S*0788 (Rat #0248, Act #0220 of 2012) General Bill, By Verdin
Summary: Farm Animal and Research Facilities Protection Act
    AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 21, TITLE 47, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE FARM ANIMAL AND RESEARCH FACILITIES PROTECTION ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THIS CHAPTER ALSO APPLIES TO "CROP OPERATIONS", TO DEFINE THE TERM "CROP OPERATION", TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LIABILITY EXEMPTIONS TO VETERINARIANS AND PEOPLE WHO HOLD A SUPERIOR INTEREST IN CERTAIN PROPERTY, TO PROVIDE FOR A CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION FOR A PERSON THAT SUFFERS DAMAGES AS A RESULT OF VIOLATIONS OF THIS CHAPTER RELATING TO ANIMAL FACILITY OPERATIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TAMPER OR INTERFERE WITH CROP OPERATIONS, AND FRAUDULENTLY GAIN ACCESS TO CROP OPERATIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR A CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS RELATED TO CROP OPERATIONS, AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES; AND BY ADDING SECTION 47-4-170 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN INFORMATION PREPARED, OWNED, USED, SUBMITTED TO, IN POSSESSION OF, OR RETAINED BY THE STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION OR THE STATE VETERINARIAN IS EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE. - ratified title
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04/07/11	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
04/07/11	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 6)
03/14/12	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 17)
04/11/12	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 38)
04/12/12	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 17)
04/12/12	Senate	Roll call Ayes-36 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 17)
04/18/12	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 20)
04/19/12	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 13)
04/19/12	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 13)
04/19/12	House	Recalled from Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 28)
04/19/12	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 28)
05/23/12	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 7)
05/25/12		Scrivener's error corrected
05/29/12	House	Amended (House Journal-page 23)
05/29/12	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 23)
05/29/12	House	Roll call Yeas-107 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 24)
05/30/12	House	Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments (House Journal-page 16)
05/31/12	Senate	Concurred in House amendment and enrolled (Senate Journal-page 94)
05/31/12	Senate	Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 94)
06/06/12		Ratified R 248
06/07/12		Signed By Governor
06/19/12		Effective date 06/07/12
06/21/12		Act No. 220