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SC Code § 48-23-85 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|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 providing fire, detection, presuppression, and suppression services on Federal lands. The charges for these services must be no less than the cost to the Commission for rendering the services. All receipts from services provided by the Commission must be used to offset the cost of providing the services. When the State Forester determines the assistance received from a federal agency on adjoining private or state lands equals that provided by the state on federal lands, no charges will be made.  HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 151, Part II, Section 12.
SC Code § 48-23-86 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|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 a forest disaster to determine the extent of damage by conducting ground and aerial surveys including photography if necessary. When conditions warrant, the State Forester shall declare that a forest disaster exists and notify the Governor of his action.  All necessary resources of the Forestry Commission may be used to assist citizens and local governments on public and private land where life or health is in danger. The Forestry Commission shall also assist other state agencies, utility companies and cooperatives, in the clearing of transportation routes, and power and communication lines.  The Forestry Commission shall develop a Forest Disaster Plan to provide for systematic salvage and utilization of all forest products damaged by disasters of all types. This plan shall provide methods to coordinate all forestry community interests and groups to conserve the damaged forest resources of South Carolina, protect the environment and reestablish forests on the damaged areas.  After the disaster area has resumed normal status and salvage is completed, the State Forester shall declare the forest disaster over, compile a report of the disaster, and inform the Governor.  HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 417, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-23-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-90. General duties of commission.

 The Commission shall inquire into and make an annual report to the General Assembly upon the forest conditions in the State, with reference to the preservation of forests, the effect of the destruction of forests upon the general welfare of the State and other matters pertaining to the subject of forestry and tree growth, including recommendations to the public generally as to reforestation.  It shall take such action and afford such organized means as may be necessary to prevent, control and extinguish fires, including the enforcement of any and all laws pertaining to the protection of the forests and woodlands of the State.  It shall give such advice, assistance and cooperation as may be practical to private owners of land and promote, so far as it may be able, a proper appreciation by the public of the advantages of forestry and the benefits to be derived from forest culture and preservation.  It shall cooperate with the Federal Government in the distribution of funds allotted to the State for forestry purposes and shall assist in the enforcement of all laws pertaining thereto. It shall have the control of the expenditure of all funds received by it.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-7; 1952 Code Section 29-7; 1942 Code Section 3279; 1932 Code Section 3279; 1927 (35) 367.
SC Code § 48-23-95 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-95. Official summons form for making arrests; disposition of charges.

 The State Commission of Forestry shall prescribe and prepare a special official summons form to be used exclusively by its law enforcement officers in making arrests for misdemeanors triable in magistrate's court.  A person charged with these offenses, upon service of the commission summons by a law enforcement officer, shall appear in the court therein named at the time and place designated and the service shall vest in the court jurisdiction to hear and dispose of the charge for which the summons was issued.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 278, Section 1; 2004 Act No. 233, Section 1.
SC Code § 48-23-96 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|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 whose terms of office must be permanent unless revoked by the commission. Officers may be removed by the commission on proof satisfactory to it that they are not fit persons for these commissions. These officers shall carry out the law enforcement responsibilities of the commission.  (B) The officers appointed by the State Forestry Commission may issue a written warning ticket on a form approved by the State Forestry Commission, as appropriate, in their discretion.  HISTORY: 1982 Act No. 381, Section 1; 2004 Act No. 233, Section 2; 2021 Act No. 72 (H.3541), Section 2, eff May 17, 2021.  Effect of Amendment  2021 Act No. 72, Section 2, inserted the (A) designator, and added (B).
SC Code § 48-23-97 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-97. Wood load tickets required for certain ticket sales; exceptions; penalties.

 (A) Except as provided in this section, whenever a timber buyer or timber operator purchases trees, timber, or wood by the load directly from a timber grower and the load is sold by weight, cord, or measure of board feet, the timber buyer or timber operator must furnish the timber grower or seller within thirty days of the completion of the timber harvest a separate, true, and accurate wood load ticket for each and every load of wood removed from the seller's property. At a minimum, each wood load ticket must include in writing that is clearly legible the following:  (1) the ticket number;  (2) the name and address of the person, and the location of the facility receiving, weighing, scaling, or measuring the trees, timber, or wood;  (3) the date the trees, timber, or wood was received at the facility;  (4) the tract name or landowner;  (5) county and state of origin;  (6) the dealer's name if any;  (7) the producer or logging company name;  (8) the species of wood;  (9) the type of product;  (10) the weight or scale information:  (a) if the load is measured by weight, the gross, tare, and net weights must be shown; or  (b) if the load is measured by scale, the total volume must be shown; and  (11) the weight, scale, or amount of wood deducted and the deduction classification.  (B) The provisions of this section do not apply to:  (1) the sale of wood for firewood only;  (2) a landowner harvesting and processing his own timber; and  (3) bulk or lump-sum sales for an agreed total price for all timber purchased and sold in one transaction.  (C) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than thirty days, or both.  HISTORY: 2002 Act No. 288, Section 2.
SC Code § 48-23-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|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 seedlings and transplants to landowners desiring to plant them for reforestation, wildlife, and Christmas tree purposes.  No trees may be sold by the commission under the provisions of this section that are to be planted for table trees, potted trees, or shade trees or for ornamental use. Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit the commission from growing seedlings or transplants for distribution to be planted on state or federal lands, public school grounds, and other public institutions or along state highways.  All receipts from the sale of tree seedlings or transplants under the provisions of this section must be retained by the Forestry Commission for use by the commission in the operation of forest tree nurseries and seed orchards.  The commission may refund deposits placed with it for tree seedling orders.  When demand for forest tree seedlings from landowners in this State exceeds the supply available from commission nurseries, the commission may purchase seedlings for resale at cost plus shipping and one dollar a thousand for administrative costs. The revenue received from the resale and distribution of these seedlings must be retained in a seedling purchase revolving fund and expended only for that purpose.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-12; 1952 Code Section 29-12; 1942 Code Section 3283; 1932 Code Section 3283; 1929 (36) 184; 1992 Act No. 501, Part II, Section 16; 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 4.
SC Code § 48-23-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-110. Conveyance of State-owned wasteland to commission.

 The State Fiscal Accountability Authority shall convey to the State Commission of Forestry certain wastelands now owned by such authority or hereafter owned by the State, as in the judgment of the authority may be to the interest of the State for forestry development, reforestation or other uses of the State Commission of Forestry.  Upon the sale of trees, timber or other articles or things upon such lands conveyed to the Commission by the Board or upon the sale of such lands so conveyed, the Commission shall pay to the Board a sum equal to the amount chargeable against such lands at the time of such conveyance.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-13; 1952 Code Section 29-13; 1942 Code Section 3284; 1932 Code Section 3284; 1929 (36) 184.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 48-23-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-120. Acquisition of real estate for timber production and other purposes.

 The State Commission of Forestry may acquire, by purchase, gift or otherwise, submarginal agricultural lands and cut over forest lands in this State at an average price not to exceed five dollars per acre and in no event above ten dollars per acre and use such lands for timber production, demonstration in forestry practice, erosion and flood prevention, game sanctuaries, public shooting grounds and places of general recreation.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-14; 1952 Code Section 29-14; 1942 Code Section 3284-1; 1933 (38) 503.
SC Code § 48-23-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-130. Acquisition of lands for state forests.

 The State Commission of Forestry may enter into agreements with the Federal Government or other agencies for acquiring by lease, purchase or otherwise such lands as in the judgment of the Commission are desirable for State forests. When lands are acquired or leased under this section the Commission may make expenditures from any funds not otherwise obligated for the management, development and utilization of such areas and may sell or otherwise dispose of products from such lands and make such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-15; 1952 Code Section 29-15; 1942 Code Section 3284-3; 1935 (39) 150, 1214; 1941 (42) 1314.
SC Code § 48-23-132 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-132. Purposes for which revenues from specified sources may be used.

 Revenue received from hunting privileges, rentals, fuel wood sales, the marketing of pine straw, merchantable timber, forest tree seed, and miscellaneous products on commission lands, excluding Sand Hills State Forest, must be retained by the commission to be used for reforestation of the Manchester State Forest, the development and operation of state forests and forest tree seed orchards, the maintenance of wildlife habitat, and the administration and operation of various programs on commission holdings. The commission may carry forward unexpended funds under this section to be used for those purposes.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 9.
SC Code § 48-23-135 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-135. Authorization to borrow; amount and terms.

 In order to finance the cost of acquiring land for use as a second generation tree seed orchard, additional seedling production facilities, and field offices, the State Forestry Commission may borrow from one or more financial institutions or from whatever other source is appropriate not exceeding two million dollars for a period of time as needed, not exceeding twenty years, and upon the terms and conditions the commission, with the approval of the State Fiscal Accountability Authority, agrees upon.  HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 66, Section 1; 1987 Act No. 170, Part II, Section 46; 1988 Act No. 658, Part II, Section 44.  Code Commissioner's Note  At the direction of the Code Commissioner, references in this section to the offices of the former State Budget and Control Board, Office of the Governor, or other agencies, were changed to reflect the transfer of them to the Department of Administration or other entities, pursuant to the directive of the South Carolina Restructuring Act, 2014 Act No. 121, Section 5(D)(1), effective July 1, 2015.
SC Code § 48-23-136 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-136. Pledge of revenue.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the payment of the loan and the interest thereon, there is annually pledged all revenues derived from the sale of timber from Forestry Commission lands which exceed the amount of one hundred eight thousand, six hundred seventy dollars to be credited to the General Fund of the State and those funds designated for allocation to counties under the provisions of Section 48-23-260 of the 1976 Code, and all donations and revenues made available to the Commission for this purpose. Each year, after allocation of revenue from timber sales to the General Fund, counties, and the payment of principal and interest on the loan, any remaining funds may be used for the reforestation of Forestry Commission lands cut pursuant to this section and Section 48-23-135. Any unexpended balance at the close of each fiscal year must be carried forward and expended in accordance with the provisions of this section and Section 48-23-135.  HISTORY: 1983 Act No. 66, Section 2.
SC Code § 48-23-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-140. Acceptance of gifts, conveyances, and leases.

 The State Commission of Forestry may accept and hold gifts, donations or contributions from individuals, associations, corporations, counties, municipalities, the Federal Government or other agencies and may acquire real estate for purposes within the powers and duties of the Commission. Any gift, donation or contribution accepted and held by the Commission under the provisions of this section shall be used for the purpose specified by the donor. The Commission may accept conveyances and leases of real and personal property for, in the name of, and on behalf of the State from the Secretary of the Interior of the United States, subject to the terms and conditions of the act of Congress of June 6, 1942 (56 US Statutes 326).  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-16; 1952 Code Section 29-16; 1942 Code Sections 3281, 3282; 1932 Code Sections 3281, 3282; 1927 (35) 367; 1929 (36) 194; 1944 (43) 1318.  Code Commissioner's Note  56 Stat. 326 was repealed by 61 Stat. 209. See former 15 USCA Section 609r.
SC Code § 48-23-145 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-145. Compensation supplements paid to personnel of State Commission of Forestry.

 Compensation supplements paid commission personnel by counties or other political subdivisions, or both, must not be extended to additional employees nor increased.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 497, Part II, Section 8A.
SC Code § 48-23-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-150. Disbursement of funds.

 All of such funds shall be disbursed by the State Treasurer upon warrants drawn by the State Commission of Forestry.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-17; 1952 Code Section 29-17; 1942 Code Section 3281; 1932 Code Section 3281; 1927 (35) 367.
SC Code § 48-23-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-160. Sale, exchange, or lease of lands.

 The Commission may sell, exchange or lease lands under its jurisdiction when in its judgment it is advantageous to the State to do so for the most orderly development and management of State forests, except that no such sale, lease or exchange shall be contrary to the terms of any contract which the Commission has entered into.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-18; 1952 Code Section 29-18; 1942 Code Section 3284-3; 1935 (39) 150, 1214; 1941 (42) 1314.
SC Code § 48-23-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-170. Execution of deeds, mortgages, or contracts.

 Whenever it shall become necessary to execute deeds, mortgages or contracts to carry out any of the provisions of this chapter the Commission may, by resolution duly adopted, delegate the execution and delivery of any such documents to the chairman of the Commission and the State Forester. Such instruments shall be executed in the name of the State Commission of Forestry, shall be signed by the chairman and by the State Forester and, in case of deeds or mortgages, shall be witnessed and probated as required by law. Such instruments, when so authorized by resolution of the Commission, executed as above set out and delivered, shall be in all respects the acts of the State Commission of Forestry and shall be binding upon it as fully as if executed by the members of the Commission themselves.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-18.1; 1952 Code Section 29-18.1; 1951 (47) 273.
SC Code § 48-23-180 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-180. Marking and tallying forestry products.

 The State Commission of Forestry may mark or tally trees under approved forestry practices preparatory to the cutting or using of such trees for lumber, veneer, poles, piling, pulpwood, cordwood and all other forest products when and if requested by the landowner or his agent. The landowner or his agent shall pay to the Commission for such services for forested tracts of five hundred acres or less five per cent of the sale price of the stumpage so marked within thirty days following the removal of the timber or ten per cent of the agreed upon value of the products so marked and for all forested tracts in excess of five hundred acres such amount on the first five hundred acres and twenty per cent of the sale price of the stumpage so marked upon all acres in excess of five hundred. Such amount shall be paid by the Commission to the State Treasurer and by him credited to the Federal revolving fund now in existence, for use for the purpose of this section and for general forestry purposes.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-19; 1952 Code Section 29-19; 1942 Code Section 3284-6; 1941 (42) 245.
SC Code § 48-23-190 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-190. Telephone line attachments to commission's poles; charges.

 The State Commission of Forestry may permit telephone line attachments to its poles under such terms and conditions as the Commission deems advisable and charge standard rental rates therefor. But before the Commission shall grant authority for such attachments it shall require the applicant to sign an agreement prescribed by the Commission, setting forth the terms and conditions under which such attachments shall be installed and maintained.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-21; 1952 Code Section 29-21; 1947 (45) 477.
SC Code § 48-23-200 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|Section 48-23-200. Rules and regulations.

 The State Commission of Forestry may make such rules and regulations as it deems advisable for the protection, preservation, operation and maintenance, and for the most beneficial service to the general public, of the State forests in this State.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-22; 1952 Code Section 29-22; 1942 Code Section 3284-4; 1937 (40) 569.
SC Code § 48-23-210 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation|Chapter 23 - Forestry Generally|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 income from lands acquired under Section 48-23-120 for the repayment of labor costs incurred under Federal laws pertaining to reforestation, should such be made a requisite by the Federal Government.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 29-23; 1952 Code Section 29-23; 1942 Code Section 3284-1; 1933 (38) 503.