South Carolina § 10-9-220 - Purchasing or receiving from unlicensed person.
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§ 10-9-220. Purchasing or receiving from unlicensed person.
It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase or receive any phosphate rock or phosphatic deposit dug, mined, or removed from the navigable streams, waters, or marshes of the State from any person not duly authorized by act of the General Assembly of this State or license of the department to dig, mine, or remove such phosphate rock or phosphatic deposit.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 1-377; 1952 Code SECTION 1-377; 1942 Code SECTION 2226; 1932 Code SECTION 2226; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 163; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 156; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 149; G. S. 66; R. S. 105, 1877 (15) 305; 2014 Act No. 121 (S.22), Pt V, SECTION 7.M, eff July 1, 2015.
Effect of Amendment
2014 Act No. 121, SECTION 7.M, substituted "department" for "board" and made other nonsubstantive changes.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-9-220 ("Purchasing or receiving from unlicensed person.") 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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