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South Carolina · Through 2026 Session of the General Assembly

S.C. Code Ann. § 39-25-175: Food service establishments; foreign imported shrimp; disclaimer.

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  1. Title 39 - TRADE AND COMMERCE
  2. CHAPTER 25 Adulterated or Misbranded Food and Cosmetics

(A) For purposes of this section:

(1) "Domestic shrimp" means shrimp caught and landed in waters of a state or waters of the United States;

(2) "Food service establishment" means an establishment engaged in the business of selling ready-to-eat food to the public including, but not limited to, a restaurant, cafeteria, food stand, or food truck; and

(3) "Foreign imported shrimp" means shrimp imported into the United States.

(B) A food service establishment in this State that serves both foreign imported shrimp and domestic shrimp must conspicuously display the following disclaimer on its menu, if any, and on a sign visible to the public at its main entrance: "Some items served at this establishment may contain foreign imported shrimp. Ask for more information."

(C) A food service establishment in this State that serves foreign imported shrimp, but does not serve domestic shrimp, must conspicuously display the following disclaimer on its menu, if any, and on a sign visible to the public at its main entrance: "Some items served at this establishment contain foreign imported shrimp. Ask for more information."

(D) A food service establishment that violates this section must:

(1) for a first offense, be issued a warning by the Department of Agriculture that provides for a period of three days from the issuance of the warning to remedy the violation; and

(2) for a second or subsequent offense, be issued a civil fine of no less than one hundred dollars and no more than five thousand dollars by the Department of Agriculture for each day the violation occurs.

Collected 2026-10-25T03:50:40Z. Source file · JSON

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