South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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A118, R125, H4005

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Sponsors: Reps. Corbin, Hardwick, Stringer, Loftis, Ryan, Bannister, Agnew, Barfield, V.S. Moss, Thayer, Murphy, Hearn, Norman, Gambrell, Sottile, Limehouse, Chumley, Bikas, Crawford, Clemmons, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Hamilton, Hayes, Hixon, Hodges, D.C. Moss, Nanney, Owens, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Simrill, G.R. Smith, J.R. Smith, Tallon, Taylor, White and Young
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Introduced in the House on March 31, 2011
Introduced in the Senate on May 31, 2011
Last Amended on June 1, 2011
Passed by the General Assembly on January 12, 2012
Governor's Action: February 1, 2012, Signed

Summary: Definitions regarding adulterated or misbranded food and cosmetics

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/31/2011  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 8)
   3/31/2011  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 8)
   5/24/2011  House   Recalled from Committee on Agriculture, Natural 
                        Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 78)
   5/25/2011  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 115)
   5/25/2011  House   Roll call Yeas-112  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 115)
   5/26/2011  House   Read third time and sent to Senate 
                        (House Journal-page 15)
   5/31/2011  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 21)
   5/31/2011  Senate  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources (Senate Journal-page 21)
    6/1/2011  Senate  Recalled from Committee on Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources (Senate Journal-page 201)
    6/1/2011  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 201)
    6/1/2011  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 201)
    6/1/2011  Senate  Roll call Ayes-34  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 201)
   1/10/2012  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        (Senate Journal-page 50)
   1/12/2012  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled 
                        (House Journal-page 138)
   1/12/2012  House   Roll call Yeas-102  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 138)
   1/26/2012          Ratified R 125
    2/1/2012          Signed By Governor
    2/8/2012          Effective date 02/01/12
   2/10/2012          Act No. 118

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/31/2011
5/24/2011
6/1/2011
6/1/2011-A

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A118, R125, H4005)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-25-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TERMS AND THEIR DEFINITIONS REGARDING ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED FOOD AND COSMETICS, SO AS TO PROVIDE A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM "HONEY", TO PROVIDE STANDARDS FOR THE PROCESSING AND PACKAGING OF HONEY FOR SALE, TO EXEMPT CERTAIN BEEKEEPERS FROM CERTAIN INSPECTIONS AND REGULATIONS RELATING TO THE PROCESSING, EXTRACTION, AND PACKAGING OF HONEY, AND TO PROVIDE LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR HONEY.

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

Honey defined

SECTION    1.    Section 39-25-20 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding at the end:

"( )    The term 'honey' means the raw food product produced by honeybees for human consumption. Honey and honey products are subject to all labeling requirements of this chapter. Honey sold wholesale to other retail outlets for resale must be processed and packaged in an inspected and registered food processing facility in accordance with the act regardless of the amount of overall honey produced by the beekeeper.

Beekeepers producing no more than four hundred gallons (4,800 pounds) of honey annually and who only sell directly to the end consumer are exempt from inspections and regulations requiring honey to be processed, extracted and packaged in an inspected food processing establishment, or from being required to obtain a registration verification certificate (RVC) from the Department of Agriculture. However, labels are required on all containers of honey that are sold in South Carolina. Beekeepers must file for the exemption on forms to be provided by the Department of Agriculture."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 26th day of January, 2012.

Approved the 1st day of February, 2012.

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