South Carolina § 58-13-730 - Railroads and others transporting passengers shall not transport unmarked explosive compound.
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§ 58-13-730. Railroads and others transporting passengers shall not transport unmarked explosive compound.
No railroad corporation or other person engaged in the transportation of passengers within this State shall knowingly transport within the territorial limits of this State or transport into such limits, for sale, storage or use therein, any explosive compound in quantities exceeding the amounts fixed by the rules hereinafter referred to in any vehicle containing passengers, or in any vehicle attached to any railroad train or vehicle conveying passengers nor in any case, unless such explosive compound be plainly and legibly marked with the name of such compound and the words "Explosive - Dangerous." The Public Service Commission, from time to time, shall make such rules fixing the maximum amounts of various explosive compounds which may be so carried in any public vehicle, in a railroad train containing passengers or in a vehicle attached to such train. Such rules shall also define the method of packing such compounds to ensure the greatest safety and shall prescribe how they shall be carried as freight on railroads and steamboats and by common carriers generally.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 58-613; 1952 Code SECTION 58-613; 1942 Code SECTION 8388; 1932 Code SECTION 8388; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 4936; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3241; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2150; G. S. 1504; R. S. 1703; 1882 (17) 826; 1935 (39) 25.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 58-13-730 ("Railroads and others transporting passengers shall not transport unmarked explosive compound.") 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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