In accordance with SC Code of Laws Title 46 Chapter 9, the State Crop Pest Commission may promulgate and enforce reasonable regulations necessary to eradicate or prevent the introduction, spread, or dissemination of plant pests. The commission may carry out operations, including quarantines or measures to prevent, locate, suppress, control, or eradicate the spread of plant pests, independently or in cooperation with counties, municipalities, organizations, individuals, federal agencies or agencies of other states by regulation, compliance agreement, judicial action or other appropriate means.
The SC Code of Regulations Chapter 27 - Clemson University outline the regulations and quarantines of designated plant pests. Quarantines are in place to prevent the introduction and slow the spread of the following pests from the infested areas listed below:
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Asian Citrus Psyllid
The following counties are under quarantine pursuant to S.C. Code Reg. Ch. 27 Article 10a: Beaufort, Charleston and Colleton.
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Asian Longhorned Beetle
The following portions of Charleston and Dorchester Counties, including portions or all of the municipalities of Hollywood, Ravenel, Mount Pleasant, and Charleston, are under state quarantine established July 7, 2021, modified August 23, 2026, pursuant to legislation published in the State Register. This quarantine remains in effect until further notice.
HOLLYWOOD QUARANTINE:
Charleston and Dorchester Counties. The portion of Charleston County, including portions or all of the municipalities of Hollywood, Ravenel, and Charleston that is bounded by a line starting at Warren Crossroads (Intersection of Highway 165 and Hyde Park Road, 80.2733865°W 32.8206382°N); then east on Hyde Park Road to County Line Road; then east on County Line Road to point (80.2027263°W 32.8280403°N); then follow parcel boundary northeast to Rantowles Creek (80.1843171°W 32.8499252°N); then follow Charleston/Dorchester county boundary line northeast until point (80.1279658°W 32.8887207°N); then follow several parcel boundary lines east to the intersection of W Ashley Circle and Bees Ferry Road; then south on W Ashley Circle to Glenn McConnell Parkway; then south on Glenn McConnell Parkway to point (80.0552992°W 32.8114746°N); then south from point, across the highway, follow parcel boundaries south to Long Branch Creek; then follow Long Branch Creek south, cross the Stono River to point (80.0522569°W 32.7765139°N); then follow parcel boundaries south across Penny Creek to point (80.0591723°W 32.7661284°N); then along property boundaries to (80.055761°W 32.762015°N); then south along property boundary to point (80.05707432°W 32.760623°N); then south on River Road to point (80.056877°W 32.760478°N); then south across River Road following the property boundaries to Murraywood Road; then west on Murraywood Road to Brownswood Road; then south on Brownswood Road to Maybank Highway; then southwest on Maybank Highway to Bears Bluff Road; then west on Bears Bluff Road to New Cut Road; then north on New Cut Road to point (80.1727457°W 32.6990682°N); then follow parcel boundaries west, then north to point (80.1792847°W 32.7074122°N); then cross the Wadmalaw River to point (80.2045989°W 32.7113270°N); then follow the shoreline 0.5 miles west until it reaches stream at point (80.2129694°W 32.7107339°N); then follow the stream north until it reaches land at point (80.2127985°W 32.7179670°N); then follow parcel boundaries across stream to point (80.2117506°W 32.7195782°N) on Westervelt Road; then north on Westervelt Road to Church Flats Road; then west on Church Flats Road to Gibson Road; then north on Gibson Road to Dixie Plantation Road; then west on Dixie Plantation Road to Highway 162; then west on Highway 162 to the intersection of Highway 162 and Highway 165; then north on Highway 165 back to the point of beginning.
MOUNT PLEASANT QUARANTINE
Charleston County. The portion of Charleston County including portions of the municipality of Mount Pleasant, SC that is bounded by a line starting at the intersection of Highway 41 and N Highway 17 (79.7953164°W 32.8592678°N); then north on N Highway 17 to Porchers Bluff Road (79.7912722°W 32.8619761°N); then southeast on Porchers Bluff Road to the roundabout at the intersection of Porchers Bluff Road and Rifle Range Road (79.7783246°W 32.8550872°N); then southwest on Rifle Range Road; then south on Old Marsh Parkway to Amenity Park Drive; then south on Amenity Park Drive to the cul-de-sac to point (79.7780858°W 32.8452840°N); then follow the parcel boundary east into the water of Hamlin Sound at point (79.7751720°W 32.8440859°N); then follow the shoreline southeast (approximately 6 miles) to Ben Sawyer Boulevard (79.8504363°W 32.7866182°N); then northwest on Ben Sawyer Boulevard (Route 703) to the intersection with Chuck Dawley Boulevard; then northeast on Chuck Dawley Boulevard to Bowman Road; then northwest on Bowman Road to Mathis Ferry Road; then east on Mathis Ferry Road to Wakendaw Boulevard; then north on Wakendaw Boulevard to S. Barksdale Road; then north on S Barksdale Road until it terminates (dead end) at point (79.8625092°W 32.8268429°N); then follow Hobcaw Creek shoreline north to where the water intersects land at point (79.8599009°W 32.8372745°N); then follow parcel boundary north, cross Chimney Bluff Drive, and follow parcel boundary to point (79.8600456°W 32.8377357°N); then northeast, crossing Highway 526 to point (79.8595707°W 32.8384374°N); then north, following highway 526 off ramp Exit 28 to Long Point Road; then east on Long Point Road to Egypt Road; then north on Egypt Road until the road terminates at point (79.8554389°W 32.8504683°N); then east, then north along parcel boundary and follow the shoreline to point (79.8383728°W 32.8613193°N); then north from the shore, across the water to point (79.8398908°W 32.8632242°N); then follow the shoreline of the Mount Pleasant Palmetto Islands County Park north and then east to point (79.8363660°W 32.8655979°N); then follow Boone Hall Creek east and cross Horlbeck Creek; then east along the shoreline of Horlbeck Creek to Highway 41; then southeast on Highway 41 to the point of beginning.
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Citrus Greening
The following counties are under quarantine and pursuant to S.C. Code Reg. Ch. 27 Article 6F: Beaufort, Charleston and Colleton.
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Imported Red Fire Ant
All of South Carolina is under quarantine pursuant to S.C. Code Reg. Ch. 27 Article 9.
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Japanese Beetle
The following counties are considered generally infested, under quarantine pursuant to S.C. Code Reg. Ch. 27 Article 8:
Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chester, Chesterfield, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Florence, Greenville, Greenwood, Horry, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union and York.
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Light Brown Apple Moth
Regulated areas: Any infested area as designated by USDA-APHIS-PPQ on their website.
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Phony Peach
The following counties are under quarantine and pursuant to S.C. Code Reg. Ch. 27 Article 7:
Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chesterfield, Edgefield, Greenville, Hampton, Lancaster, Laurens, Lexington, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter and York.
Those areas of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, which are under regulations by their respective state authorities or any other state areas similarly quarantined by the responsible Regulatory Agency of that State, are under quarantine and subject to Article 7.
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Phytophagous Snails
All infested areas in the states of Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas, and Washington are under quarantine pursuant to S.C. Code Reg. Ch. 27 Article 22.
Any other areas hereafter found to be infested with phytophagous snails. -
Phytophthora Ramorum
Regulated areas: Any infested area designated as regulated or quarantined by USDA-APHIS-PPQ on their website.
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Plum Pox Virus
There are no areas in South Carolina currently under quarantine pursuant to S.C. Code Reg. Ch. 27 Article 6B.
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Sweetpotato Weevil
The following counties are under quarantine for sweet potato weevil pursuant to S.C. Code Reg. Ch. 27 Article 6:
Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester, and Jasper.
Any areas in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas which are regulated by the plant regulatory agency of the state concerned are under quarantine.
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White Pine Blister Rust / Currant and Gooseberry Quarantine
The following counties fall within the prescribed boundaries of the White Pine Blister Rust Control Area pursuant to S.C. Code Reg. Ch. 27 Article 2: Spartanburg, Greenville, Pickens, and Oconee.
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Witchweed
The following counties are under quarantine for witchweed pursuant to S.C. Code Reg. Ch. 27 Article 5: Horry and Marion.