South Carolina General Assembly
106th Session, 1985-1986

Bill 2107

                    Current Status

Bill Number:               2107
Ratification Number:       44
Act Number:                28
Introducing Body:          House
Subject:                        Registration of dogs, tatooes
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(A28, R44, H2107)

AN ACT TO AMEND ACT 446 OF 1984, RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION OF DOGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE REGISTRATION NUMBER MAY BE TATTOOED IN EITHER EAR OR ON ANY OTHER CLEARLY VISIBLE PART OF THE BODY OF THE DOG.

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

Registration number may be tattooed in ear of dog

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Act 446 of 1984 is amended to read:

"Section 1. The owner of any dog or kennel may, upon payment of a fee to be determined by the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department (department), not to exceed five dollars a dog or twenty dollars a kennel, have his dog registered by the department and the registration number tattooed in either of the dog's ears or on any other clearly visible part of the body that would be considered most suitable for the respective species of dog. The department shall maintain records of the names and addresses of the owners of registered kennels."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor.