S.C. Code § 61-6-10
Citation
This chapter is known and may be cited as "The Alcoholic Beverage Control Act" (ABC Act).
South Carolina Code Title 61, Chapter 6 — Alcoholic Beverage Control Act
South Carolina · statute · S.C. Code tit. 61, ch. 6 · 169 active provisions
S.C. Code § 61-6-20
Definitions
As used in the ABC Act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1)(a) "Alcoholic liquors" or "alcoholic beverages" means any spirituous malt, vinous, fermented, brewed (whether lager or rice beer), or other liquors or a compound or mixture of them, including, but not limited to, a powdered or crystalline alcoho…
S.C. Code § 61-6-30
Excluded products; violations
No provision in the ABC Act applies to alcohol intended for use in the manufacture and sale of any of the following when they are unfit for beverage purposes: (1) Denatured alcohol produced and used pursuant to acts of Congress and regulations promulgated thereunder; (2) Patent, proprietary, medicinal, pharmaceutical,…
S.C. Code § 61-6-40
Relationship with other laws
The ABC Act is declared to be complementary to and not in conflict with the laws providing for the lawful sale of beers, wines, and other vinous, fermented, or malt liquors.
S.C. Code § 61-6-50
Wilful violation of rule or regulation
The wilful violation of any rule or regulation made under the provisions of the ABC Act constitutes a violation of the act. The determination of what action constitutes a wilful violation shall be made pursuant to the terms within the provisions of the ABC Act and no regulation shall be promulgated or enforced that exc…
S.C. Code § 61-6-60
Administration and enforcement personnel
The division may employ inspectors or agents necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the provisions of the ABC Act. The salaries of these inspectors or agents must be fixed by the division. The Governor shall commission as state constables inspectors or agents as are certified by the division in orde…
S.C. Code § 61-6-70
Personnel
The department and the division may, in their discretion, employ clerical, stenographic, and other personnel, including chemists, necessary to administer the ABC Act, and may prescribe their duties and fix their compensation. The department or the division may require any employee to furnish bond conditioned upon the f…
S.C. Code § 61-6-80
Annual reports
The department and the division must file annually with the Governor and the General Assembly their annual reports as of June thirtieth of each year, and must report to the Governor on their affairs generally or on special matters as often as he requires.
S.C. Code § 61-6-100
Authority to issue, suspend, and revoke licenses
Except as otherwise provided, the department has sole and exclusive power to suspend and revoke all licenses provided for in the ABC Act. The department may issue, subject to revocation, the following licenses under this article: (1) manufacturers' licenses which authorize the licensees to manufacture alcoholic liquors…
S.C. Code § 61-6-110
Qualifications for license
Unless the department in its discretion otherwise orders, no person is eligible for a license under this article or Article 7 of this chapter if he or the person who will have actual control and management of the business proposed to be operated: (1) is less than twenty-one years of age; (2) is not a legal resident of…
S.C. Code § 61-6-120
Proximity to church, school, or playground; exception
(A) The department shall not grant or issue any license provided for in this article, Article 5, or Article 7 of this chapter, if the place of business is within three hundred feet of any church, school, or playground situated within a municipality or within five hundred feet of any church, school, or playground situat…
S.C. Code § 61-6-130
Licensees per household
No license may be issued to more than one member of a household in this State.
S.C. Code § 61-6-141
Maximum alcohol retail dealer licenses to one licensee
To protect the health, safety, and morals of the residents of this State, the issuance of retail dealer licenses must be governed pursuant to the following requirements to promote adequate law enforcement, regulatory measures, health care costs, and associated impacts on the health, safety, and welfare of the state's r…
S.C. Code § 61-6-151
Prohibitions on licensee's interests in retail liquor stores
To protect the health, safety, and morals of the residents of this State, no person, directly or indirectly, individually or as a member of a partnership or an association, as a member or stockholder of a corporation, or as a relative to a person by blood or marriage within the second degree, may have any interest what…
S.C. Code § 61-6-160
Unincorporated towns and communities
The department may, in its discretion, after investigation by the division, license retail dealers in unincorporated towns and communities when it would be to the interest of the unincorporated town or community to have a licensed retail dealer therein. However, the department may not license a retail dealer in any loc…
S.C. Code § 61-6-170
Retail dealer licenses per community
The department may, in its discretion, limit the further issuance of retail dealer licenses in a political subdivision if it determines that the citizens who desire to purchase alcoholic liquors therein are more than adequately served because of (1) the number of existing retail stores, (2) the location of the stores w…
S.C. Code § 61-6-180
Notice of application
(A) A person who intends to apply for a license under this article or Article 7 of this chapter must advertise at least once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper circulated nearest to the proposed location of the business and most likely to give notice to interested citizens of the county, city, and commun…
S.C. Code § 61-6-185
Protest of issuance or renewal of license; attendance at hearing; court costs and other penalties
(A) A person residing in the county in which a retail liquor license is requested to be granted, or a person residing within five miles of the location for which a retail liquor license is requested, may protest the issuance or renewal of the license if he files a written protest providing: (1) the name, address, and t…
S.C. Code § 61-6-190
License tax
The department must not issue any license until the applicant has paid the license tax required by Chapter 33 of Title 12.
S.C. Code § 61-6-195
Retail dealer must certify purchases from wholesaler
The department must not issue or renew a retail dealer's license until the applicant has certified that the applicant has not purchased and will not purchase alcoholic liquors from another person who does not hold a wholesaler's license.
S.C. Code § 61-6-500
Consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages in publicly-owned auditoriums, coliseums, or armories
(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorities in charge of a publicly-owned auditorium, coliseum, or armory may allow the possession and consumption of beer, wine, and alcoholic liquors on their premises. (B) It is unlawful for a person to possess or consume beer, wine, or alcoholic liquors on the pre…
S.C. Code § 61-6-505
Temporary retail liquor license upon purchase or acquisition of retail business
(A) A person who purchases or acquires by lease, inheritance, divorce decree, eviction, or otherwise a retail business which sells alcoholic beverages from a holder of a retail liquor license at the business, upon initiating the application process for a permanent retail liquor license, may be issued a temporary retail…
S.C. Code § 61-6-700
Food service establishments
An establishment which offers meals to the public must be licensed by the department to purchase and possess liqueurs, wines, and similar alcoholic beverages used only in the cooking and preparing of foods served by the establishment. Application for the license must be in a form and under conditions prescribed by the…
S.C. Code § 61-6-710
Special food manufacturer's license
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a person who manufactures in this State food items such as sauces and marinades in which there is an alcoholic beverage ingredient and who does so under an agreement with the alcoholic beverage manufacturer must apply for a special food manufacturer's license from the…
S.C. Code § 61-6-720
Licensing of bakeries using alcoholic beverages as ingredients; fee; restrictions
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a person who operates in this State a bakery for the preparation of food items, in which food items alcoholic beverages are used as ingredients, and which food items are manufactured for and sold at wholesale, must apply for a special bakery food manufacturer's license…
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