S.C. Code Regs. § § 27-135
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 11, November 22, 2024
Section 27-135 - Designation of Plant Pests1. The Commission hereby delegates to the Director the authority to determine and implement appropriate measures to eradicate, control, or slow the spread of plant pests in South Carolina. This authority extends to a decision that a plant pest has become so widespread that the initiation or continuation of control measures would be ineffective.2. An advisory committee made up of at least 5 members will meet at least annually to review and make recommendations on the official listing of plant pests in SC. The committee members will be: the State Plant Regulatory Official for South Carolina (or designee), the USDA State Plant Health Director for South Carolina (or designee), a Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service Representative, and at least 2 at large representatives from other stakeholder agencies, such as the SC Department of Natural Resources, the SC Forestry Commission, or the SC Department of Agriculture. At large members shall be nominated and voted on by the advisory committee at its annual meeting. Additional at large members may be nominated and voted in at the annual advisory committee meeting. At large members from stakeholder agencies shall each serve a three-year term.3. The official listing of plant pests in SC shall be maintained and made publicly available on Clemson's website located at: www.clemson.edu/invasives.Added by State Register Volume 20, Issue No. 6, Part 1, eff June 28, 1996. Amended by State Register Volume 24, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 2000; State Register Volume 27, Issue No. 6, Part 1, eff June 27, 2003; State Register Volume 29, Issue No. 6, eff June 24, 2005; State Register Volume 39, Issue No. 06, eff. 6/26/2015.