South Carolina § 46-3-175 - Agribusiness license; fees; bonding requirements.
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§ 46-3-175. Agribusiness license; fees; bonding requirements.
In lieu of licenses or permits or renewals of them required by Sections 39-11-30 for public weighmasters or deputy weighmasters, 46-21-40 for seed dealers, 46-41-50 for dealers in agricultural products, any qualified person of whom such a license or permit is required may obtain an agribusiness license which qualifies him to engage in any of the businesses listed above. The agribusiness license must be issued by the Department of Agriculture upon the payment annually of a fee of seventy-six dollars and shall expire on June thirtieth of each year. Posting of a bond in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars with the Commissioner of Agriculture by the agribusiness licensee as principal by a corporate surety company authorized to do business in this State assuring the same compliance provisions as Sections 39-11-70 for weighmasters, and 46-41-60 for dealers in agricultural products shall satisfy the bonding and evidence of financial responsibility requirements of those code sections.
HISTORY: 1987 Act No. 141 SECTION 1, eff June 8, 1987.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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