Current Status Bill Number:3260 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970116 Primary Sponsor:Witherspoon All Sponsors:Witherspoon, Limehouse, Edge, Seithel, McCraw, Phillips, Whatley, Lanford, Barfield, Miller and Battle Drafted Document Number:council\legis\bills Residing Body:House Current Committee:Agriculture, Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR Subject:Venison, sale of in eating establishments; fish and game, deer, businesses
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ House 19970116 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO AMEND SECTION 50-11-1920, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF VENISON IN EATING ESTABLISHMENTS, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 50-11-1920 of the 1976 Code, as amended by Section 1262, Act 181 of 1993, is further amended to read:
"Section 50-11-1920. (A) The proprietor of any an eating establishment who sells may sell or offers offer for sale venison only if the venison is nonnative from farm-raised deer and is processed through a government-approved facility. Before selling venison or offering it for sale, the eating establishment shall obtain a permit from the department at no cost. The eating establishment shall maintain adequate records to provide officials of the department information as to the source of the venison.
(B) The sale of whitetail deer, wild or farm-raised, is prohibited.
(C) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished as for a violation of Section 50-11-1910.
(D) The provisions of this section do not apply to private functions unless the private function is catered by an eating establishment or catering company for a fee.
(E) Venison which is permitted to be sold under the provisions of this section may be sold as a separately prepared item or when mixed with other items offered by the establishment and then prepared and served."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.