2013 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry
CHAPTER 21 - FARM ANIMAL, CROP OPERATION, AND RESEARCH FACILITIES PROTECTION ACT
SECTION 47-21-230. Unlawful entry or presence with notice to not enter or leave.
(A) Without the effective consent of the owner, it is unlawful for a person to enter or remain in a crop operation with the intent to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the crop operation, and the person:
(1) had notice that the entry was forbidden; or
(2) received notice to depart but failed to do so.
(B) For purposes of this section, "notice" means:
(1) oral or written communication by the owner or someone with apparent authority to act for the owner;
(2) fencing or other enclosure obviously designed to exclude intruders or to contain a crop; or
(3) a sign or signs posted on the property or at the entrance to the building, reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, indicating that entry is forbidden.
HISTORY: 2012 Act No. 220, Section 1, eff June 7, 2012.
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