South Carolina General Assembly

116th Session, 2005-2006

S. 175

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Senators Leventis and Ford

Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11071ac05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2005

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry

Summary: Person who process deer meat for a fee required to register with DHEC

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number

12/15/2004 Senate Prefiled

12/15/2004 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry

1/11/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ165

1/11/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ165

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2004

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50111925 SO AS TO REQUIRE PERSONS WHO PROCESS DEER MEAT ON A FEE FOR SERVICE BASIS WHO ARE NOT REGULATED BY A FEDERAL OR STATE AGENCY TO REGISTER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE DISPOSAL OF INEDIBLES, HIDES, AND WASTEWATER GENERATED DURING THE PROCESSING OF DEER MEAT.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Article 8, Chapter 11, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 50111925. (A) A person who processes deer meat on a fee for service basis who is not regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture or the South Carolina Meat and Poultry Inspection Department of Clemson University shall register with the Department of Health and Environmental Control and shall comply with regulations promulgated by the department concerning the disposal of inedibles, hides, and wastewater generated during the processing of deer meat.

(B) The Department of Health and Environmental Control shall promulgate regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.”

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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