South Carolina General Assembly
114th Session, 2001-2002

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Bill 5100


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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      5100
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20020411
Primary Sponsor:                  Owens
All Sponsors:                     Owens and Kelley
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11580ac02.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Medical, Military, Public and Municipal 
                                  Affairs Committee 27 H3M
Subject:                          DHEC authorized to regulate distribution 
                                  of food not served or consumed at 
                                  establishments to agencies providing meals and 
                                  food to the needy


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20020411  Introduced, read first time,           27 H3M
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 44-1-140, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL TO PROMULGATE REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, INCLUDING SANITATION OF HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND OTHER EATING ESTABLISHMENTS, SO AS TO INCLUDE IN THIS AUTHORITY THE PROMULGATION OF STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD NOT SERVED OR CONSUMED TO AGENCIES PROVIDING MEALS AND FOOD TO CLIENTS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 44-1-140(2) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(2)    For the sanitation of hotels, restaurants, cafes, drugstores, hot dog and hamburger stands and all other places or establishments providing eating or drinking facilities and all other places known as private nursing homes or places of similar nature, operated for gain or profit including, but not limited to, regulations providing standards and procedures for these establishments to distribute food not served or consumed to agencies, public and private, providing meals and food to the needy;"

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

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