2015-2016 Bill 1253: SC Poultry Federation and the Poultry Industry - South Carolina Legislature

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 121st Session, 2015-2016 3 4 S. 1253 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Senate Resolution 9 Sponsors: Senator L. Martin 10 Document Path: l:\council\bills\rm\1589ahb16.docx 11 12 Introduced in the Senate on April 20, 2016 13 Adopted by the Senate on April 20, 2016 14 15 Summary: SC Poultry Federation and the Poultry Industry 16 17 18 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 19 20 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 21 4/20/2016 Senate Introduced and adopted ( Senate Journalpage 1) 22 23 View the latest legislative information at the website 24 25 26 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 27 28 4/20/2016 29 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A SENATE RESOLUTION 10 11 TO RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA 12 POULTRY FEDERATION AND THE POULTRY INDUSTRY 13 IT REPRESENTS FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING 14 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ECONOMY OF THIS GREAT 15 STATE AND TO DECLARE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2016, 16 AS SOUTH CAROLINA POULTRY DAY. 17 18 Whereas, in South Carolina’s economy, the poultry industry claims 19 pride of place as the state’s largest agribusiness, with poultry sales 20 equating to more than 1.5 billion dollars per year; and 21 22 Whereas, agribusiness overall in this great State is, by the year, a 23 41.7 billiondollar industry. Of this, forestry comprises seventeen 24 billion, while poultry, livestock, and other agribusiness account for 25 twentyfive billion; and 26 27 Whereas, poultry comprises fortyeight percent of all agribusiness, 28 which equates to twelve billion dollars per year. Further, the 29 poultry industry directly employs about eight thousand people in 30 South Carolina; and 31 32 Whereas, founded in 1987 as a nonprofit corporation, the South 33 Carolina Poultry Federation (SCPF) supports the poultry industry 34 in the Palmetto State and has a general membership of over six 35 hundred. For nearly twentynine years, the SCPF has served 36 producers and processors of turkey, chicken, quail, squab, and egg 37 products, providing a united voice for the industry with 38 government, media, and the general public. The federation’s labors 39 are inspired by its mission to preserve, promote, and protect the 40 activities that bring value to stakeholders of the poultry industry in 41 the Palmetto State; and 42

[1253] 2 1 Whereas, SCPF officers, directors, and committee members 2 represent all segments of the poultry industry and serve without 3 compensation, giving freely of their time and talents to keep South 4 Carolina’s poultry industry competitive; and 5 6 Whereas, federation membership consists of growers, producers, 7 industry employees, allied industry suppliers, and “main street” 8 businesses that recognize the importance of poultry in South 9 Carolina’s economy. The organization hosts an annual educational 10 conference for all members and serves as the nucleus for the 11 operation of the state’s National Poultry Improvement Plan, which 12 works to ensure that quality nutrition and food safety are never 13 compromised. In addition, the SCPF works with state and federal 14 agencies on behalf of members requesting assistance and has 15 developed a legislative network among state growers and 16 integrators to deal with issues of concern. Now, therefore, 17 18 Be it resolved by the Senate: 19 20 That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, 21 recognize and commend the South Carolina Poultry Federation and 22 the poultry industry it represents for their outstanding contributions 23 to the economy of this great State and declare Wednesday, April 24 20, 2016, as South Carolina Poultry Day. 25 26 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to 27 the South Carolina Poultry Federation. 28 XX 29

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