S 0006 General Bill, By Bryant, Hembree, Campbell and Senn

Similar(H 3243)
 A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 47-3-630 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR
 TEASING, MALTREATING, AND INJURING POLICE DOGS AND HORSES, TO PROVIDE THAT A
 PERSON WHO TORTURES, MUTILATES, INJURES, DISABLES, POISONS, OR KILLS A POLICE
 DOG OR HORSE MAY BE FINED UP TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, MAY BE IMPRISONED FOR UP
 TO TEN YEARS, MUST PAY RESTITUTION TO COVER THE COST OF RESTORING OR REPLACING
 THE DOG OR HORSE INJURED OR KILLED, AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE UP TO FIVE
 HUNDRED HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR AN ANIMAL-RELATED ORGANIZATION OR
 FOUNDATION.

   12/13/16  Senate Prefiled
   12/13/16  Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
                     Resources
   01/10/17  Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 20)
   01/10/17  Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
                     Resources (Senate Journal-page 20)
   01/26/17  Senate Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and
                     Natural Resources (Senate Journal-page 10)
   02/08/17  Senate Amended (Senate Journal-page 21)
   02/08/17  Senate Read second time (Senate Journal-page 21)
   02/08/17  Senate Roll call Ayes-41  Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 21)
   02/09/17  Senate Read third time and sent to House
                     (Senate Journal-page 9)
   02/09/17         Scrivener's error corrected
   02/14/17  House  Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 48)
   02/14/17  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 48)
   02/14/18  House  Committee report: Favorable Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 54)
   02/20/18  House  Debate adjourned until Wed., 2-21-18
                     (House Journal-page 12)
   02/21/18  House  Amended (House Journal-page 26)
   02/21/18  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Rutherford, Brown,
                     Robinson-Simpson, Henderson, King, Toole,
                     Williams, McKnight, Clyburn, Bennett
                     (House Journal-page 26)
   03/01/18  House  Debate adjourned until Tues., 3-6-18
                     (House Journal-page 40)
   04/03/18  House  Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-10-18
                     (House Journal-page 54)
   04/11/18  House  Amended (House Journal-page 18)
   04/11/18  House  Debate adjourned until Tues., 4-17-18
                     (House Journal-page 18)
   04/17/18  House  Amended (House Journal-page 18)
   04/17/18  House  Recommitted to Committee on Judiciary
                     (House Journal-page 19)

Indicates Matter Stricken

Indicates New Matter

AMENDED--NOT PRINTED IN THE HOUSE

Amt. No. (COUNCIL\CM\6C003.GT.CM18)

April 17, 2018

S. Printed 2/14/18--H.

Read the first time February 14, 2018.

TO AMEND SECTION 47-3-630 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO PENALTIES FOR TEASING, MALTREATING, AND INJURING POLICE DOGS AND HORSES, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON WHO TORTURES, MUTILATES, INJURES, DISABLES, POISONS, OR KILLS A POLICE DOG OR HORSE MAY BE FINED UP TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, MAY BE IMPRISONED FOR UP TO TEN YEARS, MUST PAY RESTITUTION TO COVER THE COST OF RESTORING OR REPLACING THE DOG OR HORSE INJURED OR KILLED, AND MAY BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE UP TO FIVE HUNDRED HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR AN ANIMAL-RELATED ORGANIZATION OR FOUNDATION.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    This act may be cited as "Fargo's, Hyco's, and Mojo's Law".

SECTION    2.    Section 47-3-630 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 47-3-630.    (A)    A person who violates any of the provisions of this article, except for Section 47-3-620, Section 47-3-610 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not less than five hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.

(B)    A person who violates the provisions of Section 47-3-620 is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction,:

(1)    must be fined not less than two thousand dollars nor more than five thousand ten thousand dollars and or imprisoned not less than one year nor more than five ten years, or both;

(2)    must pay restitution to the appropriate law enforcement agency to cover the full costs of restoring or replacing the dog or horse that was tortured, mutilated, injured, disabled, poisoned, or killed; and

(3)    may be required to complete up to five hundred hours of community service for an animal-related organization or foundation."

Notwithstanding another provision of law, a person who is seventeen years old or less may not be charged with a violation of Section 47-3-610, 47-3-620, or 47-3-630.

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.