Aiken County Sheriff’s Office Requests No Masks At Western Carolina State Fair

Aiken, S.C., October 19, 2009—According to Sgt. Dave Myers, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) would like to remind patrons of the Western Carolina State Fair, which will be in Aiken, S.C.  starting Thursday October 22, there will be no persons 16 years of age and over allowed into the fair wearing a mask of any kind. This reminder is for security reasons and the safety for all patrons of the fair.

Sheriff Michael Hunt states, “The Aiken Jaycees organize and run a family oriented safe fair. The Sheriff’s Office will not tolerate any patrons that act in a disorderly fashion, to include the use of masks which is supported by South Carolina State Law”.

SECTION 16-7-110. Wearing masks and the like.

No person over sixteen years of age shall appear or enter upon any lane, walk, alley, street, road, public way or highway of this State or upon the public property of the State or of any municipality or county in this State while wearing a mask or other device which conceals his identity. Nor shall any such person demand entrance or admission to or enter upon the premises or into the enclosure or house of any other person while wearing a mask or device which conceals his identity. Nor shall any such person, while wearing a mask or device which conceals his identity, participate in any meeting or demonstration upon the private property of another unless he shall have first obtained the written permission of the owner and the occupant of such property.