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South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 8 - JAPANESE BEETLE QUARANTINE › Section 27-105 - Compliance Agreement

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As a condition of issuance of certificates or permits for the
				movement of regulated articles, any person engaged in purchasing, assembling,
				exchanging, handling, processing, utilizing, treating, or moving such articles
				may be required to sign a compliance agreement stipulating that he will
				maintain such safeguards against the establishment and spread of infestation
				and comply with such conditions as to the maintenance of identity, handling,
				and subsequent movement of such articles, and the cleaning and treatment of
				means of conveyance and containers used in the transportation of such articles
				as may be required by the inspector.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 8 - JAPANESE BEETLE QUARANTINE › Section 27-106 - Inspection and Disposal

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Any properly identified inspector is authorized to stop and
				inspect without a warrant, any person or means of conveyance moving within or
				from the State of South Carolina upon probable cause to believe that such means
				of conveyance or articles are infested with the Japanese beetle; and, such
				inspector is authorized to seize, treat, destroy, or otherwise dispose of
				articles found to be moving in violation of these
				regulations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 8 - JAPANESE BEETLE QUARANTINE › Section 27-107 - Waiver of Liability

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The South Carolina State Crop Pest Commission disclaims
				liability for any cost incident to inspection or treatment required under the
				provisions of this quarantine, other than for the services of the South
				Carolina State Crop Pest Commission.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 8 - JAPANESE BEETLE QUARANTINE › Section 27-108 - Penalties

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Under provisions of the Act creating a State Crop Pest
				Commission, approved March, 1912, any person who shall violate any of the
				regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
				shall be punished by law.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 8 - JAPANESE BEETLE QUARANTINE › Section 27-109 - Regulated Areas

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A.
			 Generally Infested Area.
1. Abbeville County.
			 The entire county.
2. Aiken County.
			 The entire county.
3. Anderson
			 County. The entire county.
4.
			 Calhoun County. The entire county.
5. Cherokee County. The entire
			 county.
6. Chester County. The
			 entire county.
7. Chesterfield
			 County. The entire county.
8.
			 Darlington County. The entire county.
9. Dillon County. The entire
			 county.
10. Fairfield County. The
			 entire county.
11. Florence County.
			 The entire county.
12. Greenville
			 County. The entire county.
13.
			 Greenwood County. The entire county.
14. Horry County. The entire
			 county.
15. Kershaw County. The
			 entire county.
16. Lancaster
			 County. The entire county.
17.
			 Laurens county. The entire county.
18. Lee County. The entire county.
19. Lexington County. The entire
			 county.
20. Marion County. The
			 entire county.
21. Marlboro County.
			 The entire county.
22. McCormick
			 County. The entire county.
23.
			 Newberry County. The entire county.
24. Oconee County. The entire
			 county.
25. Orangeburg County.
That portion of Orangeburg County bounded by a line beginning
				at a point where the North Fork of the Edisto River junctions with the
				Orangeburg-Lexington County line; thence in a southeast direction along said
				river to its junction with U. S. Highway 301; thence east along said highway to
				its junction with U. S. Highway 176; thence in a northwesterly direction along
				said highway to its junction with the Orangeburg-Calhoun County line; thence in
				a southwesterly direction along Orangeburg-Lexington County line to the point
				of beginning.
26. Pickens
			 County. The entire county.
27.
			 Richland County. The entire county.
28. Saluda County. The entire
			 county.
29. Spartanburg County. The
			 entire county.
30. Union County.
			 The entire county.
31. York County.
			 The entire county.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 8 - JAPANESE BEETLE QUARANTINE › Section 27-110 - Other Regulated Areas

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The entire states of Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia,
				Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New
				Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
				Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
				Columbia.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 9 - IMPORTED FIRE ANT QUARANTINE › Section 27-120 - Definitions

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A. "Certificate"
			 means a document issued or authorized to be issued by an inspector to allow the
			 movement of regulated articles to any destination.
B. "Compacted soil" means soil attached to
			 equipment which cannot be removed by brisk brushing or washing with water, or
			 both, under normal city water pressure.
C. "Compliance agreement" means a written
			 agreement between an individual, or concern engaged in growing, dealing in, or
			 moving regulated articles and the South Carolina Crop Pest Commission, wherein
			 the former agrees to comply with conditions specified in the agreement to
			 prevent the dissemination of the imported fire ant.
D. "Exemptions" means conditions contained in
			 a regulation supplemental hereto which provide for modifications in conditions
			 of movement of regulated articles from regulated areas under specified
			 conditions.
E. "Infestation" means
			 the presence of the imported fire ant or the existence of circumstances that
			 make it reasonable to believe that the imported fire ant is present.
F. "Inspector" means any authorized employee
			 of the South Carolina State Crop Pest Commission or any other person authorized
			 by the State Entomologist to enforce the provisions of the quarantine and
			 regulation supplemental thereto.
G.
			 "Mechanized soil-moving equipment" means mechanized equipment used to move or
			 transport soil, e.g., draglines, bulldozers, road scrapers, and dump
			 trucks.
H. "Permit" means a
			 document issued or authorized to be issued by an inspector to allow the
			 movement of noncertified regulated articles to a specified destination for
			 particular handling, utilization or processing, or for treatment.
I. "Pest" means the insect known as the red
			 imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) in any stage of
			 development.
J. "Regulated areas"
			 mean any civil division and parts of civil divisions in the State of South
			 Carolina listed in a regulation supplemental hereto.
K. "Regulated articles" mean those articles
			 that require a certificate or permit year-around except as indicated.
L. "Suppressive areas" mean that part of the
			 regulated area where eradication is undertaken as the objective of the
			 program.
M. "Soil" means soil shall
			 be considered as that part of the upper layer of earth in which plants can
			 grow.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 9 - IMPORTED FIRE ANT QUARANTINE › Section 27-121 - Regulated Articles

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A. The
			 imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) in any living stage of
			 development.
B. Soil separately or
			 with other things.
C. Plants with
			 roots with soil attached.
D. Grass
			 sod.
E. Hay and straw.
F. Used mechanized soil-moving
			 equipment.
G. Any other products,
			 articles, or means of conveyance of any character whatsoever, not covered by
			 the above, when it is determined by a quarantine officer of the Plant Pest
			 Regulatory Service that they represent a hazard of spread of the imported fire
			 ant and the person in possession thereof has been so notified.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 9 - IMPORTED FIRE ANT QUARANTINE › Section 27-122 - Exemptions to Regulated Articles

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A. Soil samples of one pound or less which
			 are packaged so that no soil will be spilled in transit and are consigned to
			 laboratories operating under compliance agreement. Information as to approved
			 laboratories may be obtained from an inspector.
B. Soil samples of any size collected and
			 shipped to any U. S. Army Corps of Engineers soil laboratory.
C. Potting soil if commercially prepared,
			 packaged, and shipped in original containers.
D. Hay and straw if used for packing or
			 bedding.
E. Used mechanized
			 soil-moving equipment if cleaned of all loose, noncompacted soil and not
			 exposed to infestation after cleaning or other prescribed handling.
F. Transplants if substantially free of soil,
			 and houseplants grown in the home and not for sale.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 9 - IMPORTED FIRE ANT QUARANTINE › Section 27-123 - Conditions Governing the Movement of Regulated Articles

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A. Certificate or Permit Required.
A certificate or permit must accompany the movement of
				regulated articles from any regulated area into or through any point outside
				thereof. Regulated articles originating outside of a regulated area may be
				moved without a certificate or permit if the point of origin is clearly
				indicated on the shipping document accompanying the regulated articles
				provided, in the case of articles moved through a regulated area, the regulated
				articles are protected from infestation, while within regulated areas, to the
				satisfaction of an inspector.
B. Attachment of Certificates or Permits.
When certificates or permits are required, they shall be
				securely attached to the outside of the container in which the articles are
				moved except where the certificate or permit is attached to the shipping
				document and the regulated articles are adequately described on the shipping
				document or on the certificate or permit, the attachment of the certificate or
				permit to each of the containers is not required.
C. Issuance of Certificates.
Certificates may be issued by an inspector if the regulated
				articles:
(1) Have originated in
			 noninfested premises in a regulated area and have not been exposed to
			 infestation while within the regulated area;
(2) Upon examination, have been found to be
			 free of infestation;
(3) Have been
			 treated to destroy infestation in accordance with approved
			 procedures;
(4) Have been grown,
			 produced, manufactured, stored, or handled in such a manner that no infestation
			 would be transmitted thereby.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 9 - IMPORTED FIRE ANT QUARANTINE › Section 27-124 - Movement of Regulated Articles

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There are no restrictions imposed on the movement of regulated
				articles within regulated areas unless the articles originate on infested
				properties and an inspector has determined that a hazard of spread exists and
				the property owner has been so notified. A property owner so notified may move
				the specified regulated articles within the regulated area only under
				conditions approved by an inspector.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 9 - IMPORTED FIRE ANT QUARANTINE › Section 27-125 - Disposition of Certificates and Permits

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In all cases, certificates and permits shall be furnished by
				the carrier to the consignee at the destination of the
				shipment.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 9 - IMPORTED FIRE ANT QUARANTINE › Section 27-126 - Movement for Scientific Purposes

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Regulated articles may be moved for experimental or scientific
				purposes in accordance with specified conditions provided a permit is securely
				attached to the container of such articles or to the article
				itself.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 9 - IMPORTED FIRE ANT QUARANTINE › Section 27-127 - Compliance Agreement

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
As a condition of issuance of certificates or permits for the
				movement of regulated articles, any person engaged in purchasing, assembling,
				exchanging, handling, processing, utilizing, treating, or moving such articles
				may be required to sign a compliance agreement stipulating that he will
				maintain such safeguards against the establishment and spread of infestation
				and subsequent movement of such articles, and the cleaning and treatment of
				means of conveyance and containers used in the transportation of such articles
				as may be required by the inspector.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 9 - IMPORTED FIRE ANT QUARANTINE › Section 27-128 - Inspection and Disposal

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Any properly identified inspector is authorized to stop and
				inspect, without a warrant, any person or means of conveyance moving within or
				from the State of South Carolina upon probable cause to believe that such means
				of conveyance or articles are infested with the imported fire ant; and, such
				inspector is authorized to seize, treat, destroy, or otherwise dispose of
				articles found to be moving in violation of these
				regulations.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 9 - IMPORTED FIRE ANT QUARANTINE › Section 27-129 - Waiver of Liability

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The South Carolina State Crop Pest Commission disclaims
				liability for any cost incident to inspection or treatment required under the
				provisions of this quarantine, other than for the services of the South
				Carolina State Crop Pest Commission.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 9 - IMPORTED FIRE ANT QUARANTINE › Section 27-130 - Penalties

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Under provisions of the Act creating a State Crop Pest
				Commission approved March 1912, any person who shall violate any of the
				regulations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof,
				shall be punished by law.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 10 - DESIGNATION OF PLANT PESTS › Section 27-135 - Designation of Plant Pests

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1. The
			 Commission hereby delegates to the Director the authority to determine and
			 implement appropriate measures to eradicate, control, or slow the spread of
			 plant pests in South Carolina. This authority extends to a decision that a
			 plant pest has become so widespread that the initiation or continuation of
			 control measures would be ineffective.
2. An advisory committee made up of at least
			 5 members will meet at least annually to review and make recommendations on the
			 official listing of plant pests in SC. The committee members will be: the State
			 Plant Regulatory Official for South Carolina (or designee), the USDA State
			 Plant Health Director for South Carolina (or designee), a Clemson University
			 Cooperative Extension Service Representative, and at least 2 at large
			 representatives from other stakeholder agencies, such as the SC Department of
			 Natural Resources, the SC Forestry Commission, or the SC Department of
			 Agriculture. At large members shall be nominated and voted on by the advisory
			 committee at its annual meeting. Additional at large members may be nominated
			 and voted in at the annual advisory committee meeting. At large members from
			 stakeholder agencies shall each serve a three-year term.
3. The official listing of plant pests in SC
			 shall be maintained and made publicly available on Clemson's website located
			 at:
www.clemson.edu/invasives
.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 10b - SEED IRISH POTATOES › Section 27-140 - Seed Irish Potatoes

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The South Carolina State Crop Pest Commission, to protect the
				yield and quality of Irish Potatoes, does hereby promulgate the following
				regulation, declaring the pests, regulated area, restricted material,
				conditions governing the issuance and use of certificates for the movement of
				restricted material, inspections and tolerances governing certification, and
				penalties.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 10b - SEED IRISH POTATOES › Section 27-141 - Pests

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The official listing of Seed Irish Potato pests in SC shall be
				maintained and made publicly available on Clemson's website located at:
www.clemson.edu/invasives
.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 10b - SEED IRISH POTATOES › Section 27-144 - Conditions Governing the Issuance and Use of Certificates for the Movement of Restricted Material

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Restricted material shall not be moved into, within, sold or
				offered for sale in the State of South Carolina unless there is firmly affixed
				to each container an official certified seed Irish potato tag as issued by a
				properly constituted and recognized authority or agency of the state or
				territory of origin, and unless the containers themselves (if sacks) are closed
				by the use of a lead seal or mechanical sealer.
Certified seed Irish potato tags will only be recognized when
				issued by properly constituted and recognized officials or agencies of the
				state or territories of origin, and upon determination;
(1) That the person, firm or corporation
			 desiring to grow certified seed Irish potatoes had made application to the
			 proper officer or agency in advance of the planting date, giving the source of
			 his or their foundation stock, which must meet with the approval of the
			 certifying officer or agency within the state or territory where
			 grown.
(2) That the material so
			 certified was inspected at least twice while growing and was within the
			 tolerance allowed for various insects and diseases, as hereinafter set
			 forth.
(3) That an inspection of
			 the potatoes at the time of shipment did not disclose diseases or insect pests
			 beyond the tolerances allowed.
(4)
			 That certified seed Irish potatoes shall be stored in such manner as to
			 preserve their identity.
(5) That
			 all certified seed Irish potatoes shall be tagged in such a manner as to set
			 forth that the potatoes in the container to which the tag is attached have met
			 the requirements for certification as herein set forth.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 10b - SEED IRISH POTATOES › Section 27-145 - Inspections and Tolerances Governing Certification

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FIELD INSPECTIONS
At least two field inspections shall be made each year at such
				time as, in the judgment of the certifying agency, is most appropriate. On any
				one such inspection pest tolerances shall not exceed the following
				percentages:
Pest
Tolerances
Rugose Mosaic
2%
Spindle Tuber
2%
Leafroll
2%
Total of above virus diseases not to exceed
3%
Mild Mosaic
5%
Other diseases known or suspected to be of virus
							 origin,
2%
such as yellow dwarf, witches' broom, haywire,
							 giant
hill, rosette, spinach leaf, curly dwarf
Sclerotium rolfsii wilt
1%
Tuber Moth
0%
Potato Wart
0%
Bacterial Wilt--Soft Rot, Ring Rot
0%
TUBER INSPECTION--at time of shipment
Stem End Discoloration
4%
Hair Sprout
5%
Spindle Tuber
1%
Scab and Rhizotonia
6% of the tuber, by weight, that have more than 5% of
							 the surface covered by scab or Rhizoctonia.
Net Necrosis
5%
Tuber Moth
0%
Late Blight
1%
Sclerotium rolfsii wilt
1%
Nematodes
0%
Potato Wart
0%
Bacterial Wilt,--Soft Rot, Ring Rot
0%
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 10b - SEED IRISH POTATOES › Section 27-146 - Non-certified Seed Irish Potatoes

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All other Irish potatoes entering the State of South Carolina
				for seed purposes which do not bear an official certification seed Irish potato
				tag must have attached thereto a tag prominently stating, "These potatoes are
				non-certified," and no statement on these tags shall read or imply that the
				seed potatoes contained therein are of superior quality, personally certified,
				or registered.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 10b - SEED IRISH POTATOES › Section 27-147 - Penalties

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Any person, firm, or corporation found guilty of violating the
				provisions of this regulation shall be subject to the penalties provided for by
				Section
				6 of An Act to Create a State Crop Pest
				Commission of South Carolina.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 11 - SWEET POTATOES › Section 27-150 - Regulations Promulgated

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1. All
			 persons desiring to sell, barter, or give away sweet potatoes for seed purposes
			 or who expect to bed sweet potatoes for the purpose of selling plants must have
			 at least three inspections by the South Carolina State Crop Pest Commission and
			 a certificate stating that they were found apparently free from the sweet
			 potato weevil (Cylas formicarius Oliv.), black rot, stem rot and other
			 especially injurious insects and diseases of the sweet potato.
(a) First Inspection: The first inspection
			 shall be made while the crop is in the field, preferably the latter part of
			 August and during September. During this inspection especial attention is given
			 to stem rot or wilt.
(b) Second
			 Inspection: The second inspection is made sometime during storage. During this
			 inspection especial attention is given to black rot.
(c) Third Inspection: This is an inspection
			 of the beds and is soon after the plants come up. Other inspections may be made
			 when in the judgment of the Commission it is deemed necessary.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 12 - PLANT NURSERY REGULATIONS › Section 27-162 - Nursery Dealer Certification Process

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Nursery Dealer Certificates are required for all Nurseries
				defined as Nursery Dealers. The Nursery Dealer Certification Process requires
				successful completion of the Application, Inspection, and Registration sections
				below for all Nursery Dealers.
A.
			 Application
To obtain a Nursery Dealer Certificate, application must first
				be made to the Department. The Nursery Dealer Certificate application requires
				a list of all nursery stock sources and all South Carolina sales locations. A
				separate Nursery Dealer Certificate is required for each sales location.
				Nursery Stock Sources must be verified by the Department as being
				certified/licensed nurseries or dealers in their state of origin. All Nursery
				Dealers with a current Nursery Dealer Certificate will automatically receive
				renewal information from the Department annually.
B. Inspection
Inspections for Nursery Dealers holding a Nursery Dealer
				Certificate in South Carolina will be conducted, announced or otherwise, as
				deemed necessary by the Department. Inspection must reveal that the Nursery
				Dealer possesses acceptable environmental conditions and the Nursery Stock is
				sufficiently free from Plant Pests as determined by the Inspector. All
				inspections shall be performed to ensure compliance with these regulations and
				all other applicable state and federal regulations and laws. Should the nursery
				stock not be made available for inspection or if the inspection reveals
				unacceptable environmental conditions and/or Plant Pests at an unacceptable
				level, the Nursery Dealer Certificate may be revoked until the situation is
				corrected per the guidelines of the Department.
C. Registration
All Nursery Dealers in South Carolina are subject to
				Registration and applicable fees by the Department unless exempt elsewhere in
				this regulation. Nursery Dealer registration fees shall be on a graduated scale
				and Nursery Dealer Certificates expire annually. If Nursery Stock is sold at
				more than one location by the same Nursery Dealer, applicable Registration fees
				shall apply per location. Nursery Dealers must produce sales records to the
				Department upon request.
The following annual Nursery Dealer Registration fee schedule
				is in effect:
(1) Nursery Dealer
			 locations for which annual gross sales equal $10,000.00 or less shall pay
			 $0.00.
(2) Nursery Dealer locations
			 for which annual gross sales are between $10,001.00 and $100,000.00 shall pay
			 $50.00.
(3) Nursery Dealer
			 locations for which annual gross sales are over $100,000.00 shall pay $100.00.
Nursery Dealer Hobbyists are exempt from Registration fees, but
				are still subject to all other parts of this Regulation.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 12 - PLANT NURSERY REGULATIONS › Section 27-163 - Nursery Stock Shipment

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Nursery Stock shipment to and from Nursery Growers and Nursery
				Dealers in South Carolina must adhere to all requirements of this section.
				Nursery Certificate Tags, whether self-printed by the Nursery or pre-printed by
				the Department, must meet Department standards for issuance and use. Nurseries
				must have a current Nursery Grower Certificate or Nursery Dealer Certificate
				and meet the requirements of these regulations and all other applicable state
				and federal regulations and laws, as determined by the Department, before
				applying for Nursery Certificate Tags.
A. Nursery Certificate Tags Request
Nursery Grower and Nursery Dealer shipments of Nursery Stock
				must have attached a Nursery Certificate Tag. Requests for Nursery Certificate
				Tags must be made to the Department.
B. Nursery Certificate Tags Usage
A current Nursery Certificate Tag approved by the Department
				must accompany appropriate shipments of Nursery Stock. The usage of Nursery
				Certificate Tags for the shipment of Nursery Stock not meeting the requirements
				of this section is in violation of this section.
C. Nursery Certificate Tags Acquisition and
			 Cost
Successful completion of the Certification Process and payment
				of applicable fees is required prior to any Nursery Certificate Tag issuance
				and/or use. The Department provides two options for obtaining Nursery
				Certificate Tags:
1.
			 Department-printing on a cost-reimbursement basis can be requested by the
			 Nurseryman. Upon request, Nursery Certificate Tags will be printed by the
			 Department and shipped to the Nurseryman. A price list may be obtained from the
			 Department upon request.
2.
			 Self-printing of Nursery Certificate Tags may be approved upon written request
			 to the Department and all costs associated with will be at the expense of the
			 Nursery Grower or Nursery Dealer. Prior to approval of self-printing,
			 Department requirements regarding language and symbol use, and size of tags
			 used must be met.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 12 - PLANT NURSERY REGULATIONS › Section 27-164 - Penalties

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Any person who violates the provisions of these regulations
				shall become subject to a stop sale, use, or distribution order pursuant to
				46-33-100.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 13 - FERTILIZER BOARD OF CONTROL › Section 27-174 - Filler

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1. That any inert
			 filler which bears a color similar to recognized materials furnishing primary,
			 secondary, minor, or trace nutrients is deemed and declared objectionable as a
			 component of any mixed fertilizer, in that its use has the effect of deceiving
			 the purchaser of the fertilizer and is in violation of Section
			 46-25-540, Code
			 of Laws 1976.
2. SCS, SCS 100 clays
			 and yellow ocher are determined to be objectionable within the meaning of the
			 above section. The enumeration of these inert filler materials shall not be
			 considered to be exclusive of such materials that may be determined to be
			 prohibited by the said section.
3.
			 Fertilizer manufacturers may submit samples of any questionable inert filler
			 materials to the Fertilizer Board of Control or its representative for a ruling
			 as to whether its use is objectionable under this regulation.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 13 - FERTILIZER BOARD OF CONTROL › Section 27-175 - Plant Nutrients, Guarantees, Tolerances and Penalties

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A. Nitrogen,
			 phosphorus, potassium. A fertilizer guaranteed to contain one or more of the
			 elements, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium shall be deemed deficient if the
			 analysis of nutrient is below the guarantee by an amount exceeding the values
			 in the following schedule. The schedule is the investigational allowances shown
			 in the Association of American Plant Food Control Officials Uniform State
			 Fertilizer Bill (official 1982) plus three (3) percent of the guarantee. The
			 fertilizer is also deemed deficient if the overall index value of the
			 fertilizer is below 98 percent.
Guarantee percent
Nitrogen percent
Available Phosphoric Acid, percent
Potash percent
4 or less
0.50
0.79
0.53
5
0.66
0.82
0.58
6
0.70
0.85
0.65
7
0.75
0.89
0.74
8
0.79
0.92
0.84
9
0.84
0.95
0.92
10
0.88
0.99
1.00
12
0.97
1.05
1.15
14
1.05
1.12
1.29
16
1.15
1.18
1.42
18
1.24
1.25
1.55
20
1.33
1.32
1.68
22
1.41
1.62
1.81
24
1.50
1.45
1.93
26
1.59
1.51
2.05
28
1.67
1.58
2.17
30
1.76
1.65
2.29
32 or more
1.84
1.72
2.40
A fertilizer shall not be deemed deficient when the overall
				index value equals or exceeds 100 percent and no more than one primary nutrient
				is below the guarantee and if the deficiency does not exceed two units or 10
				percent of the guarantee.
B. Additional Plant Nutrients.
(1) Registration and Guarantees. When
			 mentioned in any form or manner, said additional plant nutrients, besides
			 nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium shall be registered and guaranteed. The
			 sources of the elements guaranteed shall be shown on the application for
			 registration.
(2) Deficiencies in
			 Plant Nutrients Besides Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potash. A deficiency tolerance
			 amounting to 25% of the guarantee shall be allowed for elements not otherwise
			 specified by law or regulation; provided that in no case shall the tolerance
			 exceed 0.50%. ( 1/2 unit). For each deficiency in secondary or micronutrient
			 element, a penalty of $1.00 per ton, plus four times the commercial value of
			 the shortage shall be paid to the ultimate user of the fertilizer.
(3) Boron (B) When Found Excessive. The
			 following penalties will be assessed when the analysis found exceeds the
			 guarantee by more than .1% boron (B).
(a) Up
			 to and including .028% boron __________ $3.00 per ton
(b) Exceeding .028% boron and including .057%
			 boron __________ $5.00 per ton
(c)
			 Exceeding .057% boron __________ $10.00 per ton
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 13 - FERTILIZER BOARD OF CONTROL › Section 27-176 - Bulk Commercial Fertilizers

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1.
			 Warehouses for the storage of bulk commercial fertilizers (dry or liquids) will
			 be listed by each registrant as subsidiaries of his plant operations. The
			 registrants will be responsible for the entire operation, including an
			 adequately built warehouse, proper labeling of bins or tanks and an adequate
			 record-keeping system, all of which will be subject to approval by the Board or
			 its authorized representatives.
2.
			 The drivers of all bulk trucks or transports shall at all times have in their
			 possession an invoice showing the name and county of the consignee, the
			 analysis and tons or fraction thereof of the mixture. Where the transport
			 contains more than one compartment, each compartment, shall be separately
			 labeled as to the contents of same.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 13 - FERTILIZER BOARD OF CONTROL › Section 27-177 - Liquid Commercial Fertilizers, Sampling and Labeling

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. Each liquid commercial fertilizer
			 stationary storage tank shall be equipped with a permanent sampling outlet, or
			 some other outlet for sampling.
2.
			 Each tank will be labeled to show the brand name, guaranteed analysis and name
			 of the registrant.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 13 - FERTILIZER BOARD OF CONTROL › Section 27-178 - Maximum Chlorine in Fertilizers Branded for Tobacco

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
1. The maximum chlorine guarantee permitted
			 in tobacco plant bed fertilizer shall be .50 percent for grades containing less
			 than 12 percent nitrogen (N) and 1.50 percent for grades containing 12 or a
			 greater percent of nitrogen (N).
2.
			 The maximum chlorine guarantee permitted in regular field crop tobacco
			 fertilizer shall be as follows:
Grades with K2 Guarantee
Maximum Cl
12% and below
							 ...........................................
2%
13%-18%
							 .................................................
3%
Above 18%
							 ...............................................
4%
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 13 - FERTILIZER BOARD OF CONTROL › Section 27-180 - Minimum Screening, Calcium Carbonate Equivalent and Landplaster Standards

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All agricultural liming materials shall be classified and
				labeled in terms of fineness and calcium carbonate equivalent with no less than
				the following minimum fineness and minimum calcium carbonate equivalent
				standards. All landplaster offered for sale or distribution shall meet minimum
				labeled guarantees for calcium and sulfur.
A. Standards for Classifications in Terms of
			 Fineness
1. Pulverized Mesh Screen
Minimum Guaranteed to Pass
20
95%
100
75%
2. Standard Ground Mesh Screen
Minimum Guaranteed to Pass
10
90%
50
50%
100
25%
3. Coarse Ground Mesh Screen
Minimum Guaranteed to Pass
10
90%
50
40%
100
25%
B.
			 Standards for classifications in terms of calcium carbonate equivalent of
			 agricultural liming materials.
Material
Calcium Carbonate Equivalent
Burnt lime
Not less than 140%
Hydrated lime
Not less than 110%
Shells
Not less than 85%
Limestone
Not less than 85%
Limestone (75% neutralizing value)
Not less than 75%
Industrial slag
Not less than 50%
C.
			 Minimum nutrient guarantees for Landplaster The minimum labeled guarantees for
			 Landplaster shall be 16% for Calcium and 13% for Sulfur.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 13 - FERTILIZER BOARD OF CONTROL › Section 27-181 - Investigational Allowances or Tolerances and Penalties

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. A penalty shall be assessed when the found
			 analysis indicates a deficiency of five percent (5%) or more of the guarantee
			 for calcium carbonate equivalent. The registrant shall refund to the purchaser
			 a penalty equal to two times the actual cash value of the deficiency based on
			 the delivered retail price. The minimum penalty shall be $1.00 per
			 ton.
B. A penalty of $1.00 per ton
			 shall be assessed for each 5% or portion thereof decrease in the amount passing
			 the 10 mesh screen below the minimum guarantee. A penalty of $0.75 per ton
			 shall be assessed for each 5% or portion thereof decrease in the amount passing
			 the 50 mesh screen below the minimum guarantee. A penalty of $0.50 per ton
			 shall be assessed for each 5% or portion thereof decrease in the amount passing
			 the 100 mesh screen below the minimum guarantee.
C. A penalty shall be assessed when the found
			 analysis indicates a deficiency of ten percent (10%) or more of the guarantee
			 for one or more of the following: Calcium or Magnesium. The registrant shall
			 refund the purchaser a penalty equal to 2 times the relative commercial value
			 of the deficiency.
D. In the case
			 of landplaster, a penalty shall be assessed when the found analysis indicates a
			 deficiency of five percent (5%) plus 0.2 units of the guarantees for sulphur
			 and calcium. The registrant shall refund to the purchaser a penalty equal to
			 two times the actual cash value of the deficiency based on the delivered retail
			 price. The minimum penalty shall be $1.00 per ton.
E. The term "unit" as described in
			 Section46-25-20 shall
			 include any and every substance or mixtures of agricultural liming materials
			 and landplaster.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 13 - FERTILIZER BOARD OF CONTROL › Section 27-183 - Registration Revoked When Plant Nutrient Deficiencies Are Excessive

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
When the number of fertilizer samples taken from fertilizer
				sold by a registrant or a particular plant operated by a registrant is found to
				be deficient by more than 20 percent of the total samples taken during a fiscal
				year, the registrant will be considered for probation. If unusual circumstances
				contribute to the high incidences of deficiencies, probation may be deferred
				and a warning will be given. In the year following probation, the registrant
				will notify the Department of Fertilizer Inspection and Analysis when the plant
				will be in operation to give inspectors an opportunity to samples no less than
				30 lots. If the ownership of a plant where 20 percent or more of the samples
				has been found to be deficient has been transferred, the plant is still
				considered to be under probation.
In this trial year, if more than 20 percent of samples taken
				are found to be deficient beyond the investigational allowance, the registrant
				will be given a hearing. If the registrant cannot show cause as to why
				registration should not be revoked or refused, the registrant or plant will not
				be granted registration or license.
A registrant who has had registration revoked for conditions
				described in this rule may apply for reinstatement of registration after a
				period of not less than 90 days by presenting in writing to the Board
				documentive evidence of corrective action which will reduce the number of
				deficiencies.
Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section
				  46-25-250
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 13 - FERTILIZER BOARD OF CONTROL › Section 27-184 - Sampling

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Sampling equipment and procedures shall be those adopted by the
				Association of Official Analytical Chemists wherever applicable. Minor
				departure from those procedures may be authorized by the Board or its duly
				authorized agent.
Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section
				  46-25-710
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 13 - FERTILIZER BOARD OF CONTROL › Section 27-185 - Analysis

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Methods of analysis shall generally be those adopted by the
				Association of Official Analytical Chemists. In cases not covered by such
				methods, or in cases where methods are not available in which improved
				applicability has been demonstrated, the Board or its duly authorized agent may
				adopt such appropriate methods.
Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section
				  46-25-710
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 14 - SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 27-196 - Vegetatively Propagated Turf-grass Certification Standards

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
I. Application of General Certification
			 Standards
A. The General Certification
			 Standards, Clemson University Regulation
			 27-190,
			 are basic and applicable and together with the following specific standards,
			 constitute the standards for certification of vegetatively propagated
			 turfgrasses.
B. The following
			 specific standards constitute the standards for certification of vegetatively
			 propagated warm season turf-grasses including bermuda, centipede, zoysia, St.
			 Augustine and seashore paspalum.
C.
			 The General Standards are modified as follows:
1. Foundation Turf-shall be the vegetative
			 increase of Breeder or Foundation turf.
2. *Registered Turf-shall be the vegetative
			 increase of Foundation turf.
3.
			 Certified Turf-shall be the vegetative increase of Foundation or Registered
			 turf.
4. Life of Stand: The life of
			 the stand will continue for all classes of vegetatively propagated turf grasses
			 as long as the varietal and mechanical purity for the class is maintained,
			 unless life of stand is more narrowly defined by the originator or sponsoring
			 agency.
*A grower of Registered turf may increase his acreage of
				Registered turf from his own production provided the increase is adjacent and
				planted on land under the control of the grower. The size of such increase is
				not to exceed a total of ten (10) additional acres. The grower can increase
				acreage by the equivalent number of original acres up to ten acres.
OR
Grower Application - Grower will submit application for
				certified turfgrass by published dates on the application. Applications can be
				obtained from the seed certification department or online. Payment will be
				submitted with the application prior to processing by the department. A late
				fee will apply after the application deadline. A map designating field
				identification must be submitted with each application. Fields will not be
				inspected without proper signage and maps. Those fields are subject to a
				reinpsection fee.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 14 - SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 27-198 - Okra Certification Standards

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I. Application of General Certification
			 Standards
The General Certification Standards, Clemson University
				Regulation Regulation
				27-190,
				are basic and applicable.
II. Land Requirements
Okra shall not be eligible for certification if planted on land
				where okra was grown the previous year unless the preceding crop was planted
				with certified seed of the same variety of an equal or higher seed
				class.
III. Field
			 Inspection
A field inspection shall be made at such time the
				characteristics of the variety being inspected can best be distinguished from
				those of another variety.
IV. Field Standards
A. General
1. Unit of Certification
A field shall be the unit of certification.
2. Isolation
To be eligible for certification a seed field must be isolated
				from fields of any other variety or fields of the same variety that do not meet
				the varietal purity requirements for certification as follows:
Class
Feet
Foundation
1,320
Registered
1,320
Certified
825
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 14 - SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 27-1000 - Peanut Seed Certification Standards

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
I. Application of General Certification
			 Standards
The General Certification Standards, Clemson University
				Regulation
				27-190,
				are basic and applicable and together with the following specific standards
				constitute the standards for certification of peanut seed.
II. Land Requirements.
A crop of peanuts will not be eligible for certification if
				planted on land which grew peanuts either of the previous two years unless the
				preceding peanut crop was grown from certified seed of the same variety.
III. Field Inspection.
A field inspection shall be made before harvest.
IV. Field Standards.
A.
1. Unit
			 of Certification.
The unit of certification shall be a field or a portion of a
				field.
2. Isolation
An isolation of a minimum of ten feet is required for all
				classes of certified seed from other varieties or from peanuts grown from
				uncertified seed of the same variety shall be required.
3. Certified (all classes) seed production
			 fields may be rejected if weeds and grasses prevent variety determination and
			 purity by the inspector.
South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 14 - SEED CERTIFICATION STANDARDS › Section 27-1001 - Sweet Potato Certification Standards

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
I. Application of General Certification
			 Standards
The General Certification Standards, Clemson University
				Regulation Regulation
				27-190,
				are basic and applicable.
II. Land Requirements
A. Sweet potato stock eligible for
			 certification must be produced:
1. On land
			 which did not produce sweet potatoes during the past three years.
2. On land that did not receive manure or
			 sweet potato residue during the past three years.
3. On land not subject to drainage water from
			 fields that are now growing or have grown sweet potatoes during the last three
			 years.