South Carolina § 48-9-550 - Determination against establishment; filing of subsequent petition.
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§ 48-9-550. Determination against establishment; filing of subsequent petition.
If the department shall determine after such hearing, after due consideration of the facts presented at such hearing and such other relevant facts and information as may be available, that there is no need for a soil and water conservation district to function in the territory considered at the hearing, it shall make and record such determination and shall deny the petition. After six months shall have expired from the date of the denial of any such petition, subsequent petitions covering the same or substantially the same territory may be filed as provided in Section 48-9-510 and new hearings held and determinations made thereon.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 63-85; 1952 Code SECTION 63-85; 1942 Code SECTION 5806-105; 1937 (40) 242; 1965 (54) 106; 1970 (56) 2331; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1188.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 48-9-550 ("Determination against establishment; filing of subsequent petition.") 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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