Reference is to Printer's Date 5/30/13-H.
Amend the bill, and if amended, by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION:
/ SECTION __. Chapter 1, Title 47 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 47-1-45.
(A) A person shall not pierce or
tattoo a companion animal unless the piercing or tattooing
provides for the identification of the companion animal or the
piercing or tattooing provides a medical benefit to the
companion animal.
(B) A person violating
the provisions of subsection (A) is guilty of a misdemeanor and,
upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand
dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(C) Each violation of
subsection (A) is deemed a separate offense.
(D) The provisions of
this section do not apply to a person who is the owner or
possessor of a companion animal that has any piercing or
tattooing before the effective date of this section." /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.