South Carolina Statutes
§ 48-31-10 — Proclamation forbidding use of fire in forests or woodlands when conditions are abnormal; annulment of proclamation.
South Carolina § 48-31-10
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 48ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION
Ch. 31EMERGENCY POWERS OF GOVERNOR TO PROTECT FORESTS
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 48-31-10 (2026).
Text
Whenever by reason of a drought, low humidity, high winds, and other conditions, the forests and woodlands in the State are in danger of fires, the Governor, upon recommendation of the State Forester, may in the interest of public safety and the preservation of natural resources, have authority by proclamation to forbid the use of fire therein. When the Governor is satisfied that the occasion has passed for maintaining the provisions of the proclamation he shall annul it by another proclamation.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 29-41; 1955 (49) 178.
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South Carolina § 48-31-10, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/31/48-31-10.