Title 39, Trade and Commerce

Nothing in this chapter impairs, derogates, or otherwise, affects the authority or powers of the administrator under state securities law or the application of this chapter to a person or transaction subject to state securities law.

This chapter may be construed and implemented to effectuate its general purpose to protect investors, to prevent and prosecute illegal and fraudulent schemes involving commodity contracts, and to maximize coordination with federal and other states' laws and the administration and…

As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Regroovable tire" means a tire, either original tread or retread, designed and constructed with sufficient tread material to permit renewal of the tread pattern or the generation of a new tread pattern in a manner which conforms to this cha…

For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Services. (2) "Manifest" means a record that contains all information required by the department including, but not limited to, an accurate measurement of the number of tires being transporte…

(A) A waste tire hauler transporting waste tires for handling, altering, storage, recycling, or disposal must complete a manifest and submit it to the department as provided in subsection (B)(2) of this section. The manifest must also be readily accessible in the transporting veh…

(A) A waste tire generator or a waste tire facility that transfers or receives waste tires from a waste hauler that was transported with a manifest pursuant to this article shall maintain copies of the manifest or manifest information in a format required by the department, and a…

(A) The department shall develop and implement a system for auditing manifests submitted to the department pursuant to this article, for the purpose of enforcing this article. The department shall continuously conduct random sampling and matching of manifests submitted by any per…

(A) A waste tire hauler must affix to its hauling vehicle a decal displaying the waste tire hauler's registration or identification number and the decal's expiration date. The decal must be conspicuously displayed on the rear of the vehicle. The decal shall be designed and issued…

The department and the Department of Revenue shall work collaboratively to share data regarding fee collection, waste tire hauling, and disposal practices to ensure compliance with waste tire hauling requirements.

(A) Except as permitted in subsection (B) of this section, a person shall not sell, offer for sale, or introduce or deliver for introduction into commerce regrooved tires produced by removing rubber from the surface of a worn tire tread to generate a new tread pattern. A person w…

It is unlawful for a person to install an unsafe used tire onto a passenger car or light truck in this State.

(A) For the purposes of this article, "unsafe" means an inspection of the exterior or inner lining of the tire reveals: (1) tread depth is worn to two thirty-seconds of an inch or less on any area of the tire; (2) damage exposing the reinforcing plies of the tire, including cuts,…

The provisions of this article do not apply to: (1) a business selling used tires for retreading; (2) a business or individual buying and selling motor vehicles or its parts, when the tires were mounted on the motor vehicle at the time the motor vehicle was bought, unless they ar…

The provisions contained in this article do not limit the liability pursuant to Chapter 73, Title 15 for businesses that sell used tires in violation of this chapter.

Nothing in this article may be construed to create a private cause of action for negligence per se nor may it be construed to impair, limit, or affect common law rights or other statutory theories.

A tire designed and constructed for regrooving shall be labeled on one sidewall with the word "REGROOVABLE".

This chapter does not apply to regrooved or regroovable tires intended solely for export outside the United States, which tires must be labeled or tagged for export; nor does it apply to tires intended solely for agricultural use or for off the road industrial use.

Any person who knowingly sells, offers for sale, or delivers for introduction into this State regrooved tires not in conformity with this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than five thousand dolla…

As used in this chapter: (1) "Audiovisual works" means works that consist of a series of related images which are intrinsically intended to be shown by the use of machines or devices such as projectors, viewers, or electronic equipment, together with accompanying sounds, if any, …

(A) A person who owns or operates a website or online service dealing in substantial part in the electronic dissemination of third-party commercial recordings or audiovisual works, directly or indirectly, and who electronically disseminates the works to consumers in this State sh…

(A) An owner, assignee, authorized agent, or exclusive licensee of a commercial recording or audiovisual work electronically disseminated by a website or online service in violation of this chapter may bring a private cause of action to obtain a declaratory judgment that an act o…

This chapter is supplemental to those provisions of state and federal criminal and civil law which impose prohibitions or provide penalties, sanctions, or remedies against the same conduct prohibited by this chapter. This chapter does not: (1) bar any cause of action or preclude …

(A) A violation of this chapter constitutes an unfair trade practice pursuant to Section 39-5-20. (B) A public or private right or remedy prescribed by Chapter 5 may be used to enforce this chapter.

(A) There is established the "South Carolina-Ireland Trade Commission" which is created to advance bilateral trade and investment between South Carolina and Ireland. The trade commission shall consist of fifteen members to be appointed as follows: (1) four members appointed by th…