South Carolina House Bill 4840 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-04-20 - Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bedingfield
Pending: House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 48 TO TITLE 46 SO AS TO ENACT THE "NO CHIPPIN' CHICKENS ACT" TO PROHIBIT THE STATE FROM REQUIRING ANY FARMER, FARMER'S MARKET, LIVESTOCK AUCTION BARN, SLAUGHTERHOUSE, OR VETERINARIAN TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL SYSTEM THAT ASSIGNS A CODE TO IDENTIFY THE LOCATION OF A FARM OR ANY ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM THAT ATTACHES OR EMBEDS A MICROCHIP TAG OR OTHER DEVICE TO AN ANIMAL AND WHICH HAS THE CAPABILITY OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION AT ANY DISTANCE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE MUST NOT ESTABLISH A DATABASE OF FARMS THAT LINKS WITH OTHER STATE FARM DATABASES AND TO PROHIBIT SUCH FARM INFORMATION FROM BEING ACCESSIBLE TO ANY NATIONAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM OR OTHER SUCH SYSTEMS; TO VOID ANY PREVIOUS AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE AND ANY OTHER STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY CONCERNING ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION OR FARM PROPERTY REGISTRATION; AND TO PROHIBIT THE STATE FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY FEDERAL OR INTERNATIONAL LAW THAT WOULD COMPROMISE THE PRIVACY OF FARMING PRACTICES IN THIS STATE.

Enact The "no Chippin' Chickens Act" To Prohibit The State From Requiring Any Farmer, Farmer's Market, Livestock Auction Barn, Slaughterhouse, Or Veterinarian To Participate In Any State Or Federal System That Assigns A Code To Identify The Location Of A Farm Or Any Animal Identification System That Attaches Or Embeds A Microchip Tag Or Other Device To An Animal And Which Has The Capability Of Radio Frequency Identification At Any Distance; To Provide That The State Must Not Establish A Database Of Farms That Links With Other State Farm Databases And To Prohibit Such Farm Information From Being Accessible To Any National Animal Identification System Or Other Such Systems; To Void Any Previous Agreement Between The State And Any Other State Or Federal Agency Concerning Animal Identification Or Farm Property Registration; And To Prohibit The State From Participating In Any Federal Or International Law That Would Compromise The Privacy Of Farming Practices In This State.

Rep. Eric Bedingfield [R]

Rep. Jeff Duncan [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-04-20		Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Bedingfield
2010-04-14		Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-17
2010-04-14		Introduced and read first time HJ-17

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4840&session=118