H 4260 (Rat #0382) General Bill, By Sharpe and Ott
Summary: Rabies control; sale, exhibition of carnivores; quarantine, reporting requirements revised
    A BILL TO AMEND CHAPTER 5, TITLE 47, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO RABIES CONTROL, SO AS TO REVISE DEFINITIONS AND ADD NEW DEFINITIONS, TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF OFFSPRING BORN TO A CARNIVORE OR OTHER ANIMAL CROSSBRED WITH A WILD CARNIVORE, TO RESTRICT PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS OF WILD CARNIVORES AND OTHER ANIMALS FOR WHICH A RABIES VACCINE DOES NOT EXIST, TO REVISE RABIES REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, TO CHANGE THE TIME WITHIN WHICH A PHYSICIAN IS REQUIRED TO REPORT AN ANIMAL BITE FROM TWELVE HOURS TO THE NEXT WORKING DAY, TO REVISE QUARANTINE REQUIREMENTS, AND TO REVISE THE PUNISHMENT FOR CHAPTER VIOLATIONS TO THE MAXIMUM PENALTIES.
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06/05/01	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-118
06/05/01	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-119
04/03/02	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-5
04/04/02	House	Amended HJ-59
04/04/02	House	Read second time HJ-60
04/04/02	House	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day HJ-60
04/05/02	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-6
04/09/02	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-11
04/09/02	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-11
05/16/02	Senate	Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources SJ-26
05/21/02	Senate	Read second time SJ-20
05/21/02	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-20
05/22/02	Senate	Read third time and enrolled SJ-27
05/28/02		Ratified R 382
06/03/02		Vetoed by Governor
06/05/02	House	Veto continued HJ-37