South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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A76, R135, H3568

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Thompson and Bedingfield
Document Path: l:\council\bills\bbm\9771htc07.doc

Introduced in the House on February 21, 2007
Introduced in the Senate on April 25, 2007
Last Amended on April 24, 2007
Passed by the General Assembly on June 5, 2007
Governor's Action: June 13, 2007, Signed

Summary: Agriculture real property

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   2/21/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-48
   2/21/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-48
   4/18/2007  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Ways and 
                        Means HJ-12
   4/19/2007  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bedingfield
   4/24/2007  House   Amended HJ-68
   4/24/2007  House   Read second time HJ-69
   4/25/2007  House   Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-18
   4/25/2007  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-22
   4/25/2007  Senate  Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-22
   5/30/2007  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Finance SJ-11
   5/31/2007  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-61
   5/31/2007  Senate  Read second time SJ-61
   5/31/2007  Senate  Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day SJ-61
    6/1/2007  Senate  Read third time and returned to House with amendments 
                        SJ-3
    6/5/2007  House   Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-48
    6/7/2007          Ratified R 135
   6/13/2007          Signed By Governor
   6/18/2007          Copies available
   6/18/2007          Effective date 06/13/07
   6/18/2007          Act No. 76

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

2/21/2007
4/18/2007
4/24/2007
5/30/2007
5/31/2007


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A76, R135, H3568)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 12-43-233 SO AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL "AGRITOURISM" USES FOR REAL PROPERTY THAT DO NOT AFFECT THE ELIGIBILITY OF THE PROPERTY FOR THE AGRICULTURAL USE CLASSIFICATION FOR PURPOSES OF PROPERTY TAX.

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

Agritourism uses

SECTION    1.    Article 3, Chapter 43, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 12-43-233.    (A)    In addition to and incidental to the uses required for real property to be classified as agricultural real property pursuant to Sections 12-43-220(d), 12-43-230(a), and 12-43-232, and applicable regulations, uses of tracts of agricultural real property for 'agritourism' purposes is deemed an agricultural use of the property to the extent agritourism is not the primary reason any tract is classified as agricultural real property but is supplemental and incidental to the primary purposes of the tract's use for agriculture, grazing, horticulture, forestry, dairying, and mariculture. These supplemental and incidental agritourism uses are not an 'other business for profit' for purposes of Section 12-43-230(a). For purposes of this section, agritourism uses include, but are not limited to: wineries, educational tours, education barns, on-farm historical reenactments, farm schools, farm stores, living history farms, on-farm heirloom plants and animals, roadside stands, agricultural processing demonstrations, on-farm collections of old farm machinery, agricultural festivals, on-farm theme playgrounds for children, on-farm fee fishing and hunting, pick your own, farm vacations, on-farm pumpkin patches, farm tours, horseback riding, horseback sporting events and training for horseback sporting events, cross-country trails, on-farm food sales, agricultural regional themes, hayrides, mazes, crop art, harvest theme productions, native ecology preservations, on-farm picnic grounds, dude ranches, trail rides, Indian mounds, earthworks art, farm animal exhibits, bird-watching, stargazing, nature-based attractions, and ecological-based attractions.

(B)    The Department of Revenue by regulation may further define those uses qualifying as agritourism and appropriate definitions for 'supplemental and incidental' as used in this section."

Time effective

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

Ratified the 8th day of June, 2007.

Approved the 13th day of June, 2007.

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