2017 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 50 - Fish, Game and Watercraft
CHAPTER 18 - AQUACULTURE
Section 50-18-265. Invoices, receipts, and bills of lading; inspections; documentation and record retention; penalties.
(A) Except as provided in this section, when an aquacultured product is exchanged for a commercial purpose between persons, an invoice or receipt is required showing the date, producer, origin, destination, permit, registration, and license numbers as appropriate, species name, product, and quantity exchanged.
(B) When an aquacultured product is offered for sale, a corresponding invoice for that product must be available for inspection and maintained at the place of business where the product is offered for sale.
(C) When an aquacultured product is shipped, a bill of lading is required showing the date, producer, origin, shipper, destination, permit, registration, and license numbers as appropriate, species name, product, and quantity shipped. Shippers must have the bills of lading in their possession while transporting any product. In accepting a shipment of aquacultured product, a shipper agrees to inspection by the department.
(D) Persons involved in aquaculture commerce must maintain all invoices, receipts, and bills of lading required under this section for three years.
(E) A person permitted, registered, or licensed under this chapter must keep accurate records and may be required to provide accurate information and reports to the department.
(F) The documentation, recordkeeping, and reporting provisions of this section are not obligations on the consumer.
(G) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the person must be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each violation, and the department must suspend the permit, registration, or license under which the report or recordkeeping is required until accurate and complete reports are submitted to the department. Each delinquent or inaccurate report must be handled as a separate offense.
HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 60, Section 1.
