Livestock Poultry Health 125th Anniversary

2025-2026 Bill 5607: Livestock Poultry Health 125th Anniversary - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5607
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Hixon, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Scott, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
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Introduced in the House on April 29, 2026
Adopted by the House on April 29, 2026
Summary: Livestock Poultry Health 125th Anniversary
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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4/29/2026

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Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 7
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
04/29/2026

A
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RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE
CLEMSON LIVESTOCK POULTRY HEALTH ON THE OCCASION OF ITS ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY AND CONGRATULATE AND HONOR THE LIVESTOCK POULTRY
HEALTH COMMISSION AND ITS PERSONNEL FOR THEIR YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

W
hereas, Clemson
Livestock Poultry Health has served the State of South Carolina for 125 years
as a trusted leader in animal health diagnostics, food safety inspection,
disease surveillance, and agricultural support, safeguarding the health of
livestock and poultry industries critical to the state's economy; and

W
hereas, the unit,
which was established by the Board of Trustees of Clemson Agricultural College
after the South Carolina General Assembly passed Act 425 in February 1901, has
played a vital role in protecting public health by monitoring and responding to
animal diseases that have the potential to impact food safety and zoonotic
transmission; and

W
hereas, Clemson
Livestock Poultry Health provides essential diagnostic services, research, and
outreach that support veterinarians, producers, and regulatory agencies across
South Carolina and beyond; and

W
hereas, Clemson Livestock
Poultry Health's programs have contributed significantly to the advancement of
animal agriculture through innovation, scientific expertise, and a
long-standing commitment to service and excellence; and

W
hereas, Clemson
Livestock Poultry Health continues to strengthen South Carolina's agricultural
resilience by supporting biosecurity, emergency response preparedness, and the
sustainability of livestock and poultry operations. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, congratulate Clemson Livestock-Poultry Health on the
occasion of its one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary and congratulate and honor
the Livestock Poultry Health Commission and its personnel for their years of
dedicated service to the State of South Carolina.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to South Carolina State
Veterinarian, Dr. Michael Neault; College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life
Sciences Dean, Dr. Matt Holt; and the Livestock Poultry Health Commission
Chairman, Trustee John N. "Nicky" McCarter Jr.

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