South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 1357

STATUS INFORMATION

Joint Resolution
Sponsors: Fish, Game and Forestry Committee
Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\12310ac08.doc

Introduced in the Senate on May 6, 2008
Introduced in the House on May 13, 2008
Currently residing in the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Summary: Shellfish

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    5/6/2008  Senate  Introduced, read first time, placed on calendar without 
                        reference SJ-4
    5/7/2008  Senate  Read second time SJ-17
    5/8/2008  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-11
   5/13/2008  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-13
   5/13/2008  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-14

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/6/2008
5/6/2008-A

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INTRODUCED

May 6, 2008

S. 1357

Introduced by Fish, Game and Forestry Committee

S. Printed 5/6/08--S.

Read the first time May 6, 2008.

            

A JOINT RESOLUTION

TO APPROVE REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, RELATING TO SHELLFISH, DESIGNATED AS REGULATION DOCUMENT NUMBER 3160, PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, CHAPTER 23, TITLE 1 OF THE 1976 CODE.

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

SECTION    1.    The regulations of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, relating to shellfish, designated as Regulation Document Number 3160, and submitted to the General Assembly pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 23, Title 1 of the 1976 Code, are approved.

SECTION    2.    This joint resolution takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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SUMMARY AS SUBMITTED

BY PROMULGATING AGENCY.

The Department has amended R.61-47 substantially in order to: revise the Regulation to bring it up to date with current National Shellfish Sanitation Program guidance and practices; include a section on severability; update and expand definitions; update certification and permitting procedures; update growing area survey and classification standard references; update requirements for the harvesting, handling and transportation of shellfish; update compliance and inspection procedures; update certified shipper facility and aquaculture requirements; and revise style, language, and grammar for clarity, readability and consistency.

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