§ 39-25-10 Short title
§ 39-25-20 Definitions
§ 39-25-30 Prohibited acts
§ 39-25-35 Exception to prohibited acts
§ 39-25-40 Injunctions
§ 39-25-50 Penalties; exceptions and liabilities
§ 39-25-60 Embargo and condemnation of adulterated, misbranded article, poisonous perishable foods
§ 39-25-70 Duty of solicitors and Attorney General; notice of criminal proceedings
§ 39-25-80 Minor violations of chapter
§ 39-25-90 Definitions and standards adopted under Federal act
§ 39-25-100 Food deemed adulterated
§ 39-25-110 Food deemed misbranded
§ 39-25-115 Finding of contamination; temporary regulation; access to factories for inspection
§ 39-25-120 Promulgation of regulations containing labeling requirement exemptions; effect of Federal regulations
§ 39-25-130 Unsafe additives; authority of Commissioner to prescribe tolerances
§ 39-25-140 Cosmetic deemed adulterated
§ 39-25-150 Cosmetic deemed misbranded
§ 39-25-160 Labeling and packaging of consumer commodities
§ 39-25-170 Advertisement deemed false
§ 39-25-180 Promulgation of regulations; hearings; adoption of Federal regulations
§ 39-25-190 Authority to enter and inspect premises and copy records; reports; analysis of samples
§ 39-25-200 Publication of judgments and orders and other information
§ 39-25-210 Inspection; registration requirements; exceptions; annual renewal; civil and criminal penalties

Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 39 > Chapter 25 - Adulterated or Misbranded Food and Cosmetics

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • bank: as used in this title must be construed to include all institutions doing any kind of banking business whose deposits are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, excluding a savings bank, and "building and loan association" as used in this title must be construed to include a mutual or stock savings association, savings and loan association, or savings bank and all other institutions doing any kind of building and loan business whose deposits are eligible for insurance by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. See South Carolina Code 34-1-10
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Member: means each incorporator of a cooperative and each person admitted to and retaining membership therein and shall include a husband and wife admitted to joint membership. See South Carolina Code 33-49-20
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) Source: OCC
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Usury: Charging an illegally high interest rate on a loan. Source: OCC