H*3732 Session 107 (1987-1988)
H*3732(Rat #0689, Act #0598 of 1988) General Bill, By J.G. Felder, Bailey,
J.M. Baxley, P.T. Bradley, G.A. Brown, Carnell, C.M. Dangerfield, T.W. Edwards,
Fair, S.R. Foster, J.V. Gregory, B.L. Hendricks, T.E. Huff, J.R. Klapman,
T.A. Limehouse, J.G. McAbee, L. Phillips, J.I. Rogers, T.F. Rogers, P.E. Short,
E.W. Simpson, J.W. Tucker and Wilkins
A Bill to amend Section 61-9-625, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to the importation of wine into this State being limited to the
registered producer thereof and the registration of a particular brand being
available only to the producer or primary source of supply, so as to make the
above provisions also applicable to beer, ale, porter, and malt beverages.
02/10/88 House Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar
without reference HJ-1033
02/18/88 House Debate adjourned until Tuesday, February 23, 1988
HJ-1268
02/23/88 House Read second time HJ-1357
02/24/88 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-1430
02/25/88 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-13
02/25/88 Senate Referred to Committee on Finance SJ-13
03/02/88 Senate Committee report: Favorable Finance SJ-27
03/09/88 Senate Read second time SJ-34
03/09/88 Senate Ordered to third reading with notice of
amendments SJ-34
05/24/88 Senate Read third time and enrolled SJ-52
05/31/88 Ratified R 689
06/02/88 Signed By Governor
06/02/88 Effective date 06/02/88
06/02/88 Act No. 598
06/16/88 Copies available
(A598, R689, H3732)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 61-9-625, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976,
RELATING TO THE IMPORTATION OF WINE INTO THIS STATE BEING LIMITED TO THE
REGISTERED PRODUCER THEREOF AND THE REGISTRATION OF A PARTICULAR BRAND BEING
AVAILABLE ONLY TO THE PRODUCER OR PRIMARY SOURCE OF SUPPLY, SO AS TO MAKE THE
ABOVE PROVISIONS ALSO APPLICABLE TO BEER, ALE, PORTER, AND MALT BEVERAGES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Provisions also applicable to beer, ale, porter, and malt beverages
SECTION 1. Section 61-9-625 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 61-9-625. No person other than a registered producer may ship
or move, or cause to be shipped or moved, any beer, ale, porter, malt beverage,
or wine from a point outside South Carolina to a point within the geographic
limits of South Carolina, and then only in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter. No brand may be registered by the producer unless the person registering
the brand is either the American producer or the primary American source of
supply in the United States of the brand as herein defined, and it is unlawful
for any wholesaler in this State to order, purchase, or receive any beer, ale,
porter, malt beverage, or wine from any producer who is not the primary American
source of supply for the brand ordered, purchased, or received.
The term primary American source of supply means the manufacturer, distiller,
vintner, brewer, producer, winery, or owner of vinous or spirituous beverages at
the time they become a marketable product, or bottler, or the exclusive agent of
these persons, who, if the product cannot be secured directly from the
manufacturer by an American distributor, is the source closest to the
manufacturer in the channel of commerce from whom the product can be secured by
an American distributor, or who, if the product can be secured directly from the
manufacturer by an American distributor, is the manufacturer. The provisions of
this section do not apply to any person who produces beer, ale, porter, malt
beverage, or wine solely in this State and who subsequently ships or sells this
beer, ale, porter, malt beverage, or wine solely in this State."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. |