South Carolina § 61-4-120 - Sunday sales; exception.
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§ 61-4-120. Sunday sales; exception.
(A) It is unlawful for a person to sell or offer for sale wine or beer in this State between the hours of twelve o'clock Saturday night and sunrise Monday morning. However, an establishment licensed pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 6 is authorized to sell these products during those hours in which the sale of alcoholic liquors by the drink is lawful. A person who violates the provisions of this section is considered guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than thirty days. The right of a person to sell wine and beer in this State under a license issued by the State must be forfeited and the license revoked upon his conviction of violating the provisions of this section.
(B) Notwithstanding subsection (A) and other provisions of law, wine may be sold on Sunday if the wine is produced using grapes grown in this State, the grapes are harvested, processed, fermented, bottled, and sold at the same contiguous location, the seller meets all applicable licensing and taxing requirements, and the local governing body of the county or municipality where the sale occurs adopts an ordinance permitting wine sales on Sunday under these limited circumstances.
HISTORY: 1996 Act No. 415, SECTION 1; 2003 Act No. 70, SECTION 4; 2005 Act No. 139, SECTION 5; 2008 Act No. 243, SECTION 1, eff May 27, 2008.
Effect of Amendment
The 2008 amendment designated subsection (A) and added subsection (B) relating to Sunday sales of wine produced using grapes grown in the State.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 61-4-120 ("Sunday sales; exception.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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