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H*2941 (Rat #0278, Act #0193 of 1987) General Bill, By Townsend
A Bill to amend Section 46-21-260, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the complaint by a farmer against a seed dealer, so as to provide that when a farmer alleges that agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds fail to conform to the label attached to the seeds, as a prerequisite to his right to maintain a legal action against the dealer, the farmer shall make a sworn complaint against the dealer, provide for the filing of the complaint and for service on the dealer by certified mail within such time as to permit inspection of the seeds, crops, or plants by the seed arbitration committee or its representatives and by the dealer, provide for the language setting forth the requirements for filing and serving the complaint, provide that if language setting forth the requirements is not properly placed on a package label or the package itself the filing and serving of a complaint are not required, provide for an investigation by the arbitration committee under certain circumstances and conditions, allow any investigation, findings, reports, and recommendations of the committee to be considered by the court in a judicial action, provide for filing by the dealer of his answer to the complaint and for service on the farmer by registered mail, require the Commissioner of Agriculture to refer the complaint and answer to the arbitration committee for certain purposes, and provide that, upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the committee, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall transmit them to the farmer and to the dealer by registered mail.-amended title
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A Bill to amend Section 46-21-260, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the complaint by a farmer against a seed dealer, so as to provide that when a farmer alleges that agricultural, vegetable, or flower seeds fail to conform to the label attached to the seeds, as a prerequisite to his right to maintain a legal action against the dealer, the farmer shall make a sworn complaint against the dealer, provide for the filing of the complaint and for service on the dealer by certified mail within such time as to permit inspection of the seeds, crops, or plants by the seed arbitration committee or its representatives and by the dealer, provide for the language setting forth the requirements for filing and serving the complaint, provide that if language setting forth the requirements is not properly placed on a package label or the package itself the filing and serving of a complaint are not required, provide for an investigation by the arbitration committee under certain circumstances and conditions, allow any investigation, findings, reports, and recommendations of the committee to be considered by the court in a judicial action, provide for filing by the dealer of his answer to the complaint and for service on the farmer by registered mail, require the Commissioner of Agriculture to refer the complaint and answer to the arbitration committee for certain purposes, and provide that, upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the committee, the Commissioner of Agriculture shall transmit them to the farmer and to the dealer by registered mail.-amended title
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| 04/14/87 | House | Introduced and read first time HJ-1830 |
| 04/14/87 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources HJ-1830 |
| 04/23/87 | House | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources HJ-2165 |
| 04/29/87 | House | Amended HJ-2238 |
| 04/29/87 | House | Read second time HJ-2240 |
| 04/30/87 | House | Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2364 |
| 05/05/87 | Senate | Introduced and read first time SJ-1665 |
| 05/05/87 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-1665 |
| 05/12/87 | Senate | Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-1793 |
| 05/26/87 | Senate | Amended SJ-2342 |
| 05/26/87 | Senate | Read second time SJ-2343 |
| 05/27/87 | Senate | Read third time SJ-2377 |
| 05/27/87 | Senate | Returned SJ-2377 |
| 06/02/87 | House | Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-3447 |
| 06/03/87 | Senate | Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Sens. McGill, Peeler and Patterson SJ-2577 |
| 06/03/87 | Senate | Reconsidered SJ-2745 |
| 06/03/87 | Senate | Senate recedes from its amendments SJ-2745 |
| 06/03/87 | House | Ordered enrolled for ratification HJ-3638 |
| 06/25/87 | Ratified R 278 | |
| 06/30/87 | Signed By Governor | |
| 07/09/87 | Effective date 06/30/87 | |
| 07/09/87 | Act No. 193 | |
| 07/13/87 | Copies available |