South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 1 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT
Subarticle 4 - PORK
B - ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION OF MARKETING ORDER NO. 4 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA PORK
Section 5-101 - Assessments

A. Rate--An annual assessment of $.05 per animal shall be paid by producers and collected by the Commission with the assistance of the Board on all swine sold or marketed as feeder pigs, for slaughter or for breeding purposes produced within the State of South Carolina.

B. Collection--Assessments shall be collected from producers by the first buyer of the hogs and pigs, and such first buyer shall deduct the full amount of assessment from the total monies due the producer and shall remit to the Commission on a monthly basis on or before the tenth day of the month immediately succeeding the month of collection.

C. A producer who by virtue of his activities or circumstances shall be within the meaning of the term "first buyer," "handler," or "breeder," or who shall sell, ship, or otherwise dispose of swine to a buyer or other person outside the jurisdiction of Marketing Order No. 4, shall remit to the Commission the full amount of assessment due.

D. All buyers, handlers, market operators, breeders, and others affected shall be supplied by the Commission and/or the Board with proper forms for making the necessary reports of collection of assessments.

E. Exemptions--No assessments shall be collected on the following: