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STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Grooms
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gjk\20222sd05.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3577
Introduced in the Senate on February 10, 2005
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Summary: Pesticide registration fees
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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2/10/2005 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-6
2/10/2005 Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources SJ-6
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 46-13-45, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PESTICIDE REGISTRATION FEES, SO AS TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL BASIC REGISTRATION FEE, TO PROVIDE A PROCEDURE FOR FUTURE INCREASES, AND FURTHER PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF THESE FUNDS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 46-13-45(1) of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 325 of 1996, is amended to read:
"(1) Basic. All pesticide products will be are classified as basic pesticides, solely for determination of the annual registration fee. The classification will may not affect a pesticide's state or federal classification as a general use pesticide or a restricted use pesticide. All registrants shall pay an annual basic registration fee of one hundred seventy-five dollars per for each product registered. This fee may not be increased unless the General Assembly by law authorizes the State Crop Pest Commission to increase this fee by regulation and such a regulation is promulgated and adopted. This fee must be used to support the general pesticide regulatory enforcement and education program programs of the Division of Regulatory and Public Service."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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