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Committee pauses debate on proposed equine commodity board after extended testimony
Summary
Committee members heard testimony on a proposed equine commodity board and possible feed assessments but adjourned debate on the measure pending more information; proponents said the industry needs data and cited a prior USC study estimating a roughly $2 billion economic impact.
Members of the Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs committee heard extended testimony on a bill proposing an equine commodity board and a feed assessment to fund industry promotion and data collection, then voted to adjourn debate and not move the bill to the full committee at this time.
Ned Towel of Camden identified himself as vice president of the South Carolina Horse Council and chairman of the Kershaw County Planning Commission and urged the committee to support a commodity board that would fund industry studies, promotion and services. Towel told the committee the council’s proposal includes a modest per‑unit assessment — he described it informally as “5¢ on every bag of horse feed, $5 on every ton” — to generate…
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