Bill Text: SC H3434 | 2023-2024 | 125th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Pesticides
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-10 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs [H3434 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2023-H3434-Introduced.html
South Carolina General Assembly
125th Session, 2023-2024
Bill 3434
Indicates Matter Stricken
Indicates New Matter
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A bill
to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 46-13-250 so as to prohibit a person from administering barrier mosquitocide treatment within one thousand feet of a reservoir or body of water that is used for drinking water.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1.Chapter 13, Title 46 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:
Section 46-13-250.(A) It is unlawful for a person as defined in Section 46-13-10(BB) to administer barrier mosquitocide treatment within one thousand feet of a reservoir or body of water that is used for drinking water. In addition to the penalties outlined in Section 46-13-180, a person who violates the provisions of this section is subject to an additional fine of one thousand dollars per offense.
(B) This section does not apply when the Department of Health and Environmental Control declares an outbreak of a mosquito-borne illness. The appropriate local governing body must consult with the director of the department before administering barrier mosquitocide treatment within one hundred feet of a reservoir or body of water that is used for drinking water.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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