Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1473 Primary Sponsor:Reese Committee Number:01 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Veterinarian, State; duties Residing Body:Senate Computer Document Number:NO5/8359.BD Introduced Date:Apr 16, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Apr 16, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Reese Type of Legislation:General Bill
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1473 Senate Apr 16, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 01
referred to Committee
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TO AMEND SECTION 46-5-20, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE POWERS OF THE AGRICULTURE COMMISSION, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSION TO PROMULGATE AND ENFORCE REGULATIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF THE STATE VETERINARIAN AND HIS ASSISTANTS; TO AMEND SECTION 46-7-10, RELATING TO THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE BOARD TO PROMULGATE AND ENFORCE ITS REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE STATE VETERINARIAN OR HIS ASSISTANTS IN THE TREATMENT FOR DANGEROUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AGRICULTURE COMMISSION; AND TO AMEND SECTION 47-13-20, RELATING TO THE STATE VETERINARIAN, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR THE STATE VETERINARIAN TO REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 46-5-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 46-5-20. The commission shall have the power to may:
(1) adopt policies, rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture for its own government not inconsistent with the laws of the State.;
(2) annually approve budget requests for the institutions, agencies, and service under the control of the Department of Agriculture as prepared by the Commissioner of Agriculture prior to before being submitted to the Budget and Control Board and to the General Assembly.;
(3) appoint such committees and such their members of committees as may be required or as may be desirable to carry out the orderly function of the commission.;
(4) cooperate fully with the Commissioner of Agriculture at all times to the end that the state's agricultural economy may constantly be improved. constantly;
(5) assume such other responsibilities and, exercise such other powers, and perform such other duties as may be assigned to it by law.;
(6) in conjunction with the board of trustees of Clemson University, promulgate and enforce regulations for the guidance of the State Veterinarian or his assistants."
SECTION 2. Section 46-7-10 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 46-7-10. The board of trustees of Clemson University shall have the following duties and powers with respect to agriculture and agricultural affairs or investigations:
(1) It shall regulate the returns of such county agricultural societies as may be chartered by the State, prescribe the form of such the returns, and furnish all blanks necessary for securing uniform and reliable statistics of their operations;
(2) It shall issue to the several county auditors of the State blanks, with complete instructions, for the collection of agricultural statistics and information;
(3) It shall investigate all subjects relating to the improvement of the agricultural interests of the State, the inducement of immigration thereto, and the introduction of foreign capital therein, as it may deem considers expedient;
(4) It shall make investigations adapted to promote and improve the marketing of cattle and, poultry, and domestic fowl of every kind;
(5) It in conjunction with the Agriculture Commission of South Carolina, may promulgate and enforce rules and regulations for the guidance of the State Veterinarian, or any assistant of his, his assistants in the treatment of horses, mules, cattle, hogs, or other livestock or, poultry, or domestic fowl of any kind affected with any a dangerous or contagious disease;
(6) It may adopt rules and regulations consistent with the laws of this State and of the United States to prevent the introduction into this State of any livestock or, poultry, or domesticated fowl of any kind that is affected with any a contagious disease, the tendency of which is tends to cause the death of such the livestock;
(7) It may in case of for contagious disease among any kind of stock or animals, including poultry and domesticated animals of every kind, either may establish rules of quarantine or have the infected animals killed and burned;
(8) It may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or advisable to carry into effect any and all of the matters referred to in accomplish the purposes of Sections 47-13-10, 47-13-20, 47-13-40, 47-13-60, and 47-13-360 to 47-13-420;
(9) It, or a committee appointed by it, shall supervise and enforce the execution of any duties devolved upon it. The board may appoint a committee for this purpose;
(10) It shall appoint a special inspector or inspectors of fertilizers and such other persons as it may deem considers necessary for carrying out the duties devolved upon it by Chapter 25 of this title and fix their compensation;
(11) It shall communicate and cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States and shall receive from him seeds, plants, documents, and information and distribute them as may seem to the best advantage;
(12) It may hold agricultural conventions composed of delegates from each county in the State, to be apportioned to each county and elected in such the manner as it may provide and it may, conduct farmers' institutes at such the times and places as may appear expedient;, and it may use such parts of the funds under its control as may be necessary to meet the expense of conducting such the conventions and institutes, but no. However, compensation, per diem, or mileage, shall must not be paid to the delegates to such conventions;
(13) It shall detail one of its scientific agriculturists to pay frequent visits to the coastal section of the State, to examine the soils, present methods of cultivation, fertilization, irrigation, and similar matters, and to make practical tests, on some a selected section, of Sea Island cotton, rice, and truck farms, with various varieties of seeds, and to follow the tests up carefully during the preparation of the land, planting of the seed, and cultivation and harvesting of the crops, and also to examine into the diseases of cotton, rice, truck, and other similar crops which have caused much trouble and loss in that section; and
(14) It shall furnish, at cost, to citizens of this State upon their request therefor, sufficient quantities of serum for treatment of hog cholera; provided. However, that no person shall may be furnished more serum than needed for treatment of hogs actually owned by the person applying therefor; and provided, further, that for it. No poor person shall may be charged for serum applied for when he is unable to pay for it."
SECTION 3. Section 47-13-20 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 47-13-20. The veterinarian of Clemson University shall be is the State Veterinarian and shall report directly to the Commissioner of Agriculture. The State Veternarian may visit any section of in this State where any contagious disease among animals, including poultry and domesticated fowls of every kind, is believed to exist and. He shall determine, under the rules and regulations of the board of trustees of the University and of the Agriculture Commission of South Carolina whether such the affected animals are worthy of remedial treatment or should must be destroyed."
SECTION 4. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.