S.C. Code Ann. § 46-1-80: Destruction of produce by accident or taking of produce by force as defense to prosecutions under Sections 46-1-60 and 46-1-70.

No person shall be convicted under the provisions of Sections 46-1-60 or 46-1-70 if he can show that the cotton, corn, rice or other products received by him were destroyed by accident, after due diligence on his part, or that he was forcibly deprived of the possession thereof.