H 4137 General Bill, By Mahaffey, Hodges and Jefferson
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 47-11-135 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT SELL OR TRADE LIVESTOCK OR
 POULTRY KNOWN TO HAVE CONSUMED FEED CONTAINING MELAMINE OR SUSPECTED OF
 CONTAINING MELAMINE BASED ON PUBLIC WARNING BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FEED OR
 OTHER NOTICE.

   05/23/07  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-38
   05/23/07  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-39

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 47-11-135 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT SELL OR TRADE LIVESTOCK OR POULTRY KNOWN TO HAVE CONSUMED FEED CONTAINING MELAMINE OR SUSPECTED OF CONTAINING MELAMINE BASED ON PUBLIC WARNING BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FEED OR OTHER NOTICE.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 47 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 47-11-135.    A person may not sell or trade livestock or poultry known to have consumed feed containing melamine or suspected of containing melamine based on public warning by the manufacturer of the feed or other notice."

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