§ 46-25-1100 — Actions by State to recover fines and penalties; liens.

The State may maintain an action in any court of competent jurisdiction against the vendor or owner of any commercial fertilizer sold, offered, or exposed for sale in this State or shipped or transported within or into the State in violation of law, to recover the fines and penalties due for the illegal sale, shipment, or transportation thereof regardless of the domicile or place of residence of such owner, or vendor, and shall have a lien upon such commercial fertilizer, as well as upon any other commercial fertilizers to be found within the State belonging to the offending party or parties, to secure the payment of such fines or penalties and costs and expense of such action, which lien shall be enforced by attachment of such commercial fertilizer under a writ of attachment to be issued in accordance with the practice prescribed in Sections 15-19-10 to 15-19-560, except that no security as required of other plaintiffs by Section 15-19-80, need be given by the State in such action.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 3-590; 1952 Code SECTION 3-582; 1942 Code SECTION 6377; 1939 (41) 360; 1954 (48) 1509.