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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 5 - EGGS › C - BY-LAWS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA EGG BOARD › Section 5-158 - Compensation and Expense of Board Members

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties and shall receive per diem at the rate of $25 per day, or portion thereof. Subsistence expense incurred shall be allowed at a rate not to exceed $25 daily.
2. It shall be the responsibility of each person filing a claim to submit it promptly and in such itemized detail as to give a reasonable explanation of the Board in such form as to simplify filling out by the member in such detail. Each claim shall be filed with the office of the Board within 30 days following the date on which expenses are incurred. Reimbursable expenses include the following:
(1) Automobile mileage at the rate of (14) cents per mile traveled to and from Board meetings or on Board business or the transportation charges of a common carrier.
(2) Taxi fares, streetcar and bus fares incidental to transportation but excluding gasoline, oil, automotive repairs or service.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 5 - EGGS › C - BY-LAWS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA EGG BOARD › Section 5-159 - Amendments

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The Board may amend these By-Laws at any meeting of the Board in accordance with the prescribed voting procedure. However, at least five days' notice shall be given to all members of the Board that such amendment will be considered.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 6 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUTS › Section 5-160 - Scope of Marketing Order

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
This Marketing Order is limited to programs in promotion, market development and research for mutual benefit of South Carolina peanut producers. Assessments for this Order are limited to commercial sales of peanuts amounting to $1,000 or more of annual sales.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 6 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUTS › Section 5-161 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Definition of Terms.
a. "Act" means the South Carolina Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act of 1968 and as amended.
b. "Affected area" means the entire State of South Carolina.
c. "Board" means the South Carolina Peanut Board as established according to provisions of the Act and this Order.
d. "Ton" means one standard ton of 2,000 pounds.
e. "Peanuts" mean and include peanuts which have moved through normal peanut marketing channels in commercial quantities.
f. "Commission" means the Agriculture Commission of South Carolina.
g. "Marketing season" means the calendar year.
h. "Commercial quantities" mean sales or marketing of farm run peanuts with a value of $1,000 or more during the most recently completed full marketing season.
i. "Producer" means any individual or organization of individuals engaged in producing peanuts in South Carolina for market in commercial quantities.
j. "Distributor," or "Marketing agent," and "Handler" mean any individual selling, marketing, or distributing peanuts which were not produced by him.
k. "Producer-distributor" and "producer-handler" mean any person or firm that produces and sells his own product.
l. "Peanut" means and includes all varieties and kinds of peanuts grown in the State of South Carolina.
m. "Sale" or "Sold" mean a transaction where peanuts are transferred from the producer to a purchaser for consideration.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 6 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUTS › Section 5-162 - Marketing Order Purposes

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. Promotion. Establishment of plans for advertising and sales promotion of peanuts especially in the area of domestic and international trade. The Board and the Commission shall prepare and engage in programs for promoting and advertising the sale of peanuts. Any such plan shall be directed toward increasing the sales of such peanuts without reference to a particular brand or trade name.
2. Market Studies of Consumer Preference. Establishment of consumer preference programs for the expansion of domestic and international trade, economic causes and effects, storing, transporting, marketing, handling, or any other phase of consumer preference which would benefit producers.
3. Research. The Board, with the assistance of the Commission and subject to the provisions of the Act, is hereby authorized to carry on or cause to be carried on any necessary and proper marketing, producing, processing, handling or new product research or survey studies related to peanuts and peanut products and to expend monies for such purposes.
4. Cooperation with Other States. All programs for purposes permitted under this regulation may be in conjunction with other states or areas as determined by the Commission and Board.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 6 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUTS › Section 5-163 - South Carolina Peanut Board

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. Establishment
A Peanut Board is hereby established with such powers, duties, and procedure as are authorized by the Act. The Board shall be composed of seven (7) producer members and one (1) ex-officio member. The producer members shall be elected as herein provided by the vote of the majority of the commercial peanut producers of South Carolina.
2. Membership
a. Qualification, nomination and election of Board Members shall be as provided in the Act.
b. Producer members of the Board shall be elected for the initial Board as follows:
(1) Four (4) of the members being positions number 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall be elected from District I including the following counties: Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sumter, and Williamsburg.
(2) Three (3) of the members being positions number 5, 6, and 7 shall be elected from District II, including the following counties: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Hampton, Orangeburg and all other counties not included in District I.
c. One ex-officio member, being position 8 shall be appointed by the Commission and shall be without vote in the actions of the Board.
d. Terms of office: The term of office of the elected members shall be three (3) years from the date of their election and until their successors are elected and qualified. The initial members of the Board shall serve from the effective date of this Marketing Order in terms of office terminating as follows: Positions 1, 2, and 5 shall terminate on December 31 nearest to three (3) years from the effective date of this Marketing Order; positions 3 and 6 shall terminate on December 31 nearest to two (2) years from the effective date of this Marketing Order; and positions 4 and 7 shall terminate on December 31 nearest to one (1) year from the effective date of this Marketing Order. The term of office of the ex-officio member shall terminate on December 31 nearest to three (3) years from the effective date of this Marketing Order.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 6 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUTS › Section 5-164 - Assessments

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. Amount
a. The amount of assessment to be paid by producers shall be two dollars ($2.00) per ton upon peanuts produced in the affected area.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 6 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUTS › Section 5-165 - Information Reports

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
All persons or firms subject to the Provisions of this Order shall make and render such reports and furnish such information as required according to Section 46-17-170.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 6 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUTS › Section 5-166 - Continuance

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Prior to the completion of each three (3) calendar years from the effective date of this Order, the Commission shall resubmit this Order to a referendum of affected producers and shall require that said affected producers reassent to the continuance of the Order for an additional and similar period according to the requirements of initial assent pursuant to Section 46-17-140. In the event that the required assent is not given by the affected producers, this Order shall be declared to be terminated.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › A - MARKETING ORDER NO. 6 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUTS › Section 5-167 - Effective Time

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The effective date of Marketing Order No. 6 shall be July 1, 1975.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › B - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF MARKETING ORDER NO. 6 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUTS › Section 5-170 - Administration

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
This Order shall be administered by the South Carolina Peanut Board composed of seven (7) producer members and one ex-officio member. The Board may assign such administrative duties to a duly appointed employee or employees as it deems advisable. The Board's major decisions are subject to the approval of the Agriculture Commission of South Carolina.
The temporary headquarters of the Board shall be P. O. Box 11280, Columbia, South Carolina, 29211. Telephone: 758-2426.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › B - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF MARKETING ORDER NO. 6 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUTS › Section 5-171 - Assessments

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. Rate--An annual assessment of two dollars ($2.00) per ton shall be paid by producers and collected by the Commission with the assistance of the Board on commercial quantities of all peanuts produced within the State of South Carolina that are sold or stored under Commodity Credit Corporation Loan programs in or out of the State.
B. Collection--Assessments shall be collected from producers by the first buyer of the peanuts, and such first buyer shall deduct the full amount of assessment from the total monies due the producer and shall remit to the Commission on a monthly basis on or before the tenth (10th) day of the month immediately following such deductions.
C. A producer who by virtue of his activities or circumstances shall be within the meaning of the term "first buyer" or "handler," or who shall sell, ship, or otherwise dispose of peanuts to a buyer or other person or store peanuts outside the jurisdiction of Marketing Order No. 6, shall remit to the Commission the full amount of assessment due.
D. Payment of assessments on peanuts stored under Commodity Credit Corporation and/or Peanut Association Loans shall be due and payable by the producer immediately upon completion of the loan. CCC and/or Associations will deduct the amount of the assessment from the loan and forward to the Commission in the same manner as a "first buyer."
E. Peanuts stored in private or public storage within the State of South Carolina shall not be liable for assessment until sale is made.
F. All buyers, handlers, processors, storage warehouse operators, and others affected shall be supplied by the Commission and the Board with proper forms for making the necessary reports of collection of assessments. The total amount of assessment collected and the number of tons or pounds of peanuts handled, stored, or processed must be reported to the Commission.
G. Exemptions--No assessments shall be collected on the following:
1. Peanuts of a producer's own production used by him on his own premises for seed, feed, or other personal consumption.
2. Peanuts from producers marketing less than commercial quantities being sales or marketing of peanuts with a value of one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less during the course of the most recently completed full market season.
3. Peanuts sold by producers at roadside stands.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › B - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF MARKETING ORDER NO. 6 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUTS › Section 5-172 - Reports

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. On and after the effective date of this Order, "first buyers," including handlers, processors, and distributors shall report not later than the tenth (10th) of each month to the Commission the total amount of peanuts handled and assessments deducted the prior month. This report will be made on the form provided by the Commission and the amount of peanuts reported as exempt shall be substantiated by completed form MO 6 b certified by each exempted producer. The reports made under this Marketing Order are confidential.
B. All records and reports pertaining to this Order must be kept by the "first buyers" and handlers for a period of three (3) years.
C. "First buyers" handlers, processors and distributors shall make available annually to the Commission and the Board the names and addresses of all producers from whom peanuts were purchased, handled or stored.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › B - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF MARKETING ORDER NO. 6 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUTS › Section 5-173 - Refunds

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Any producer may request a refund provided the request is made in writing and in the hands of the Commission within 30 days from date upon which assessment was due and that such assessment was properly paid and receipt issued prior to this date; provided that the payment of the assessment was not the result of legal action brought against such producer.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › B - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF MARKETING ORDER NO. 6 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUTS › Section 5-174 - Authority

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The authority for the rules and regulations contained herein comes under Marketing Order No. 6 for South Carolina Peanuts issued July 1, 1975, and the Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act of 1968 and as amended.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › C - BY-LAWS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUT BOARD › Section 5-180 - Principal Place of Business

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The principal place of business of the South Carolina Peanut Board shall be P. O. Box 11280, Columbia, South Carolina, 29211. Telephone: 758-2426.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › C - BY-LAWS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUT BOARD › Section 5-181 - Officers and Their Duties

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. The officers of the Board shall consist of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Secretary-Treasurer, each of whom shall be a member of the Board.
The officers of the Board shall be elected annually at its first meeting after January 1, Provided, however, that the officers elected at the Board's initial meeting shall serve until the Board's first meeting after January 1, 1977.
2. The duties of the Chairman shall be:
(a) to preside at all meetings of the Board
(b) call special meetings of the Board when deemed necessary
(c) have general supervision of the affairs of the Board, and perform all acts and duties usually incident to and required of an executive and presiding officer
(d) be an ex-officio member of all committees
(e) submit to the Secretary of the Agriculture Commission the operational budget approved by the Board.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › C - BY-LAWS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUT BOARD › Section 5-182 - Employees and Their Duties

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. The employees of the Board may be a Manager, either a part-time or full-time, who shall also be the Assistant Secretary-Treasurer and such other employees or agents as the Board may designate.
2. The duties of the Manager shall be as follows:
(a) To employ, have general supervision of and discharge all other employees of the Board.
(b) To be responsible for the publication of all notices the Board is required to give.
(c) Assemble, compile, and analyze all information necessary in connection with the performance of the official duties of the Board.
(d) Prepare all resolutions setting forth action of the Board.
(e) Be responsible at all times for the proper administration of all policies and actions that the Board adopts and undertakes, and for the proper performance of all duties on behalf of the Board that the Marketing Order requires.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › C - BY-LAWS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUT BOARD › Section 5-183 - Meetings

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at least four times a calendar year, at the time and place ordered by the Board or the Chairman.
2. Special meetings of the Board may be held whenever called by the Chairman, or by the Vice-Chairman acting as Chairman, or by four or more members of the Board, and any and all business coming before the Board may be transacted at such meetings.
3. Notices of all meetings, together with a written agenda, shall be mailed to each member of the Board to his known post office address, and, except in cases of emergency determined within the discretion of the Chairman, every such notice shall be mailed in time to be received by him at least five (5) days prior to such meeting. In case of an emergency as much advance notice as is practicable shall be given by telephone or telegraph. The Secretary of the Agriculture Commission or his designated agent, shall be given the same notice as that given to members.
4. The regular order of business of the Board, unless otherwise approved by the Chairman, shall be as follows:
(a) Roll call
(b) Approval of minutes of previous meeting
(c) Action on matters on written agenda
(d) New business.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › C - BY-LAWS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUT BOARD › Section 5-184 - Committees

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. The Board may appoint, or empower the Chairman to appoint, from its members such committees as it may deem necessary for the expeditious handling of the affairs of the Board and may assign to standing committees such specific ministerial duties as the Board may deem proper and to special committees such specific matters as needs to be investigated and a report thereon made to the Board. Special committees shall cease to exist upon completion of their assignment. Neither a standing nor a special committee nor any member thereof shall have the authority to commit the Board unless such authority has been duly delegated by the Board. The compensation for members of the committees shall be the regular per diem, expenses and mileage provided by the Board. In the absence of the Assistant Secretary-Treasurer, the Chairman of each such committee shall arrange for the preparation and shall authenticate to the minutes of the meetings of the committee.
2. The Chairman, upon approval of the Board and the Agriculture Commission, may appoint advisors or advisory committees composed of representatives of the peanut industry and agricultural agencies to advise the Board on special projects, matters, or procedures.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › C - BY-LAWS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUT BOARD › Section 5-185 - Fidelity Bonds

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
All officers and employees of the Board who approve items for payment shall be placed under a Fidelity Bond issued by a company authorized to do business in the State of South Carolina in an amount to be fixed by the Commission and the Board and the premium on such bond or bonds shall be paid by the Board.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › C - BY-LAWS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUT BOARD › Section 5-186 - Procedures and Transaction of Business

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The Board, when in session, shall be governed in its deliberations in the transaction of its business by the rules and regulations herein provided, and by the provisions of Marketing Order No. 6 and the Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act of 1968 and as amended. Any matter of procedure not covered by these rules and regulations shall be governed by "Robert's Rules of Order." No person, not a member of the Board, shall be entitled to participate in the deliberations and proceedings of the Board or speak upon any subject before the Board except with the consent of the presiding officer.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › C - BY-LAWS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUT BOARD › Section 5-187 - Powers of the Board

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Any officer, agent, or employee appointed, elected, or employed by the Board shall be subject to removal or suspension by the Board at any time. No officer, member, employee or agent of the Board shall have the authority to commit the Board unless such authority has been duly delegated. Each and every order, regulation, decision, or act of any such officer, member, employee or agent shall be subject to the continuing right of the Board to disapprove of the same, and upon disapproval by the Board shall be deemed null and void to such extent as the Board may determine.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › C - BY-LAWS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUT BOARD › Section 5-188 - Compensation and Expense of Board Members

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. The members of the Board shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties and shall receive per diem at the rate as provided for State employees.
2. It shall be the responsibility of each person filing a claim to submit it promptly and in such itemized detail as to give a reasonable explanation of the various expenses incurred. Expense vouchers will be supplied by the State in such form as to simplify filling out by the member in such detail. Each claim shall be filed with the office of the Board within 30 days following the date on which expenses are incurred. Reimbursable expenses include the following:
(a) Automobile mileage at the rate of fourteen (14) cents per mile traveled to and from the Board meetings or on Board business or the transportation charges of a common carrier.
(b) Taxi fares, streetcar and bus fares incidental to transportation but excluding gasoline, oil, automotive repairs or service.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT › Subarticle 6 - PEANUTS › C - BY-LAWS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA PEANUT BOARD › Section 5-189 - Amendments

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The Board may amend these By-Laws at any meeting of the Board in accordance with the prescribed voting procedure. However, at least five days notice shall be given to all members of the Board that such amendment will be considered.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 2 - STATE FARMERS MARKET › Section 5-193 - Regulations for Football Tailgating Events and Other Special Events Held on the Market

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
This regulation applies to special events, including football tailgating, held on the market grounds as publicly stated by the market manager.
1. The market manager must publicly state that a particular event is a special event governed by the provisions of this regulation and must designate the time and place of the special event to be held on the market.
2. Concerning a special event, the market manager may:
a. permit the possession, use, and consumption of alcoholic beverages within designated places and during designated times corresponding with a special event.
b. alter the usual traffic patterns at the market to accommodate traffic flow and vehicle parking associated with the special event. The changes must be conspicuously marked in the market by signs or individuals directing traffic;
c. contract with a private service to provide adequate security for the increased number of people on the premises due to the special event; and
d. contract with a waste management company to provide waste disposal services, including additional waste receptacles. The market manager may permit the additional receptacles be used by the general public or may limit the use of any or all of the receptacles to the participants or attendees of the special event.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 3 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Section 5-200 - Definitions of Words and Terms

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) The term "concentrated commercial feeding stuff" or "commercial feed" shall also be held to include all materials which are used in feed or for mixing in feed, except such products as are specifically exempt by Section 46-27-10 of the feed law.
(b) The term "feed ingredient" means each of the constituent materials making up a commercial feed.
(c) The term "percent" means percentage by weight.
(d) The term "Department" shall mean the Department of Agriculture of the State of South Carolina.
(e) The term "Commissioner of Agriculture" means the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of South Carolina.
(f) The term "mineral feed" shall mean a substance or mixture of substances designed or intended to supply primarily mineral elements or inorganic nutrients.
(g) The term "brand name" means any word, name, symbol or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor and distinguishing it from that of others.
(h) The term "product name" means the name of the commercial feed which identifies it as to kind, class, or specific use.
(i) The term "label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon or affixed to the container in which a commercial feed is distributed, or on the invoice or delivery slip with which a commercial feed, custom-mixed feed or customer-formula feed is distributed.
(j) The term "ton" means a net weight of two thousand pounds avoirdupois.
(k) The term "official sample" means any sample of feed taken by the Commissioner of Agriculture or his agent and designated as "official" by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
(l) A "custom-mixed feed" is hereby defined as a feed composed of grains or other feed materials grown on the farm of a person, firm, or corporation engaged in farming and ground and mixed with a concentrate or base for the sole purpose of being fed to livestock, domestic animals or poultry of the said person, farm, or corporation.
(m) A "customer-formula feed" is hereby defined as a mixture of commercial feeds or materials, each batch of which mixture is formulated according to the specific instructions of the final purchaser, or contract feeder.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 3 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Section 5-201 - Adulteration

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(1) No person shall distribute an adulterated feed. A commercial feed, customer-formula feed, or custom-mixed feed shall be deemed to be adulterated if any poisonous or nonnutritive ingredient has been found in sufficient amounts to render it injurious to health when fed in accordance with directions for use on the label.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 3 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Section 5-202 - Misbranding

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(1) No person shall distribute a misbranded feed. A commercial feed, customer-formula feed, or custom-mixed feed shall be deemed misbranded if:
(a) Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular.
(b) It is distributed under the name of another feed.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 3 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Section 5-203 - Labeling

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(1) When net weight is clearly and legibly stated on bags, tags may show the phrase, "Net Weight Shown on Bag" (or equivalent), in lieu of the actual net weight. Actual net weight may be shown on tags, if preferred. Either the net weight statement or the above phrase (or equivalent) must be a part of the tag.
(2) The name of a commercial feed shall not be derived from one or more ingredients of a mixture to the exclusion of the other ingredients, and shall not be one representing any component of a mixture unless all components are included in the name.
(3) The brand or product name must not be misleading. If the name of a feed indicates the feed is made for a specific use, the character of the feed must conform therewith. A mixture labeled "Dairy Feed," for example, must be suitable for that purpose.
(4) When the brand name and guarantees are shown on both the bag and the tag, the tag will take precedence.
(5) For mineral feeds and for feeds containing five percent (5%) or more mineral ingredients, the statement of guaranteed analysis shall include the:
(a) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium (Ca).
(b) Minimum percentage of phosphorus (P).
(c) Minimum percentage of iodine (I).
(d) Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (NaCl).
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 3 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Section 5-204 - Ingredients Statement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(1) For purposes of naming the ingredients comprising a mixture or deriving the name of a single ingredient feed, the name shall be in accordance with the designated definitions of feed ingredients as recognized by the Association of American Feed Control Officials. Trade names may not be used to describe ingredients on labels or labeled bags unless the Commissioner of Agriculture shall designate otherwise.
(2) The names of all ingredients must be shown in letters or type of the same size in the ingredient list.
(3) When the word "iodized" is used in connection with a feed ingredient, the ingredient shall not contain less than 0.007% iodine, uniformly distributed.
(4) The fluorine content of any mineral or mineral mixture which is to be used directly for the feeding of domestic animals shall not exceed 0.30% for cattle, 0.35% for sheep, 0.45% for swine, and 0.60% for poultry.
(5) When water is added in the preparation of canned foods for animals, water must be listed as an ingredient.
(6) No reference to quality or grade of an ingredient shall appear in the ingredient statement of a feed.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 3 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Section 5-205 - Additive Statement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(1) Substances or elements determinable by laboratory methods may be guaranteed by permission of the Commissioner of Agriculture. When any item is guaranteed, it shall be subject to inspection and analysis in accordance with the methods and regulations that may be prescribed by the Commissioner.
(2) Before a registration is accepted for a commercial feed which contains drugs and/or other ingredients which are potentially harmful to animals, the distributor or manufacturer may be required to:
(a) Submit evidence to show the safety of the feed when used according to the directions which the distributor or manufacturer furnishes with the feed.
(b) Furnish a written statement of adequate warnings and feeding directions so as to insure safe use of the feed.
(c) State the percentage of the drug or other ingredient in a prominent place on the label of the feed.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 3 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Section 5-206 - Registration

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(1) No sale or distribution of any product falling within the definition of this law may be made in this State until the certified approved copy of the registration has been received by the registrant.
(2) Registrations for concentrated commercial feedstuffs must be filed in duplicate on forms provided by the Commissioner; provided, however, customer-formula feeds and custom-mixed feeds shall be exempt from registration.
(3) Feed ingredients such as hulls, mill-run feeds, and mill by-products having a crude protein content of less than 12% and a crude fiber content of more than 18% may be registered and sold subject to the following provisions:
(a) They may be sold for use only as an ingredient in the manufacture of mixed feeds.
(b) In addition to the customary requirements of Section 46-27-310 of the law, the label must bear the following statement immediately following the product name in the same point size and style type as the product name:
NOT A COMPLETE FEED. FOR USE ONLY AS AN INGREDIENT IN MAKING A MIXED FEED.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 3 - COMMERCIAL FEEDING STUFFS › Section 5-207 - General Regulations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(1) A "Custom-Mixed Feed" shall be labeled by invoice. The invoice, which is to accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser at the time of delivery, shall bear the following information:
(a) Name and address of the mixer.
(b) Name and address of the purchaser.
(c) Date of sale.
(d) The product name and brand name, if any, and number of pounds of each registered commercial feed used in the mixture and the name and number of pounds of each other feed ingredient added.
(e) Directions for use.
(f) The percentage by weight of any drug or other feed additive.
(g) Adequate warnings against misuse, if drugs or other additives which are potentially harmful are included in the mixture.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-210 - Producers Defined

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Producers as defined in Section 39-39-110, S.C. Code, 1976: "Producer" means a person selling no eggs other than those eggs produced on his farm. Producers with five hundred or less hens may sell their eggs direct to the consumer without processing.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-212 - Records; [Wholesalers.]

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Wholesalers must keep a record of their purchases, sales and deliveries of eggs for a period of not less than ninety days. Invoices must show grade and size also name and address of distributor, as well as the date of production.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-213 - Records; [Retailers.]

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Retailers must keep a record of their purchases of eggs for a period of not less than ninety days. Invoices must show grade and size, also name and address of packer or distributor, as well as the date of production.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-214 - Access to Inspect Stocks and Records

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The Commissioner of Agriculture or his authorized representatives, shall have the authority, right and privilege to enter during regular hours of business the place of any producer, wholesaler, retailer, retail establishment, institution, institutional user, warehouse, cold storage house, or other storage places, trucks or carriers where eggs are stored, and inspect and candle any eggs therein; and shall have the right and privilege to demand access to and inspect all books, records and invoices that, in their judgment would enable them to make a more accurate examination or inspection of eggs.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-215 - Standards Versus Grades

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The word "Standard" refers to the quality specifications for a single egg. A group of these standards is combined to make a Grade. The word "Grade" applies to a lot of eggs, such as a dozen, case or carlot. The determination as to eggs meeting grade requirements shall be made by candling, or by Haugh unit measurement method.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-217 - Eggs Must be Designated

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a) All eggs offered for sale as designated in Section 39-39-150, S.C. Code, 1976, shall be graded as to weight and standards.
(b) Therefore no eggs will be sold at wholesale or retail outlet below U.S. Consumer Grade B.
(c) To establish origin: South Carolina egg producers shall furnish the wholesaler or retailer with a customary delivery invoice.
(d) Egg producers or transporters of eggs from out-of-state producers delivering to producers, wholesalers or retailers in South Carolina shall identify their deliveries by an invoice and an end case label as prescribed in 5-226.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-223 - General Terms

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Inedible Eggs. Eggs of the following descriptions are classed as inedible: black rots, white rots, mixed rots (addled eggs), sour eggs, eggs with green whites, eggs with stuck yolks, moldy eggs, musty eggs, eggs showing blood rings, eggs containing embryo chicks (at or beyond the blood ring stage) and any eggs that are adulterated as such term is defined pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-224 - South Carolina Consumer Grades for Shell Eggs

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
In accordance with Sections 39-39-110 to 39-39-180, S.C. Code, 1976, eggs can be sold, offered for sale or advertised under the following grades--South Carolina consumer grades for shell eggs is the same as those published by the United States Department of Agriculture.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-225 - Placards

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
When eggs are offered or exposed for sale at retail in open cases, boxes or other containers from which eggs are sold in bulk to consumers, the minimum size of the placard shall be not less than 8 1/2 +" 5 1/2 inches and shall be substantially in the form:
SAMPLES
SOUTH CAROLINA--Optional
OTHER THAN SOUTH CAROLINA
GRADE A LARGE EGGS
GRADE A LARGE EGGS
PACKER'S OR DISTRIBUTOR'S NAME ADDRESS
PACKER'S OR DISTRIBUTOR'S NAME ADDRESS
CITY, STATE--ZIP CODE
CITY, STATE--ZIP CODE
ORIGIN--SOUTH CAROLINA--Not less than one inch in height. GRADE AND WEIGHT CLASS--Not less than one inch in height. PACKER'S OR DISTRIBUTOR'S Name, address, zip code--Not less than
1/4 inch in height.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-226 - Packing, Marketing and Labeling

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Every case (30 dozen) or partial case containing eggs offered, exposed, or packed for sale, or transported for sale within the State by any person (other than producer), firm, company or organization shall bear on one end of the case a label of not less than 2 × 2 inches in size conspicuously displaying in plain words and figures the following:
1. Origin--This item optional
2. Grade (Grade AA, A, B)
3. Minimum Size (Jumbo, Extra Large, Medium, Small or Peewee)
4. Name, address, and zip code of packer or distributor. License number or USDA plant number and date packed.
The provider of the information required above may utilize a system of "checking-off" the appropriate egg size on the end case label.
SAMPLE WHOLESALER LABEL--Size not less than 2 X 2 inches.
Minimum Requirement:
Optional Form
GRADE A, B. ETC. LARGE EGGS DATE PACKED ........
SOUTH CAROLINA EGGS GRADE A LARGE EGGS DATE PACKED ........
LICENSE NO. 000
PACKER'S OR DISTRIBUTOR'S NAME ADDRESS
CITY, STATE--ZIP CODE
LICENSE NO. 000
PACKER'S OR DISTRIBUTOR'S NAME ADDRESS
CITY, STATE--ZIP CODE
The lettering displayed on a wholesaler label shall be not less than 1/4 inch in height.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-227 - Egg Packing Material

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Eggs which are to be officially identified with consumer grademarks shall be packaged only in new or good used cartons, cases and packing materials. No Producer or Packer shall use any case or carton showing any other than his own advertising or end case label.
Carton cases and packing materials must be reasonably clean; free of mold, mustiness and off odors, and must be of sufficient strength and durability to adequately protect the eggs during normal distribution.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-228 - Cartons

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(1) Eggs offered or exposed for sale in cartons, bags or other containers shall be plainly marked on top of carton, bag, or container the grade and size. Letters shall be not less than 5/16 inch in height. Also packer's or distributor's name and address letters not less than 1/8 inch in height. Eggs produced and packed in South Carolina may be labeled South Carolina Eggs if offered for sale in South Carolina. Letters shall not be less than 5/16 inch in height. If cartons or other containers can be divided to sell a part of a dozen the complete marking shall be on each division of the container.
(2) In accordance with the FDA in-lid regulations, cartons may carry the following printed statement in the lid of the carton: "Keep refrigerated at or below 45 degrees Fahrenheit."
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-229 - Seal

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(1) All and only eggs produced in South Carolina and packed in South Carolina cartons for sale within the State may bear on top of the carton South Carolina Agricultural Products Seal as approved and adopted by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture for promotional purposes of quality and sanitation of South Carolina products.
(2) Eggs packed in cartons and transported into this State from other states may have affixed to those cartons the agricultural products seal of the state of origin.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-230 - Advertising Eggs

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Advertising in the newspapers and periodicals shall observe the following rules: show the grade and size to which the eggs belong. No abbreviation for South Carolina grade or size shall be permitted. Window, show case, radio, handbill or other forms of advertising, shall plainly and definitely convey all information about eggs required in the above regulation governing newspaper advertising. Words or phrases tending to becloud or nullify the proper classification of eggs shall not be permitted. No statement, picture or advertising of any kind which exaggerates, exceeds or distorts the facts concerning the eggs shall be permitted. South Carolina grade, and size shall be in same size print in any form of advertisement. Eggs produced and packed in South Carolina and offered for sale shall use the term South Carolina.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-232 - Refrigeration at Wholesale and Retail Levels

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
All eggs Grade B or better must be adequately refrigerated at wholesale and retail levels at all times. Packers shall be responsible for the quality of eggs for seven (7) days after delivery to retail outlets. All retail outlets shall be responsible for the quality of all eggs as marked as long as they are offered for sale thereafter. All producer packers or retail merchants shall date egg containers with either the packing or expiration date as he sees fit. He must notify the South Carolina Department of Agriculture and retail outlet of which method of dating he is using ten (10) days before operation begins. In accordance with the FDA regulations, cartons and cases may carry the following printed statement in the lid of the carton or the end of the case: "Keep refrigerated at or below 45 degrees Fahrenheit, ambient air." Note: Adequate refrigeration means any type of artificial refrigeration with controlled temperature and humidity, and which is in sanitary condition and free from objectionable odors. The most favorable ambient air temperature is 45 or below degrees Fahrenheit, with humidity of 75 to 85 percent.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Article 4 - EGGS › Section 5-235 - License Renewal

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
For the purposes of maintaining a current register of the active licensed egg wholesalers, the Department shall send out letters of license renewal on a biannual basis. Licensees who fail to renew their license in a timely manner will then receive notice from the Department that they have been removed to an inactive list and they shall be given the opportunity to return to active status upon written notice to the Department.