S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-1340
No person shall sell, offer for sale, deliver, give away or possess with intent to sell, deliver or give away any of the following:
(c) Any lead base substance for use on any exposed surface of any dwelling, dwelling unit or child care facility. The director by regulation may exempt from the provisions of this item lead based paints that are not intended or suitable for use on or within residential premises which are not advertised or labeled as intended or suitable for such uses and which are not sold to the general public on a retail basis if he finds that the sale or use of such paints will not result in the exposure of children younger than six years of age to the paints and will not result in an additional danger to life or health for such children or for the general public. Also by regulation, he may exempt from the provisions of this item lead based ceramic glazes or the raw lead and raw lead compounds utilized in the home manufacturing of glazes on such terms as he finds will not result in additional danger to life or health.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sale of products which conform to the standards for the sale of lead base paint products under federal law.