Louisiana · La. R.S. 14:224
St. Tammany limits water exports, except bottled well water
“No person, firm, corporation, public body, quasi-public body or political subdivision shall transport underground water or surface water from the parish of St.”
Home › South Carolina › S.C. Code § 16-11-600
South Carolina · S.C. Code § 16-11-600
Proper purple boundary markings serve as No Trespassing signs
Quote checked October 14, 2026 Text match only; current legal status and enforcement not verified.
What the law says
“by marking boundaries with a clearly visible purple-painted marking, consisting of one vertical line not less than eight inches in length and two inches in width, and the bottom of the mark not less than three nor more than six feet from the ground or normal water surface.”
“These marks must be affixed to immovable, permanent objects that are not more than one hundred yards apart and readily visible to any person approaching the property.”
Penalty
“Every entry upon the lands of another, after notice from the owner or tenant has been posted or given prohibiting such entry, is a misdemeanor and must be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment not more than thirty days.”
History note
“HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 16-386; 1952 Code SECTION 16-386; 1942 Code SECTION 1190; 1932 Code SECTION 1190; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 81; Cr. C. '12 SECTION 241; Cr. C. '02 SECTION 186; G. S. 2507; R. S. 176; 1866 (13) 406; 1883 (18) 43; 1898 (22) 811; 1954 (48) 1705; 2022 Act No. 219 (H.3291), SECTION 1,”
The earliest year in this note is 1866, for the trespass rule as a whole. The note's last entry is a 2022 act, and we haven't traced which act added the purple-paint wording, so it may be much newer.
In plain English
Our reading
In South Carolina a landowner can post land with paint instead of signs. The quoted paint-notice provision specifies clearly visible vertical purple marks at least eight inches long and two inches wide, with their bottoms three to six feet above the ground or normal water level. The marks must be on immovable, permanent objects no more than one hundred yards apart and readily visible to someone approaching the property. The same section makes entry onto another's land, after notice prohibiting entry has been posted or given, a misdemeanor.
Written by Silly Rules from the quoted text above. It's a plain reading, not legal advice. We haven't researched how courts read this section or how often anyone enforces it.
- Code
- South Carolina Code of Laws
- Section
- S.C. Code § 16-11-600, “Notice of trespassing; purple paint”
- Topic
- Farm, field and water
- Source
- www.scstatehouse.gov
More laws about farm, field and water
Nebraska · Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1308
Private-tank livestock watering needs consent, with exceptions
“It is hereby declared unlawful for any person to water livestock at any watering trough or tanks belonging to any private owner without the consent of such owner,”
Nevada · NRS 207.220
Shut and fasten field gates you open and cross, with exceptions
“Any person or persons opening and passing through gates or bars when gates or bars are placed in fences enclosing fields, or in fences partly enclosing lands, and not shutting and fastening the same, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.”
South Carolina · S.C. Code § 16-11-590
Picking sea oats or a Venus flytrap can mean jail
“It shall be unlawful for any person to cut, collect, break or otherwise destroy sea oat plants, Venus's-flytrap plants or any part on public property or on private property without the owner's consent.”
Vermont · 13 V.S.A. § 3831
Ice-cutting holes need guards where people usually cross
“A person who takes ice from water over which people are accustomed to pass and does not place around the opening thereby made in the ice suitable guards to prevent a person, team, or vehicle from falling into such hole or opening …”
More from South Carolina
South Carolina · S.C. Code § 1-1-682
Boiled peanuts are the official snack, with an allergy caveat
“Boiled peanuts are the official state snack food.”
South Carolina · S.C. Code § 16-11-690
Entrusted phosphate boats: 2 days to return on demand, if able
“Any person being entrusted with any boat, flat or tools for gathering phosphate rock by the owner thereof for the purpose of mining or gathering phosphate rock who shall fail to return the same to the owner within two days after …”
South Carolina · S.C. Code 16-17-450
Yield the party line when told it's needed for emergency aid
“Any person who shall wilfully refuse to relinquish immediately a party telephone line when informed that such line is needed for an emergency call to a fire department or police department or for medical aid or ambulance service …”
South Carolina · S.C. Code 16-17-670
Crosstie dealers must keep a record book anyone can read
“Any person within this State dealing in crossties shall keep a book of record which shall be open to the public and in which shall be legibly written the name of the party or parties from whom crossties are purchased, the number …”
Every quote on this site was matched against its official page on October 14, 2026. Text match only; current legal status and enforcement not verified.