Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4325 Primary Sponsor:Snow Committee Number:01 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Rabies Control Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Agriculture & Natural Resources Companion Bill Number:810 Computer Document Number:BR1/2035.AC Introduced Date:Jan 30, 1992 Date of Last Amendment:Mar 26, 1992 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Apr 01, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Snow Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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4325 Senate Apr 01, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 01
referred to Committee
4325 House Mar 31, 1992 Read third time, sent to
Senate
4325 House Mar 26, 1992 Amended, read second time
4325 House Mar 18, 1992 Committee Report: Favorable 20
with amendment
4325 House Jan 30, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 20
referred to Committee
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AMENDED
March 26, 1992
H. 4325
S. Printed 3/26/92--H.
Read the first time January 30, 1992.
TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 47, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RABIES CONTROL, SO AS TO REVISE THE PROVISIONS FOR RABIES CONTROL OF PETS AND OTHER ANIMALS INCLUDING DEFINITIONS, INOCULATIONS, NOTICES, BITES AND ATTACKS, CONFINEMENTS, QUARANTINES, ENFORCEMENT, AND PENALTIES.
Amend Title To Conform
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 47-5-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 47-5-60. Prior to July first of each year, every A pet owner of a pet shall must have his pet it inoculated against rabies, except those pets receiving an inoculation, evidenced by a certificate, from a licensed graduate veterinarian at a frequency to provide continuous protection of the pet from rabies using a vaccine good for a longer period of time than one year, such vaccine to be of an approved and proven quality with the longer period of time to be specified approved by the department of Health and Environmental Control after consultation with the Executive Committee of the South Carolina Association of Veterinarians. Evidence of such inoculation shall consist of a certificate signed by a licensed graduate veterinarian. This certificate shall be in a form prepared and issued by the Department of Health and Environmental Control and no other certificate shall be used and licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture--Veterinary Biologics Division. Evidence of rabies inoculation is a certificate signed by a licensed veterinarian. The rabies vaccination certificate forms may be provided by the licensed veterinarian or by the department or its designee. The veterinarian may stamp or write his name and address on such the certificate. One The certificate must include information recommended by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians. The licensed veterinarian administering the vaccine shall provide one copy of the certificate shall be given to the owner, one filed with the county health department, and one retained by the person administering the vaccine of the pet and must retain one copy in his files for not less than three years. Coincident With the issuance of the certificate, the licensed graduate veterinarian shall also furnish a serially numbered metal license tag bearing the same number and year as the certificate with the name and telephone number of the veterinarian, veterinary hospital, or practice. The metal license tag, when issued by the licensed graduate veterinarian, shall bear the name of such veterinarian. The metal license tag shall at all times must be attached to a collar or harness worn by the pet for which the certificate and tag have been issued. Annually before February first, the veterinarian shall report to the department the number of animals inoculated against rabies during the preceding year. The department in conjunction with licensed veterinarians, shall promote annual rabies clinics. The fee for rabies inoculation at these clinics may not exceed three dollars including the cost of the vaccine, and this charge must be paid by the pet owner. Fees collected by veterinarians at these clinics are their compensation."
SECTION 2. Section 47-5-150 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 47-5-150. The When it considers necessary, the department of Health and Environmental Control shall furnish free of cost antirabic (human) vaccine to the physician attendant upon persons bitten by any or otherwise exposed to a pet or other animal found or suspected to be affected by rabies. Such If the department considers it necessary to provide antirabic (human) vaccine shall meet the standard and approval of the United States Public Health Service to the persons bitten or otherwise exposed to a pet suspected of or having rabies that has not been vaccinated, the pet owner shall reimburse the department for the cost of the vaccine. Reimbursement is due the department within thirty days after billing."
SECTION 3. Section 47-5-180 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 47-5-180. The rabies control officer, under the direction of the county health department or the county board of health, shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and, for the purpose of enforcing this chapter,. The sheriff and his deputies, and the police officers in each incorporated municipality, and animal control officials in each county and municipality shall be aides and are instructed to assist and cooperate with the county health department in carrying out the provisions of enforcing this chapter.
The rabies control officer shall organize and publicize the annual clinics in conjunction with licensed graduate veterinarians. In the event that a licensed graduate veterinarian does not reside within the county, then the rabies control officer shall contact the Department of Health and Environmental Control which shall provide a veterinarian to conduct the annual clinics."
SECTION 4. Sections 47-5-70, 47-5-130, 47-5-140, 47-5-160, and 47-5-170 of the 1976 Code are repealed.
SECTION 5. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.