Acquisition of real estate for timber production and other purposes

S.C. Code Ann. § 48-23-120, under Title 48, Chapter 23.

S.C. Code Ann. § 48-23-120

The State Commission of Forestry may acquire, by purchase, gift, or otherwise, timberlands and agricultural lands, and use such lands for timber production, demonstration in forestry practice, erosion and flood prevention, game sanctuaries, public shooting grounds, public hunting, and places of general recreation. The State Commission of Forestry must not acquire land by purchase at a price exceeding its fair market value.