South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 73 - SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION
Article 6 - UNIFORM PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
Section 73-150 - Destruction of Controlled Substance Evidence
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 3, March 22, 2024
A. Controlled substance evidence and paraphernalia may be destroyed in any lawful manner which renders it unsuitable for use or abuse thereafter.
B. Controlled substance evidence must never be destroyed by flushing into a sewage treatment system or a septic tank system.
C. All controlled substance evidence except marijuana is hazardous waste and must be destroyed by a disposal facility or incinerator approved by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control or its successors.
D. Paraphernalia which is devoid of controlled substance evidence and biohazardous contamination may be disposed of as ordinary trash.
E. Paraphernalia which is devoid of controlled substance evidence and which has been contaminated by human blood or body fluids must be disposed of as biohazardous material according to the law enforcement agency's bloodborne pathogen control plan.
F. For specific information on the proper way of destroying materials, the current Federal and State regulations and requirements for the disposal of waste and controlled substances should be consulted.
