Pesticides

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Davey Hiott and 1 co-sponsor

Requires anyone applying barrier mosquitocide to register with and obtain a free license from Clemson University, with a $500 fine per offense for noncompliance.

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs

Purpose

H 3772 adds a new section to the South Carolina Code (Chapter 13, Title 46) to require persons to register with and obtain a license from Clemson University before administering a barrier mosquitocide treatment. The bill seeks to regulate who may apply barrier mosquito control products and to create a uniform registration/licensing requirement for those applications.

Key provisions

Adds Section 46-13-250 to the S.C. Code.

Requirement: Prior to administering a barrier mosquitocide treatment, a person (as defined by cross-reference to Section 43-13-20) must register with and obtain a license from Clemson University.

Cost: The registration and license must be provided free to applicants.

Penalty: A violation of the section is subject to a fine of $500 per offense.

Effective date: The act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Who or what is affected

Persons who apply barrier mosquitocide treatments — this likely includes commercial pest control operators, mosquito control contractors, municipal or public health pest control staff, and any other individuals or entities that perform barrier mosquito spraying — subject to the definitional cross-reference in Section 43-13-20.

Clemson University: designated as the entity responsible for registration and licensing under the bill.

Property owners or residents could be indirectly affected through changes in how mosquito-control services are provided or who is authorized to perform them.

Enforcement and penalties

Enforcement mechanism in the bill is a monetary fine: $500 per offense for failing to register/obtain the required license.

The bill does not specify additional enforcement procedures, inspection authority, or appeals processes; implementation details (e.g., application process, recordkeeping, training requirements) would likely be determined by Clemson University or subsequent rulemaking/administrative guidance.

Procedural status & timeline (as recorded)

Introduced and read first time: 01/16/2025 (House Journal)

Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs: 01/16/2025

Hearing scheduled: 07/22/2025 (11:00 AM–1:00 PM, B-1)

Reported favorably by committee and referred to House Ways and Means: 09/29/2025

Note: the bill file includes extraneous text from a Massachusetts student-transportation docket (House Docket No. 505) that is unrelated to this South Carolina bill. The authoritative provisions summarized above come from the South Carolina bill language adding Section 46-13-250.

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