Terms Used In South Carolina Code 47-22-70

  • Director: means the Director, Division of Livestock-Poultry Heath Programs, Clemson University. See South Carolina Code 47-22-20
  • Division: means the Division of Livestock-Poultry Health Programs at Clemson University and its agents, employees, and officials. See South Carolina Code 47-22-20
  • Raw material: means livestock or poultry carcasses and inedible parts thereof, fats, oils, and other inedible animal byproducts, and used fats and oils collected from restaurants. See South Carolina Code 47-22-20
  • Rendering operation: means the processing of all or part of the inedible portions of livestock or poultry carcasses and other raw material, and includes the collection and transportation of raw material for the purpose of processing. See South Carolina Code 47-22-20
  • Rendering plant: means a building or buildings in which raw material is processed, and includes the premises upon which buildings used in connection with processing are located. See South Carolina Code 47-22-20
  • Transfer center: means a facility where raw materials are collected for loading into approved vehicles for delivery to a rendering plant. See South Carolina Code 47-22-20
Every transfer center, rendering plant, rendering operation and vehicle used to transport raw material is subject to inspection by the division inspectors during normal operating hours and at such other times as the director may deem necessary for the enforcement of this chapter. Each rendering plant must keep and furnish the director information required by law concerning the collection, transportation, processing, distribution, disposition, and disposal of raw material.