1. A. “Commissioner” means the South Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.
2. B. “Inspector” means the field representative duly appointed by the Commissioner and bonded for faithful performance of duty.
3. C. “Manager” means the person authorized by the warehouseman to issue warehouse receipts.
4. D. “Warehouseman” shall mean the individual, partnership or corporation which made application to place warehouse in the State System.
5. E. “Warehouse” means an individual unit in the System.
6. F. “Non-perishable farm product” means any seed, grain, or other product of agricultural endeavor which by its nature and low moisture content may be stored in a conventional type warehouse for a period of at least twelve months without deteriorating, nor having been manufactured or processed in any way other than harvesting, thrashing, shelling, ginning, curing, drying and bagging.

7. G. “Commodity” means:

   1. (1) Cotton.
   2. (2) “Non-perishable farm product” as defined by definition (F) or which may hereafter be included in this special definition.

HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 16, Issue No. 6, eff June 26, 1992; State Register Volume 18, Issue No. 5, eff May 27, 1994.