South Carolina Legislature MobileSession 120 - (2013-2014)
H 3985 General Bill, By J.E. Smith and R.L. Brown
Summary: Dangerous Wild Animals Act
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 2 TO TITLE 47 SO AS TO ENACT THE "DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS ACT", TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN PERSONS FROM OWNING, POSSESSING, OR COMING INTO CONTACT WITH A DANGEROUS WILD ANIMAL, TO AUTHORIZE INSPECTIONS BY THE ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY, TO AUTHORIZE CONFISCATION OF THESE ANIMALS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL BODIES MAY ADOPT AN ORDINANCE THAT REGULATES THE POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS, TO REGULATE THE TREATMENT OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.
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Summary: Dangerous Wild Animals Act
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 2 TO TITLE 47 SO AS TO ENACT THE "DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS ACT", TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS, TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN PERSONS FROM OWNING, POSSESSING, OR COMING INTO CONTACT WITH A DANGEROUS WILD ANIMAL, TO AUTHORIZE INSPECTIONS BY THE ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY, TO AUTHORIZE CONFISCATION OF THESE ANIMALS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL BODIES MAY ADOPT AN ORDINANCE THAT REGULATES THE POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS, TO REGULATE THE TREATMENT OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.
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| 04/18/13 | House | Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 30) |
| 04/18/13 | House | Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 30) |