South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Article 15 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 5-580 - Advertising

1. It shall be unlawful to use the name of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture or any of its Divisions for advertising purposes; when such advertising is in connection with the Department's laboratory reports on test analyses of samples of food, feed, petroleum products, warehouse stocks, etc., whether such samples have been officially drawn by the Department's inspectors or submitted by individuals, firms, manufacturers, processors, service organizations, and wholesale or retail distributors.

Provided: This regulation shall not apply to seed laboratory reports where same show laboratory's official sample number, name, and variety of seed; percentages of germination and purity and purity determination factors, also month and year the seed were tested.

2. The use of the name of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture or any of its Divisions is prohibited on form(s) and in advertisement(s) by individuals, firms, manufacturers, public service organizations and others where such form(s) or advertisement(s) may be construed to indicate that the South Carolina Department of Agriculture or its Divisions certifies to the accuracy of weighing and measuring equipment and/or authorizes the users of such form(s) or advertisement(s) that the South Carolina Department of Agriculture endorses or is a party to the statement(s) made in such form(s) or public advertisement(s).