Without the effective consent of the owner, it is unlawful for a person to acquire or otherwise exercise control over a crop operation, a crop from a crop operation, or other property from a crop operation with the intent to deprive the owner of the operation, crop, or property, and to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the crop operation.
S.C. Code Ann. § 47-21-200
Unlawful acquisition or exercise of control
Known as the Farm Animal, Crop Operation, and Research Facilities Protection Act
The act spans §§ 47-21-10 to 47-21-90 (16 sections).
2012 Act No. 220, SECTION 1, eff June 7, 2012.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.