South Carolina General Assembly
111th Session, 1995-1996

Bill 4101

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    4101
Ratification Number:            482
Act Number:                     394
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19950412
Primary Sponsor:                Witherspoon 
All Sponsors:                   Witherspoon and Riser 
Drafted Document Number:        7393bdw.95
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960528
Date of Last Amendment:         19960222
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19960604
Subject:                        Tobacco production research
History



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

------  19960613  Act No. A394
------  19960604  Signed by Governor
------  19960530  Ratified R482
Senate  19960528  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
Senate  19960523  Read second time
Senate  19960522  Polled out of Committee:                 01 SANR
                  Without report
Senate  19960227  Introduced, read first time,             01 SANR
                  referred to Committee
House   19960223  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19960222  Unanimous consent for third
                  reading on the next Legislative day
House   19960222  Amended, read second time
House   19960221  Committee report: Favorable with         20 HANR
                  amendment
House   19950412  Introduced, read first time,             20 HANR
                  referred to Committee
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(A394, R482, H4101)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 46-17-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS UNDER THE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES MARKETING ACT, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION EXEMPTING TOBACCO FROM THE DEFINITION OF AN "AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY".

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

Exemption of tobacco deleted

SECTION 1. Section 46-17-40(e) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 120 of 1989, is further amended to read:

"(e) `Agricultural commodity' means a distinctive type of agricultural, horticultural, viticultural, floricultural, aquacultural, vegetable, or animal product, either in its natural or processed state. The commission may determine on the basis of common usage and practice what kinds, types, subtypes, or classes may be included together as an agricultural commodity for the purpose of this chapter."

Time effective

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

Approved the 4th day of June, 1996.