The county boards shall assist in the efficient performance of the requirements of this chapter and the general conduct of the forestry program in the county. They shall review, revise and adopt the annual forest fire protection plan and the county ranger, fire wardens, towermen and all other county forest fire protection officers shall be employed, retained or dismissed only with the consent of the county forestry board. The county ranger, fire wardens and towermen and all other county officers of the county board shall be residents of the county in which they are so employed.
S.C. Code Ann. § 48-33-60
Duties and powers of county forestry boards; employees
Known as the South Carolina Forest Fire Protection Act
The act spans §§ 48–48 (9 sections).
1962 Code SECTION 29-56; 1952 Code SECTION 29-56; 1945 (44) 138.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.