South Carolina H 3747: Certified SC Grown: modRNA

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2025-2026 Bill 3747 Text of Previous Version (Jan. 15, 2025) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 3747

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
46-3-290 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF THE "CERTIFIED SC GROWN" DESIGNATION ON 
FOOD OR FOOD PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN modified ribonucleic acid AND TO PROVIDE 
PENALTIES.

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 46 of the S.C. Code is amended by 
adding:

 Section 
46-3-290. (A) Any food or food 
product carrying a "Certified SC Grown" designation may not contain modified 
ribonucleic acid, known commonly as modRNA. The Department of Agriculture is 
required to have an applicant for a "Certified SC Grown" designation certify 
that its food or food product does not contain modified ribonucleic acid 
(modRNA).

 (B) A 
person who violates the provisions of subsection (A) by placing a "Certified SC 
Grown" designation on its food or food product containing modRNA, upon 
conviction, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine not exceeding 
five hundred dollars or must be imprisoned for not more than thirty days. Each 
violation constitutes a separate offense.

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval 
by the Governor.

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