H4854: Honey

Legislative Summary

Amend Section 39-25-20, Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, Relating To Definitions, So As To Provide That Beekeepers Producing No More Than Four Hundred Gallons Of Honey May File For An Exemption From Inspections And Regulations Requiring Honey To Be Processed, Extracted, And Packaged In An Inspected Food Processing Establishment, Or From Being Required To Obtain A Registration Verification Certificate From The Department Of Agriculture; And To Provide That Beekeepers Who File For And Obtain The Exemption Certificate From The Department Of Agriculture May Sell Directly To Inspected Food Processing Establishments That Maintain A Registration Verification Certificate For Subsequent Wholesale Or Resale Sales.