South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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H. 4137

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Mahaffey, Hodges and Jefferson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11705ab07.doc

Introduced in the House on May 23, 2007
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Livestock

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/23/2007  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-38
   5/23/2007  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-39

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/23/2007

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A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 47-11-135 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY NOT SELL OR TRADE LIVESTOCK OR POULTRY KNOWN TO HAVE CONSUMED FEED CONTAINING MELAMINE OR SUSPECTED OF CONTAINING MELAMINE BASED ON PUBLIC WARNING BY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FEED OR OTHER NOTICE.

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

SECTION    1.    Article 1, Chapter 11, Title 47 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 47-11-135.    A person may not sell or trade livestock or poultry known to have consumed feed containing melamine or suspected of containing melamine based on public warning by the manufacturer of the feed or other notice."

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

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