Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1496 Ratification Number:456 Act Number:393 Primary Sponsor:McGill Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Agricultural dealers, surety bonds Date Bill Passed both Bodies:May 21, 1992 Computer Document Number:1496 Governor's Action:S Date of Governor's Action:Jun 01, 1992 Introduced Date:Apr 22, 1992 Last History Body:------ Last History Date:Jun 01, 1992 Last History Type:Act No. 393 Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:McGill Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ ---
1496 ------ Jun 01, 1992 Act No. 393
1496 ------ Jun 01, 1992 Signed by Governor
1496 ------ May 27, 1992 Ratified R 456
1496 House May 21, 1992 Read third time, enrolled for
ratification
1496 House May 20, 1992 Read second time
1496 House May 05, 1992 Introduced, read first time,
placed on Calendar without
reference
1496 Senate Apr 30, 1992 Read third time, sent to House
1496 Senate Apr 29, 1992 Read second time, notice of
general amendments
1496 Senate Apr 28, 1992 Polled out of Committee 01
1496 Senate Apr 22, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 01
referred to Committee
View additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
(A393, R456, S1496)
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 46-41-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEALERS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, SO AS TO ALLOW SUCH DEALERS TO DELIVER EQUIVALENT SECURITY IN THE AMOUNT OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN LIEU OF A SURETY BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Security
SECTION 1. Section 46-41-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(1) Before any license shall be issued the applicant shall make and deliver to the commissioner a surety bond or equivalent security in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars or an amount equal to the maximum amount of business done or estimated to be done in any month by the applicant, whichever is less, executed by a surety corporation authorized to transact business in the State or provided by equivalent security approved by the commissioner with the advice of the State Treasurer. Such bond or equivalent security shall be upon a form prescribed or approved by the commissioner and shall be conditioned to secure the faithful accounting for any payment to producers, their agents or representatives, of the proceeds of all agricultural products handled or sold by such dealer.
(2) The amount of such bond or equivalent security shall, upon the order of the commissioner at any time, be increased, if in his discretion the commissioner finds such increase to be warranted by the volume of agricultural product being handled by the principal or maker of such bond or equivalent security. In the same manner, the amount of such bond or equivalent security may be decreased when a decrease in volume of products handled warrants such decrease in bond or equivalent security. The provisions shall apply to any bond or equivalent security, regardless of the anniversary date of its issuance, expiration, or renewal.
(3) In order to effectuate the purposes of this section, the commissioner or his agents may require from any licensee verified statements of the volume of his business, and failure to furnish such statement or make and deliver a new or additional bond or equivalent security shall be cause for suspension of license. If, at a hearing after reasonable notice, the commissioner finds such failure to be wilful, the license may be revoked."
Time effective
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
Approved the 1st day of June, 1992.