South Carolina § 40-56-80 Investigations; inspections; confiscation of illegal fireworks; board may compel attendance of witnesses.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 40-56-80 — Investigations; inspections; confiscation of illegal fireworks; board may compel attendance of witnesses.

South Carolina § 40-56-80

Title 40PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 56STATE BOARD OF PYROTECHNIC SAFETY

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S.C. Code Ann. § 40-56-80 (2026).

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(A)The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation shall investigate complaints and violations of this chapter as provided for in Chapter 1.

(B)During reasonable business hours, the department or its authorized agent may enter the premises or vehicle of a person engaged in the manufacture, sale, or storage of pyrotechnics to inspect, investigate, or examine the property or installation it considers necessary. When an emergency exists, as declared by the department, the inspector may enter the premises of a person and take necessary action for public safety including, but not limited to, the evacuation of the area where the emergency exists.

(C)A fire chief and his inspector, a sheriff and his deputy, a chief of police and his officer, and an agent of SLED may inspect a building, facil

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(A) The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation shall investigate complaints and violations of this chapter as provided for in Chapter 1. (B) During reasonable business hours, the department or its authorized agent may enter the premises or vehicle of a person engaged in the manufacture, sale, or storage of pyrotechnics to inspect, investigate, or examine the property or installation it considers necessary. When an emergency exists, as declared by the department, the inspector may enter the premises of a person and take necessary action for public safety including, but not limited to, the evacuation of the area where the emergency exists. (C) A fire chief and his inspector, a sheriff and his deputy, a chief of police and his officer, and an agent of SLED may inspect a building, facility, or vehicle where fireworks may be manufactured, stored, or sold and records of manufacturing, storage, sales, and purchases that must be maintained. (D) An official named in this section who has the authority to inspect may confiscate illegal fireworks being manufactured, offered for sale, stored, or possessed. (E) The board may compel the attendance of witnesses to testify in relation to a matter within its jurisdiction.