South Carolina Statutes: State Symbols
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South Carolina Statutes
State House Network
2002 Code of Laws
(unannotated)
Title 1 - Administration of the Government
Chapter 1.
General Provisions
Article 9.
State Emblems, Pledge to State Flag, Official Observances
SECTION 1-1-610. Official State gem stone.
The amethyst is the official gem stone of the State.
SECTION 1-1-615. American History Month designated.
The month of February in every year is designated American History Month. South Carolinians are encouraged to sponsor and participate in appropriate observances of American History Month.
SECTION 1-1-620. Official State stone.
Blue granite is the official stone of the State.
SECTION 1-1-625. Official State reptile.
The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) is the official reptile of the State.
SECTION 1-1-630. Official State bird.
The Carolina Wren is the official bird of the State.
SECTION 1-1-635. Official State wild game bird.
The South Carolina Wild Turkey (Meleagris Gallopavo) is the official wild game bird of the State.
SECTION 1-1-640. Official State fish.
The striped bass or rockfish is the official fish of the State.
SECTION 1-1-645. Official State insect.
(A) The Carolina mantid, Stagmomantis carolina (Johannson) , or praying mantis, is the official insect of the State.
(B) A statement in substantially the following form must be printed in the next edition and all subsequent editions of the South Carolina Legislative Manual in the appropriate section:
The State Insect
The Carolina mantid, Stagmomantis carolina (Johannson), or praying mantis, was designated the state insect by the General Assembly by Act 591 of 1988, for the following reasons: it is a native, beneficial insect that is easily recognizable throughout the State; it symbolizes the importance of the natural science of entomology and its special role in all forms of agriculture in helping to control harmful insects; and it provides a perfect specimen of living science for the school children of this State.
SECTION 1-1-647. Official State butterfly.
The tiger swallowtail is designated as the official state butterfly.
SECTION 1-1-650. Official State animal.
The white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) is the official animal of the State.
SECTION 1-1-655. Official State dog.
The Boykin Spaniel is the official dog of the State.
SECTION 1-1-660. Official State tree.
The palmetto tree is hereby designated and adopted as the official tree of the State.
SECTION 1-1-665. Official State dance.
The shag is the official dance of the State.
SECTION 1-1-667. Official State waltz.
"The Richardson Waltz" is designated as the official state waltz.
SECTION 1-1-670. Official pledge to State flag.
The pledge to the flag of South Carolina shall be as follows:
"I salute the flag of South Carolina and pledge to the Palmetto State love, loyalty and faith."
SECTION 1-1-675. State Botanical Garden.
The Botanical Garden of Clemson University is designated the State Botanical Garden.
SECTION 1-1-677. Indian Grass as official state grass.
Indian Grass, Sorghastrum nutans, is designated as the official grass of the State. In making this designation, the General Assembly makes no warranty or endorsement of Indian Grass as a commercial product, but recognizes Indian Grass as a native, nonnoxious plant, with a historical, continuing, widespread, and beneficial existence in South Carolina.
SECTION 1-1-680. Official State fruit.
The peach is the official fruit of the State.
SECTION 1-1-685. Official State song.
"South Carolina On My Mind" is designated as an official state song to help inspire pride in our State and improve the quality of life among all South Carolinians, and to promote the image of South Carolina beyond our borders by further developing tourism and industry through the attraction of vacationers, prospective investors, and new residents.
SECTION 1-1-688. Official State music.
The spiritual is the official music of the State.
SECTION 1-1-689. Official state popular music.
Beach music is designated as the official state popular music of South Carolina.
SECTION 1-1-690. Official State beverage.
Milk is the official state beverage.
SECTION 1-1-692. Official State beverage
South Carolina grown tea is designated as the official hospitality beverage of the State.
SECTION 1-1-693. Official state opera.
Porgy and Bess is designated as the official opera of this State. The State and any of its agencies, departments, or political subdivisions may not use any copyrighted or proprietary material from Porgy and Bess without the express written permission from the estates of Dubose Heyward, George Gershwin, and Ira Gershwin or the management company responsible for licensing productions of this opera in part or in its entirety.
SECTION 1-1-695. Official State shell.
The Lettered Olive, Oliva sayana, is the official shell of the State.
SECTION 1-1-696. Official State language.
The English language is the official language of the State of South Carolina.
SECTION 1-1-697. Use of language other than English prohibited.
Neither this State nor any political subdivision thereof shall require, by law, ordinance, regulation, order, decree, program, or policy, the use of any language other than English; provided, however, that nothing in Sections 1-1-696 through 1-1-698 shall prohibit a state agency or a political subdivision of the State from requiring an applicant to have certain degrees of knowledge of a foreign language as a condition of employment where appropriate.
SECTION 1-1-698. Exceptions to prohibition against use of language other than English.
Sections 1-1-696 through 1-1-698 do not prohibit any law, ordinance, regulation, order, decree, program, or policy requiring educational instruction in a language other than English for the purpose of making students who use a language other than English proficient in English or making students proficient in a language in addition to English.
SECTION 1-1-699. Official State amphibian.
The Spotted Salamander, Ambystoma maculatum, is designated as the official state amphibian.
SECTION 1-1-700. Official American Folk Dance.
The square dance is the official American Folk Dance of the State.
SECTION 1-1-701. Official State spider.
The "Carolina Wolf Spider", Hogna carolinensis, is designated as the official state spider.
SECTION 1-1-702. Official state tapestry.
The tapestry, "From the Mountains to the Sea", is designated as the official state tapestry.
SECTION 1-1-703. Official state tartan.
The Carolina Tartan is designated as the official tartan of the State of South Carolina.
SECTION 1-1-705. Official railroad museum.
The South Carolina Railroad Museum in Fairfield County is the official railroad museum of the State of South Carolina, upon the payment of a fee of five dollars to the Secretary of State.
SECTION 1-1-706 . Camden Military Academy designated the official State military academy.
(A) Camden Military Academy is designated as the official military academy of the State. The designation of Camden Military Academy as the official military academy of the State is an honorary designation and does not bind the State in any way.
(B) The official designation does not create a new state agency or educational institution or qualify Camden Military Academy for state funds.
(C) The official designation does not confer any liability of the State.
SECTION 1-1-707. Official state Hall of Fame.
(A) The South Carolina Hall of Fame located in the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, operated by South Carolina Hall of Fame, Inc. , an eleemosynary corporation certified by the Secretary of State on June 1, 1963, is the official state Hall of Fame. The official designation is an honorary designation and does not bind the State in any way.
(B) The official designation does not create a new state agency or educational institution or qualify the South Carolina Hall of Fame for state funds.
(C) The official designation does not confer any liability upon the State.
(D) The official designation does not sanction by the State any activity, philosophy, or course of action conducted, published, or undertaken by the Hall of Fame.
SECTION 1-1-708. Official folk art and crafts center.
The South Carolina Artisans Center, a nonprofit organization, located in Walterboro is designated as the official folk art and crafts center of the State of South Carolina.
SECTION 1-1-709. Abbeville Opera House designated official state rural drama theater.
(A) The Abbeville Opera House is designated as the official state rural drama theater of the State. The designation of the Abbeville Opera House as the official state rural drama theater of the State is an honorary designation and does not bind the State in any way.
(B) The official designation does not create a new state agency or educational institution or qualify the Abbeville Opera House for state funds.
(C) The official designation does not confer any liability of the State.
(D) The official designation does not sanction by the State any activity, philosophy, or course of action conducted, published, or undertaken by the Abbeville Opera House.
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