Current Status Bill Number:3318 Ratification Number:14 Act Number:10 Type of Legislation:General Bill GB Introducing Body:House Introduced Date:19970128 Primary Sponsor:Townsend All Sponsors:Townsend, Rhoad, Webb, Sharpe, Sandifer, Martin, Barrett and Witherspoon Drafted Document Number:pt\2856dw.97 Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19970312 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:19970331 Subject:Crop seeds and plants, foundation seed organization aimed at production; Agriculture
Body Date Action Description Com Leg Involved ______ ________ _______________________________________ _______ ____________ ------ 19970423 Act No. A10 ------ 19970331 Signed by Governor ------ 19970325 Ratified R14 Senate 19970312 Read third time, enrolled for ratification Senate 19970311 Read second time Senate 19970306 Committee report: Favorable 01 SANR Senate 19970304 Introduced, read first time, 01 SANR referred to Committee House 19970228 Read third time, sent to Senate House 19970227 Read second time, unanimous consent for third reading on Friday, 19970228 House 19970226 Committee report: Favorable 20 HANR House 19970128 Introduced, read first time, 20 HANR referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A10, R14, H3318)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 46-21-60 AND 46-21-70, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FOUNDATION SEED ORGANIZATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOSTERING THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOUNDATION HYBRID SEED CORN AND OTHER CROP SEED AND PROVIDE FOR THE COOPERATION OF VARIOUS OTHER AGENCIES IN CARRYING OUT THE PURPOSES OF THE FOUNDATION, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FOUNDATION IS AIMED AT THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF PURE VARIETIES OF CROP SEEDS AND PLANTS RATHER THAN FOUNDATION HYBRID SEED CORN AND OTHER CROP SEEDS, DELETE THE AUTHORITY OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION TO BE VESTED WITH CERTAIN POWERS, DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT AGENCIES COOPERATE WITH THE ASSOCIATION, EXCEPT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND ADD CLEMSON UNIVERSITY AS AN ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 46-21-60.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Foundation seed organization
SECTION 1. Section 46-21-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 46-21-60. Clemson University is responsible for cooperating with the South Carolina Crop Improvement Association in a foundation seed program which has as its responsibility the fostering of the production, processing, and distribution of pure varieties of crop seeds and plants as Clemson University recommends for increase in this State."
Department to cooperate
SECTION 2. Section 46-21-70 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 46-21-70. To the extent that the State Department of Agriculture has to do with the publicity, breeding, testing, supervision, production, and distribution of pure varieties of crop seeds and plants, it shall actively cooperate with the South Carolina Crop Improvement Association and Clemson University in carrying out the purposes of Section 46-21-60."
Time effective
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 31st day of March, 1997.