South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 103 - PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Article 1 - COMMON CARRIERS
Subarticle 1 - COMMON CARRIERS BY RAIL AND EXPRESS COMPANIES
Section 103-47 - Weighing Carload Shipments

Any consignee of coal or other articles to be delivered to him in carload lots by any common carrier at any point within the limits of this State where such common carrier maintains track scales or track scales are accessible, shall have the right to demand that such coal or other articles be reweighed before delivered to him by said common carrier, within forty-eight (48) hours after such demand to reweigh the same, and to deliver to such consignee a written or printed or partly written and partly printed statement, showing the true weight thereon, and that where track scales are accessible and whenever practicable, all railroad companies operating in South Carolina are required to weigh all loaded tank cars for shipment of oil on track scales at the station of the initial line, or at the oil mill where such cars are to be loaded and to weigh these cars on same scales when loaded, and issue Bill of Lading therefor with actual weight of the contents of each car inserted thereon. And that weight of cars may be accurately determined, each car shall be weighed separately and uncoupled at each end from other cars upon the request of consignee. Pursuant to Sections 58-17-2310, 58-17-2350, S. C. Code 1976.