This chapter does not apply to the following:
(1) Activities regulated by the South Carolina Mining Act (Chapter 20 of Title 48).
(2) Beach erosion, which for the purpose of this chapter, means removal of soil, sand, or rock from the land adjacent to the ocean due to wave action.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 277, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1219.