{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-47-21-240","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 47-21-240","heading":"Exemptions.","body":"This chapter does not apply to, affect, or otherwise prohibit actions taken by:\n(1) the Department of Agriculture, any other federal, state, or local department or agency, or an official or employee of these entities while in the exercise or performance of a power or duty imposed by law or regulation; or\n(2) a person holding a legal interest in a crop operation, a crop from a crop operation, or other property in or on a crop operation who has an interest in the operation, crop, or other property superior to the interest held by the person incurring damages.","path":["Title 47 - ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY","CHAPTER 21 Farm Animal, Crop Operation, and Research Facilities Protection Act","ARTICLE 5 Crop Operations"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t47c021.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:41:24Z","sha256":"72f05d32dfa8ead48940aacea321261884c5aa529b44c82c536cc2bf42fc0624","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-47-21-230","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-47-21-250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}