S 0626 General Bill, By Glover, Elliott, Leventis, Ford, Leatherman, Land, Anderson, McGill, Hawkins, O'Dell, Setzler, Saleeby, Moore, Hayes, Ravenel, Patterson, Matthews and Rankin
Similar (H 4002)
Summary: Swine farms, houses; lagoons, animal waste management systems; construction of unlawful; Animals, Agriculture
    A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 1, TITLE 46, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO AGRICULTURE BY ADDING SECTION 46-1-160 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A MORATORIUM ON THE CONSTRUCTION OR EXPANSION OF SWINE FARMS, SWINE HOUSES, AND ON LAGOONS AND ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR SWINE FARMS AND SWINE HOUSES, AND ON THE ISSUANCE OF ANY PERMIT REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR EXPANSION OF SWINE FARMS, SWINE HOUSES, AND ON LAGOONS AND ANIMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR SWINE FARMS AND SWINE HOUSES UNTIL AND UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY LAW, AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM THE MORATORIUM; AND BY ADDING SECTION 46-1-170 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO USE, CONSTRUCT, OR EXPAND A LAGOON AS PART OF OR AS A COMPONENT OF AN ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A SWINE FARM OR SWINE HOUSE IN THIS STATE, AND TO PROVIDE THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO THE USE OF EXISTING LAGOONS.
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04/24/01	Senate	Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without reference SJ-11
03/14/02	Senate	Committed to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-15