1978 Act No. 557, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-1-40 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 1 - Pollution Control Act|Section 48-1-40. Adoption of standards for water and air.

 The Department, after public hearing as herein provided, shall adopt standards and determine what qualities and properties of water and air shall indicate a polluted condition and these standards shall be promulgated and made a part of the rules and regulations of the Department. The Department, in determining standards and designing the use of streams shall be guided by the provisions of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-195.7; 1952 Code Section 70-109; 1950 (46) 2153; 1970 (56) 2512.
SC Code § 48-1-55 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 1 - Pollution Control Act|Section 48-1-55. Use of local personnel to monitor water quality in county where oyster factory located.

 On any navigable river in this State where an oyster factory is located, the Department of Health and Environmental Control may utilize qualified personnel of the county or municipality in whose jurisdiction the factory operates to assist with the monitoring of water quality and other environmental standards the department is required to enforce. The assistance may be provided at the request of the department and upon the consent of the county or municipality concerned.  HISTORY: 2009 Act No. 22, Section 1, eff May 19, 2009.
SC Code § 48-1-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 1 - Pollution Control Act|Section 48-1-60. Classification and standards of quality and purity of the environment authorized after notice and hearing.

 It is recognized that, due to variable factors, no single standard of quality and purity of the environment is applicable to all ambient air, land or waters of the State. In order to attain the objectives of this chapter, the Department, after proper study and after conducting a public hearing upon due notice, shall adopt rules and regulations and classification standards. The classification and the standards of quality and purity of the environment shall be adopted by the Department in relation to the public use or benefit to which such air, land or waters are or may, in the future, be put. Such classification and standards may from time to time be altered or modified by the Department.  The adoption of a classification of the waters and the standards of quality and purity of the environment shall be made by the Department only after public hearing on due notice as provided by this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-195.9; 1952 Code Section 70-112; 1950 (46) 2153; 1970 (56) 2512; 1973 (58) 788.
SC Code § 48-1-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 1 - Pollution Control Act|Section 48-1-70. Matters which standards for water may prescribe.

 The standards for water adopted pursuant to this chapter may prescribe:  (1) The extent, if any, to which floating solids may be permitted in the water;  (2) The extent to which suspended solids, colloids or a combination of solids with other substances suspended in water may be permitted;  (3) The extent to which organisms of the coliform group (intestinal bacilli) or any other bacteriological organisms may be permitted in the water;  (4) The extent of the oxygen which may be required in receiving waters; and  (5) Such other physical, chemical or biological properties as may be necessary for the attainment of the objectives of this chapter.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-195.10; 1952 Code Section 70-113; 1950 (46) 2153; 1970 (56) 2512.
SC Code § 48-1-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 1 - Pollution Control Act|Section 48-1-80. Considerations in formulating classification and standards for water.

 In adopting the classification of waters and the standards of purity and quality, consideration shall be given to:  (1) The size, depth, surface area covered, volume, direction, rate of flow, stream gradient and temperature of the water;  (2) The character of the district bordering such water and its peculiar suitability for the particular uses and with a view to conserving it and encouraging the most appropriate use of the lands bordering on such water for residential, agricultural, industrial or recreational purposes;  (3) The uses which have been made, are being made or may be made of such waters for transportation, domestic and industrial consumption, irrigation, bathing, fishing and fish culture, fire prevention, sewage disposal or otherwise; and  (4) The extent of present defilement or fouling of such waters which has already occurred or resulted from past discharges therein.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-195.11; 1952 Code Section 70-114; 1950 (46) 2153; 1970 (56) 2512.
SC Code § 48-1-85 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 1 - Pollution Control Act|Section 48-1-85. Requirements for houseboats with marine toilets.

 (A) It is unlawful for a person to operate or float a houseboat on the waters of this State unless it has a marine toilet that discharges only into a holding tank.  (B) As used in this section:  (1) "Holding tank" means a container designed to receive and hold sewage and other wastes discharged from a marine toilet and constructed and installed in a manner so that it may be emptied only by pumping out its contents.  (2) "Houseboat" means watercraft primarily used as habitation and not used primarily as a means of transportation.  (3) "Marine toilet" includes equipment for installation on board a houseboat designed to receive, retain, treat, or discharge sewage. A marine toilet must be equipped with a holding tank.  (C) When an owner of a houseboat having a marine toilet applies to the Department of Natural Resources for a certificate of title pursuant to Section 50-23-20, he shall certify in the application that the toilet discharges only into a holding tank.  (D) Houseboat holding tanks may be emptied only by a pump-out system permitted by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.  (E) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars for each day's violation or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both.  HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 334, Section 1; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1172; 2007 Act No. 33, Section 2, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on May 24, 2007).  Effect of Amendment  The 2007 amendment, in subsection (A), substituted "waters of this State unless it has a marine toilet that discharges" for "freshwaters of this State having a marine toilet unless it discharges"; and, in paragraph (B)(2), substituted "watercraft primarily used as habitation" for "a vessel which is used primarily as a residence".
SC Code § 48-1-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 1 - Pollution Control Act|Section 48-1-100. Permits for discharge of wastes or air contaminants; jurisdiction of department.

 (A) A person affected by the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted by the department desiring to make a new outlet or source, or to increase the quantity of discharge from existing outlets or sources, for the discharge of sewage, industrial waste or other wastes, or the effluent therefrom, or air contaminants, into the waters or ambient air of the State, first shall make an application to the department for a permit to construct and a permit to discharge from the outlet or source. If, after appropriate public comment procedures, as defined by department regulations, the department finds that the discharge from the proposed outlet or source will not be in contravention of provisions of this chapter, a permit to construct and a permit to discharge must be issued to the applicant. The department, if sufficient hydrologic and environmental information is not available for it to make a determination of the effect of the discharge, may require the person proposing to make the discharge to conduct studies that will enable the department to determine that its quality standards will not be violated.  (B) The Department of Health and Environmental Control is the agency of state government having jurisdiction over the quality of the air and waters of the State of South Carolina. It shall develop and enforce standards as may be necessary governing emissions or discharges into the air, streams, lakes, or coastal waters of the State, including waste water discharges.  (C) The Department of Health and Environmental Control is the agency of state government having jurisdiction over those matters involving real or potential threats to the health of the people of South Carolina, including the handling and disposal of garbage and refuse; septic tanks; and individual or privately-owned systems for the disposal of offal and human or animal wastes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 63-195.13; 1952 Code Section 70-117; 1950 (46) 2153; 1964 (53) 2393; 1970 (56) 2512; 1971 (57) 709; 1973 (58) 788; 1992 Act No. 294, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-1-115 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 1 - Pollution Control Act|Section 48-1-115. Public notice of sludge storage facility construction permit.

 The department shall provide public notice before issuing a construction permit pursuant to Regulation 61-67 for a facility that stores sludge or other residuals, or any combination of these, that is not located at the site of a wastewater or sludge treatment facility permitted pursuant to Regulation 61-67. Public notice must be provided in accordance with Regulation 61-9.  HISTORY: 2006 Act No. 329, Section 1.