South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 11 - THE ROADSIDE MARKET INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Section 5-452 - Applications
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
1. Application for Participation. The proprietor of any roadside market as herein defined, or a partner or officer where such market is owned by a partnership or corporation, may apply to the Commissioner of Agriculture for participation in this program, such application to be made on a form furnished by the Department of Agriculture, a copy of which is codified as 5-459.1. A separate application must be filed for each location. Chain participation without approval of each location shall not be permitted.
2. Approval of Application. No market shall be entitled to participate in this program until its application has been approved. The Commissioner of Agriculture shall approve or disapprove each application within a reasonable period after it is filed with the Department of Agriculture.
3. Denial of Applications. When an application for participation shall be denied, the applicant must be promptly notified in writing of the disapproval and the reasons therefor. Upon request, such application shall be afforded a review of the disapproval by a hearing conducted by the Commissioner within sixty (60) days of receipt of such a request.
4. Transfer of Approval. As provided by law, market approval and the sign indicating the same shall be transferrable between owners, provided the Department of Agriculture is given written notice of such change of ownership within ten (10) days and an application is signed by the new owner, said application requiring no further approval. In no event shall market approval or signs be transferrable from one location to another.
5. Revocation of Approval After Grant of Application. The approval of any participating market shall be subject to revocation at any time for violation of any provisions of the law of these regulations. Where any approval is revoked, the proprietor shall be afforded a hearing by the Commissioner upon a request in writing to the Department of Agriculture within sixty (60) days after notice of such revocation.
