S.C. Code Regs. 27-135 - Designation of Plant Pests
1. The
Commission hereby delegates to the Director the authority to determine and
implement appropriate measures to eradicate, control, or slow the spread of
plant pests in South Carolina. This authority extends to a decision that a
plant pest has become so widespread that the initiation or continuation of
control measures would be ineffective.
2. An advisory committee made up of at least
5 members will meet at least annually to review and make recommendations on the
official listing of plant pests in SC. The committee members will be: the State
Plant Regulatory Official for South Carolina (or designee), the USDA State
Plant Health Director for South Carolina (or designee), a Clemson University
Cooperative Extension Service Representative, and at least 2 at large
representatives from other stakeholder agencies, such as the SC Department of
Natural Resources, the SC Forestry Commission, or the SC Department of
Agriculture. At large members shall be nominated and voted on by the advisory
committee at its annual meeting. Additional at large members may be nominated
and voted in at the annual advisory committee meeting. At large members from
stakeholder agencies shall each serve a three-year term.
3. The official listing of plant pests in SC
shall be maintained and made publicly available on Clemson's website located
at: www.clemson.edu/invasives.
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