Bill 259

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               259
Ratification Number:       319
Act Number                 308
Introducing Body:          Senate
Subject:                   Qualifications and appointment of
                           members

(A308, R319, S259)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-33-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE QUALIFICATIONS, MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE STATE DAIRY COMMISSION, SO AS TO ADD ONE ADDITIONAL MEMBER OF THE CONSUMING PUBLIC TO THE COMMISSION AND TO PERMIT THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE TO VOTE IN CASE OF A TIE.

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

Qualifications and appointment of members

Section 1. Subsection (1) of Section 39-33-220 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"(1) The Commission shall consist of eleven members. Three of the members shall be producers of grade A milk who are not directly or indirectly engaged in the distribution of milk, one member shall be engaged within this State in the business of processing or manufacturing and distributing milk or milk and frozen desserts or frozen dairy foods, one member shall own or operate within this State a store as defined in Section 39-33-10, five members shall represent the consuming public, and the Commissioner of Agriculture shall serve ex officio with voting privileges in case of a tie. The presence and attendance of the Commissioner of Agriculture at any meeting shall be counted in determining a quorum of the Commission. The fact that a producer owns stock in a dairy cooperative shall not prevent such person from participating in any of the privileges as a producer under Articles 1 through 7 of this chapter, nor shall it disqualify such person from serving on the Commission as a producer member. All members of the Commission shall be residents of this State."

Time Effective

Section 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.