S.C. Code § 39-25-50
Penalties; exceptions and liabilities
South Carolina · South Carolina Code Title 39, Chapter 25 — Adulterated or Misbranded Food and Cosmetics · Status: effective
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(a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of Section 39-25-30 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall on conviction thereof be subject to imprisonment for not more than six months or a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both such imprisonment and fine at the discretion of the court; for a second or subsequent violation such person shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than two years, or a fine of not more than five thousand dollars, or both such imprisonment and fine at the discretion of the court.
(b) No person shall be subject to the penalties of subsection (a) of this section, for having violated Section 39-25-30(a) or (c) if he establishes a guaranty or undertaking signed by, and containing the name and address of, the person residing in the State of South Carolina from whom he received in good faith the article, to the effect that such article is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of this chapter, designating this chapter.
(c) No publisher, radio-broadcast licensee, or agency or medium for the dissemination of an advertisement, except the manufacturer, packer, distributor, or seller of the article to which a false advertisement relates, shall be liable under this section for the dissemination of such false advertisement, unless he has refused, on the request of the Commissioner to furnish the Commissioner the name and post-office address of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, seller, or advertising agency, residing in the State of South Carolina who caused him to disseminate such advertisement.