S 1357 Joint Resolution, By Senate Fish, Game and Forestry
 A JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO SHELLFISH, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION
 DOCUMENT NUMBER 3160, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23,
 TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

   05/06/08  Senate Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
                     without reference SJ-4
   05/07/08  Senate Read second time SJ-17
   05/08/08  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-11
   05/13/08  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-13
   05/13/08  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-14

INTRODUCED

May 6, 2008

S. 1357

S. Printed 5/6/08--S.

Read the first time May 6, 2008.

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO SHELLFISH, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 3160, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to shellfish, designated as Regulation Document Number 3160, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

The Department has amended R.61-47 substantially in order to: revise the Regulation to bring it up to date with current National Shellfish Sanitation Program guidance and practices; include a section on severability; update and expand definitions; update certification and permitting procedures; update growing area survey and classification standard references; update requirements for the harvesting, handling and transportation of shellfish; update compliance and inspection procedures; update certified shipper facility and aquaculture requirements; and revise style, language, and grammar for clarity, readability and consistency.