S*0200(Rat #0341, Act #0307 of 1992)  General Bill, By Giese, Courson and 
Wilson
 A Bill to amend Section 16-11-700, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
 1976, relating to the prohibition against dumping litter on private or public
 property, exceptions, responsibility for removal, and penalties, so as to
 provide that the responsibility for the removal of litter from property or
 receptacles is upon the person convicted under this Section of littering the
 property or receptacles, but that if there is no conviction, the
 responsibility is upon the owner of the property or upon the owner of the
 property where the receptacle is located.-amended title

   09/17/90  Senate Prefiled
   09/17/90  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
   01/08/91  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-77
   01/08/91  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-77
   04/03/91  Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary SJ-10
   04/04/91  Senate Amended SJ-28
   04/04/91  Senate Read second time SJ-28
   04/04/91  Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
                     amendments SJ-28
   04/09/91  Senate Read third time and sent to House SJ-26
   04/10/91  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-14
   04/10/91  House  Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
                     Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-14
   03/18/92  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental
                     Affairs HJ-11
   03/26/92  House  Amended HJ-38
   03/26/92  House  Read second time HJ-38
   03/26/92  House  Unanimous consent for third reading on next
                     legislative day HJ-39
   03/27/92  House  Read third time and returned to Senate with
                     amendments HJ-2
   03/30/92  Senate Concurred in House amendment and enrolled SJ-12
   04/02/92         Ratified R 341
   04/08/92         Signed By Governor
   04/08/92         Effective date 04/08/92
   04/08/92         Act No. 307
   05/05/92         Copies available

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 16-11-700, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST DUMPING LITTER ON PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY, EXCEPTIONS, RESPONSIBILITY FOR REMOVAL, AND PENALTIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REMOVAL OF LITTER FROM PROPERTY OR RECEPTACLES IS UPON THE PERSON CONVICTED UNDER THIS SECTION OF LITTERING THE PROPERTY OR RECEPTACLES, BUT THAT IF THERE IS NO CONVICTION, THE RESPONSIBILITY IS UPON THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY OR UPON THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY WHERE THE RECEPTACLE IS LOCATED.

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

Responsibility for removal on person convicted; etc.

SECTION 1. Section 16-11-700(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 63 of 1991, is further amended to read:

"(B) Responsibility for the removal of litter from property or receptacles is upon the person convicted under this section of littering the property or receptacles. However, if there is no conviction, the responsibility is upon the owner of the property or upon the owner of the property where the receptacle is located."

Time effective

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

Approved the 8th day of April, 1992.