It is a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or imprisonment, in the discretion of the court, for a person selling seeds or plants in this State to use evidence of certification, such as a blue tag or the word 'certified', or both, on a package of seeds or plants unless the seeds or plants are inspected and certified as provided for in this article or by a similar legally constituted agency of another state or foreign country. The duty of enforcing the provisions of this article is vested in the Commissioner of Agriculture. HISTORY: 1945 (44) 84; 1952 Code Section 3-445; 1962 Code Section 3-445; 1976 Code Section 46-21-650; 2010 Act No. 238, Section 6, eff. upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 8, 2010).
South Carolina Legal Code