2005-2006 Bill 149: Person Or Facility That Packages Venison for Personal Consumption May

South Carolina General Assembly

116th Session, 2005-2006

S. 149

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill

Sponsors: Senators Campsen, Knotts and Bryant

Document Path: l:\council\bills\nbd\11081ac05.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2005

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Summary: Person or facility that packages venison for personal consumption may not package pig or boar

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

Date Body Action Description with journal page number

12/15/2004 Senate Prefiled

12/15/2004 Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

1/11/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ153

1/11/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ153

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2004

A BILL

TO AMEND CHAPTER 17, TITLE 47, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MEAT AND MEAT FOOD, BY ADDING SECTION 471775, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS NOT UNLAWFUL FOR A PERSON OR FACILITY THAT MAY LAWFULLY DRESS, PROCESS, PACKAGE, AND RETURN VENISON OF A DEER FRESHLY KILLED WHILE HUNTING TO THE OWNER FOR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION MAY ALSO DRESS, PROCESS, AND PACKAGE PORK FROM A PIG, HOG, OR BOAR FRESHLY KILLED WHILE HUNTING TO THE OWNER FOR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION.

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

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 17, Title 47 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

“Section 471775. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, it is not unlawful for a person or facility that may lawfully dress, process, package, and return the venison of a deer freshly killed while hunting to the owner for personal consumption to also dress, process, package, and return pork from a pig, hog, or boar freshly killed while hunting to the owner for personal consumption. Containers or packages containing venison or pork dressed, processed, or packaged for return to the owner under the authority of this section must be plainly marked ‘NOT FOR SALE’ immediately after being prepared until delivered to the owner.”

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

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