H 3987 General Bill, By Goldfinch, Herbkersman, Clemmons, Kennedy, Huggins, Hardee, McCoy, Stavrinakis, Sottile, Limehouse, Hardwick, H.A. Crawford, Riley, Murphy, Spires, Burns, Funderburk, Atwater, Barfield, Bingham, Cole, Finlay, Gagnon, George, Harrell, Owens, Pitts, Ryhal, Taylor, Vick, Wells, White, Knight, Erickson and Newton
Summary: Redefine food, seafood, and local seafood
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 39-25-20, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS OF TERMS CONTAINED IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA FOOD AND COSMETIC ACT, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITIONS OF THE TERM "FOOD", AND TO DEFINE THE TERMS "SEAFOOD" AND "LOCAL SEAFOOD"; AND TO AMEND SECTION 39-25-30, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO ACTS PROHIBITED UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA FOOD AND COSMETIC ACT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A RETAIL OR WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT IS PROHIBITED FROM SELLING SEAFOOD WHILE KNOWINGLY AND WILFULLY MISREPRESENTING THE IDENTITY OF THE SEAFOOD TO ITS PATRONS.
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04/18/13	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 31)
04/18/13	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 31)
05/16/13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Knight
05/23/13	House	Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 6)
05/24/13		Scrivener's error corrected
05/29/13	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Erickson, Newton
05/30/13	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 45)
05/30/13	House	Roll call Yeas-105 Nays-0 (House Journal-page 46)
05/30/13	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (House Journal-page 47)
05/31/13	House	Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 2)
06/04/13	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 16)
06/04/13	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 16)