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S.C. Code Ann. § 39-26-70

Authorized seizure of covered produce

Known as the South Carolina Produce Safety Act

The act spans §§ 39–39 (17 sections).

2017 Act No. 92 (H.4003), SECTION 1, eff May 19, 2017.

For the repeal of this section, see Sections 39-26-140 and 39-26-160.

If the Commissioner, or any authorized agent of the Commissioner, believes any covered produce on a covered farm that is being grown, kept, or exposed for sale or held in possession or under the control of any person to be in violation of any provision of 21 C.F.R. Part 112, this chapter, or regulations of the department promulgated pursuant to Section 39-26-50, the Commissioner, or any authorized agent of the Commissioner, is authorized to seize or take possession of the covered produce.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.