{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-31-18-40","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 31-18-40","heading":"Application of noise control ordinance.","body":"(A) A county, municipal, or state noise control ordinance, rule, or regulation may not require or be applied to require a shooting range to limit or eliminate shooting activities that have occurred on a regular basis before January 1, 2000.\n(B) A county, municipal, or state noise control ordinance, rule, or regulation may not be applied to a shooting range that was in compliance with a noise control ordinance as of the date of its establishment, provided there is no substantial change in the use of the range subsequent to its initial compliance.\n(C) A county, municipal, or state noise control ordinance, rule, or regulation may not be applied to a shooting range that was in existence prior to the enactment of a noise control ordinance, rule, or regulation, provided there is no substantial change in the use of the range.","path":["Title 31 - HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 18 Shooting Range Protection Act"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t31c018.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:00:59Z","sha256":"66c7d0ec7aed1ecb3f1e728b7da95d69094505ad9baa7301d5e4eb79fd459f3d","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-31-18-30","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-31-18-50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}