The following responses are provided by the South Carolina Department of Agriculture in regard to general questions about the South Carolina State Seed Law.

RELATIONSHIP TO RUSSL:
Does your state seed law model RUSSL?
Answer =YES, the majority of it does.

PERMIT/LICENSING REQUIREMENTS:
- Does your state law have a permit/license requirement for seedsmen to distribute seeds in your state?
Answer = YES, South Carolina requires a seed license for a person to sell seed based on the gross receipts for the preceding license year:

1. $10,000.01 or more in sales requires a $500.00 license.
2. $5,000.01 or more in sales requires a $200.00 license.
3. $2,500.01 or more in sales requires a $100.00 license.
4. $2,500.00 or less in sales requires a $50.00 license.

ARBITRATION:
- Does your state offer "Seed Arbitration" as a part of your seed law, or as a separate law?
Answer = YES, it is part of our seed law.

- If yes, is it mandatory?
Answer = YES, it is a prerequisite to maintaining a legal action.

- Do you allow the use of the "arbitration label notice" as referenced in RUSSL?
Answer = NO

BRAND LABELING:
- Does your law allow for "brand name" labeling?
Answer = YES

VARIETY LABELING:
- Does your law allow for "variety not stated" labeling?
Answer = NO

- Does your law allow for "variety unknown" labeling?
Answer = NO

- Do you allow the use of the abbreviated term "VNS" to be used in place of the phrase "variety not stated"?
Answer = NO

TEST DATE:
- What are your germination test date requirements for agricultural seed?
Answer = 9 months

- What are your germination test date requirements for vegetable seed?
Answer = 12 months

- What are your germination test date requirements for lawn & turf seeds?
Answer = (Cool season grasses) 15 months

SELL BY/PACKED FOR:
- Does your state law include requirements for "Sell By"/"Packed For" labeling vegetables, flowers and turf grass? If yes, please briefly explain.
Answer = YES, for seed in packets.

OTHER SEED KINDS REGULATED:
- Does your state regulate flower seeds?
Answer = YES

- Does your state regulate Native/Conservation/reclamation species?
Answer = NO

GMO REGULATIONS:
Does your state law have any specific language regulating "GMOs"?
Answer = NO

Does your state test for specific GMO varietal traits on official samples?
Answer = NO

UNIQUE (MISCELLANEOUS) REQUIREMENTS:
- Does your state seed law have any "unique" or special requirements and/orprohibitions?
Answer= NO