South Carolina Statutes
§ 44-53-10 — General powers of Department of Health and Environmental Control regarding controlled substances.
South Carolina § 44-53-10
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-10 (2026).
Text
The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall take cognizance of the interest of the public health as it relates to the sale of drugs and the adulteration thereof and shall make all necessary inquiries and investigations relating thereto. For such purpose it may appoint inspectors, analysts and chemists who shall be subject to its supervision and removal. The Department shall adopt such measures as it may deem necessary to facilitate the enforcement of this chapter. It shall prepare rules and regulations with regard to the proper method of collecting and examining drugs.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-1451; 1952 Code SECTION 32-1451; 1942 Code SECTION 5124; 1932 Code SECTION 5124; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 3451; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 2390; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 1578; 1898 (22) 804; 1972 (57) 2687.
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§ 44-53-10
General powers of Department of Health and Environmental Control regarding controlled substances.§ 44-53-110
Definitions.§ 44-53-1130
Penalties.§ 44-53-120
Duties of State Law Enforcement Division.§ 44-53-1210
Definitions.§ 44-53-1220
Sale of caustic or corrosive substance in misbranded parcel, package, or container prohibited.§ 44-53-1230
Confiscation of misbranded caustic or corrosive substance parcels, packages, or containers.§ 44-53-1240
Enforcement; approval of brands and labels.§ 44-53-1250
Penalties.§ 44-53-130
Coordination of law enforcement.§ 44-53-1310
Short title.§ 44-53-1320
Definitions.§ 44-53-1350
Exemptions.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 44-53-10, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/53/44-53-10.