(A) Pulpwood sold in South Carolina by weight must be based on the following weights as standard cord equivalents:
(1) hardwood:
(a) soft hardwoods: 5,450 pounds;
(b) hard hardwoods: 6,200 pounds;
(c) mixed hardwoods: 5,800 pounds;
(2) pine: all counties: 5,350 pounds.
(B) For purposes of this section hard hardwoods include oaks, hickorys, pecans, persimmon, ironwood, locusts, holly, dogwood, chinaberrys, and cherry. Others are classified as soft hardwoods.
(C) A person violating this section, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 66-160.1; 1970 (56) 1964; 1994 Act No. 501, Section 2, eff August 25, 1994.
Effect of Amendment
The 1994 amendment added designators and made grammatical changes.