---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 46-33-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SHIPMENT AND SALE OF TREES, PLANTS, AND SHRUBS, TO PROVIDE A NURSERY REGISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE AND A NURSERY DEALER REGISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 46-9-90, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE CHAPTER ON THE STATE CROP PEST COMMISSION, 46-10-100, RELATING TO BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION, 46-13-180, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT, 46-15-100, RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL MARKETING GENERALLY, 46-23-80, RELATING TO NOXIOUS WEEDS, AND 46-49-70, RELATING TO THE SUPERVISION AND REGULATION OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, ALL SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO REGULATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 46-13-90, RELATING TO THE DENIAL, SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN PESTICIDE CONTROL LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIRECTOR MAY DENY, SUSPEND, REVOKE, OR MODIFY A LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE IF THE HOLDER MADE A PESTICIDE APPLICATION WITHOUT THE PROPER LICENSE. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 46-33-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SHIPMENT AND SALE OF TREES, PLANTS, AND SHRUBS, TO PROVIDE A NURSERY REGISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE AND A NURSERY DEALER REGISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 46-9-90, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE CHAPTER ON THE STATE CROP PEST COMMISSION, 46-10-100, RELATING TO BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION, 46-13-180, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT, 46-15-100, RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL MARKETING GENERALLY, 46-23-80, RELATING TO NOXIOUS WEEDS, AND 46-49-70, RELATING TO THE SUPERVISION AND REGULATION OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, ALL SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO REGULATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 46-13-90, RELATING TO THE DENIAL, SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN PESTICIDE CONTROL LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIRECTOR MAY DENY, SUSPEND, REVOKE, OR MODIFY A LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE IF THE HOLDER MADE A PESTICIDE APPLICATION WITHOUT THE PROPER LICENSE. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 570"
citation: "South Carolina S 570 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Massey"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-21"
last_action: "2017-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08bf8acf-a231-4c17-a99a-0a8fed872983"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=570&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "1b95875a6d63b657fb234bc5eebedbd2a3fbe2734616f41fcd61c979a767d76f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 570 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 46-33-90, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SHIPMENT AND SALE OF TREES, PLANTS, AND SHRUBS, TO PROVIDE A NURSERY REGISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE AND A NURSERY DEALER REGISTRATION FEE SCHEDULE AND TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 46-9-90, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE CHAPTER ON THE STATE CROP PEST COMMISSION, 46-10-100, RELATING TO BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION, 46-13-180, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THE PESTICIDE CONTROL ACT, 46-15-100, RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL MARKETING GENERALLY, 46-23-80, RELATING TO NOXIOUS WEEDS, AND 46-49-70, RELATING TO THE SUPERVISION AND REGULATION OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS, ALL SO AS TO REMOVE REFERENCE TO REGULATIONS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 46-13-90, RELATING TO THE DENIAL, SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN PESTICIDE CONTROL LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIRECTOR MAY DENY, SUSPEND, REVOKE, OR MODIFY A LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE IF THE HOLDER MADE A PESTICIDE APPLICATION WITHOUT THE PROPER LICENSE. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **3/21/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/570_20170321.htm)
2. **3/22/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/570_20170322.htm)
3. **3/23/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/570_20170323.htm)
4. **3/24/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/570_20170324.htm)
5. **4/27/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/570_20170427.htm)
6. **4/4/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/570_20170404.htm)

## Votes

- 3rd Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **96–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Massey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-21** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-21** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Scrivener's error corrected
- **2017-03-23** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-04** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-06** Roll call Ayes-42 Nays-0
- **2017-04-18** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-04-18** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-03** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-03** Roll call Yeas-96 Nays-1
- **2017-05-04** Read third time and enrolled `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-09** Ratified R 50
- **2017-05-10** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-17** Effective date 05/10/17
- **2017-05-18** Act No. 31

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/08bf8acf-a231-4c17-a99a-0a8fed872983`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).