South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 4477

Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4477
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000126
Primary Sponsor:                  McGee
All Sponsors:                     McGee and McKay
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\gjk\20894sd00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Labor, Commerce and Industry Committee 26 
                                  HLCI
Subject:                          Trade practice, unfair; termite 
                                  eradication or pest control company repairs 
                                  when identified property damage; Agriculture


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000126  Introduced, read first time,           26 HLCI
                  referred to Committee


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A BILL

TO AMEND ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 5 OF TITLE 39, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES, BY ADDING SECTION 39-5-39 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT CONSTITUTES SUCH A PRACTICE FOR A TERMITE ERADICATION OR PEST CONTROL COMPANY TO PERFORM, OR TO OFFER, SEEK, OR ATTEMPT TO PERFORM, REPAIRS TO DAMAGE TO REAL PROPERTY CAUSED BY TERMITES OR OTHER PESTS IF THE COMPANY HAS IN THE FIRST INSTANCE INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AND IDENTIFIED THE DAMAGE, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

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

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 5 of Title 39 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 39-5-39. (A) It shall be an unlawful trade practice under Section 39-5-20 for any person doing business as a termite eradication or pest control company to perform, or to offer, seek, or attempt to perform, repairs to damage to real property caused by termites or other pests if the person doing business as the termite eradication or pest control company has in the first instance inspected the real property and identified the damage.

(B) For the purposes of this section, it shall be an unlawful trade practice under subsection (A) for the person doing business as the termite eradication or pest control company to have any business, economic, financial, or proprietary connection or relationship with any person or entity which performs the repairs described in subsection (A), subsequent to the person doing business as the termite eradication or pest control company having identified the damage."

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

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