Bill 3453

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3453
Ratification Number:            38
Act Number:                     23
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19950201
Primary Sponsor:                Riser
All Sponsors:                   Riser, Hines, Inabinett, Rhoad and
                                Witherspoon 
Drafted Document Number:        pfm\7099bdw.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19950323
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19950404
Subject:                        Crop Pest Commission

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19950404  Act No. A23
------  19950404  Signed by Governor
------  19950330  Ratified R38
Senate  19950323  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19950322  Read second time
Senate  19950316  Committee report: Favorable              01 SANR
Senate  19950228  Introduced, read first time,             01 SANR
                  referred to Committee
House   19950224  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19950223  Unanimous consent for third
                  reading on the next Legislative day
House   19950223  Read second time
House   19950222  Committee report: Favorable              20 HANR
House   19950201  Introduced, read first time,             20 HANR
                  referred to Committee

(A23, R38, H3453)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 46-9-90, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PENALTIES PERTAINING TO THE STATE CROP PEST COMMISSION, SO AS TO REVISE THE PENALTIES AND THE PROVISIONS TO WHICH THEY APPLY; AND TO AMEND SECTION 46-13-80, RELATING TO LICENSES UNDER THE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE RENEWAL DATE.

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

Penalties and applicable provisions revised

SECTION 1. Section 46-9-90 (A) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 389 of 1992, is further amended to read:

"(A) A person violating this chapter or chapters assigned to or regulations of the commission is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not less than ten nor more than thirty days for a first offense and for a second offense in the discretion of the court."

Renewal date revised

SECTION 2. Section 46-13-80 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 46-13-80. (A) All licenses provided for in this chapter expire December thirty-first of the year dated to expire. A person holding a current valid license may renew the license upon payment of applicable fees and without reexamination.

(B) The director by regulation shall establish provisions, which may not include reexamination, unless required to do so under federal law, to ensure that certified applicators continue to meet the requirements of changing technology and to ensure a continuing level of competence and ability to use pesticides safely and properly.

(C) If a license is not renewed by April first of the calendar year following its expiration, the licensee shall take another examination. If application for renewal of a license is not filed before January first annually, a penalty of twenty-five percent of the original fee must be assessed."

Time effective

SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Approved the 4th day of April, 1995.