# S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-70: SECTION 46-10-70. Inspections

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-70

## Section

- **Citation:** S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-70
- **Heading:** SECTION 46-10-70. Inspections
- **Jurisdiction:** South Carolina
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SC Code / Title 46 / Chapter 10 / Section 46-10-70

## Text

To effectuate the purposes of this chapter, the commission may with a warrant or the consent of the owner make reasonable inspection of any premises in this State and any property therein or thereon and may without a warrant stop and inspect, in a reasonable manner, any means of conveyance moving within this State upon probable cause to believe it contains or carries any pest, host or other article subject to this chapter and may make any other reasonable inspection of any premises or means of conveyance for which, under the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this State, no warrant is required. The courts of this State shall have authority to issue warrants for such inspections upon a showing by the commission that there is probable cause to believe that there exists in or on the property to be inspected a pest, host or other article subject to this chapter.

## Nearby sections

- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-10 SECTION 46-10-10. Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-10.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-20 SECTION 46-10-20. Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-20.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-30 SECTION 46-10-30. Administration of chapter; rules and regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-30.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-40 SECTION 46-10-40. Powers of commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-40.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-50 SECTION 46-10-50. Quarantines; hearings and notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-50.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-60 SECTION 46-10-60. Additional powers of commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-60.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-70 SECTION 46-10-70. Inspections.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-70.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-80 SECTION 46-10-80. Cooperation with federal and adjacent state agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-80.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-85 SECTION 46-10-85. Certification of cotton growers' organization; eligibility requirements; certifying resolution; revocation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-85.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-90 SECTION 46-10-90. Treatment or destruction of cotton.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-90.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-100 SECTION 46-10-100. Penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-100.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-110 SECTION 46-10-110. Caution in use of pesticides or in eradication methods.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-110.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-120 SECTION 46-10-120. Cotton producer referendum.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-120.md)
- [S.C. Code Ann. § 46-10-130 SECTION 46-10-130. Assessments and penalties against cotton growers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SC_T46_C10_S46-10-130.md)

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