South Carolina · statute · S.C. Code tit. 39, ch. 39 · 12 active provisions
As used in this chapter: (1) "Ambient temperature" means the atmospheric temperature surrounding or encircling shell eggs. (2) "Candle" means to determine the interior quality of eggs based on the use of a candling light as defined in the federal standards. (3) "Consumer" means a person using eggs for food and includes…
All wholesalers, distributors, commission merchants, brokers, and dealers who desire to sell or offer eggs for sale in this State shall first file for a license with the Commissioner of Agriculture, upon forms furnished by the commissioner, stating the name of the firm or person desiring to offer eggs for sale either b…
(A) A person may not engage in business as a wholesaler or as a distributor without first obtaining a license from the commissioner. A license issued pursuant to this article must not be suspended or revoked except for health and sanitation reasons or for violations of this article and until the affected licensee is pr…
Wholesalers, distributors, and retailers shall maintain records and invoices of their egg purchases for a period of at least ninety days. These records and invoices must show the person or firm to whom the sale was made, the address of the person or firm, and the kind and quantity of eggs involved in the sale, except t…
The South Carolina standards, grades, and weight classes for shell eggs are the same as the United States standards, grades, and weight classes for shell eggs and their supplements and revisions as published by the United States Department of Agriculture, except as modified or rejected by regulations promulgated by the…
(A) Shell egg producers shall refrigerate eggs upon gathering the eggs. Eggs must be graded and packed within a reasonable period of time from gathering. (B) After washing, processing, and packaging, eggs must be transported, stored, and displayed at ambient temperatures not to exceed forty-five degrees Fahrenheit unti…
(A) In order to protect the producer, the distributor, and the consumer, all eggs sold in this State must be labeled so as to designate their quality, size, and weight class. (B) The department shall establish standards for the grading, classification, and marking of shell eggs bought and sold by a person in this State…
(A) All eggs offered for sale at retail in open cases, boxes, or other containers from which eggs are sold in bulk to consumers must be classified properly in accordance with this subsection. A heavy cardboard or placard, not less than eight by eleven inches, must be displayed conspicuously at all times on or over each…
It is unlawful to: (1) offer eggs for sale at retail in open cases, boxes, or other containers from which eggs are sold in bulk to consumers and fail to display conspicuously on the case, box, or other container a plainly written designation showing the correct grade and weight class to which the eggs conform. The desi…
The Commissioner of Agriculture is charged with the enforcement of this chapter and is authorized to promulgate regulations necessary to carry out its provisions and purposes.
The following are exempt from this chapter: (1) persons who buy or sell eggs to be used exclusively for hatching purposes; (2) shipments of eggs in interstate commerce; (3) persons who sell eggs at a roadside stand near the farm on which the eggs were produced.
(A) A civil action may be brought by the Commissioner of Agriculture in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover a civil penalty of not less than: (1) one hundred nor more than two hundred dollars for a first violation; (2) two hundred fifty nor more than five hundred dollars for a second violation within two years…