H 3690 General Bill, By Askins
 A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION
 47-3-640 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CANINES CERTIFIED TO WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
 OFFICERS OR FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIRE INVESTIGATIONS,
 TRAINING, OR OTHER RELATED MATTERS MUST BE PERMITTED TO STAY OVERNIGHT WITH
 THESE OFFICIALS WHEN THEY ARE STAYING IN A PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS ON
 OFFICIAL BUSINESS AND TO PROVIDE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

   03/19/97  House  Introduced and read first time HJ-41
   03/19/97  House  Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-41
   05/07/97  House  Committee report: Favorable with amendment
                     Judiciary HJ-30
   05/08/97  House  Amended HJ-32
   05/13/97  House  Objection by Rep. Moody-Lawrence, Kennedy, Scott,
                     J. Brown & Cobb-Hunter HJ-20
   05/14/97  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Scott, Kennedy,
                     Moody-Lawrence, J. Brown & Cobb-Hunter HJ-34
   05/15/97  House  Debate interrupted HJ-23
   05/15/97  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Moody-Lawrence,
                     Scott, Kennedy, Cobb-Hunter, Neal & Easterday HJ-27
   05/15/97  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Easterday HJ-61
   05/15/97  House  Objection by Rep. Tripp, Loftis & Leach HJ-61
   05/20/97  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s).
                     Moody-Lawrence, Scott, Neal & Cobb-Hunter HJ-57
   05/21/97  House  Requests for debate-Rep(s). Moody-Lawrence,
                     Klauber, Haskins, Scott, Askins, Walker,
                     Harrell, F. Smith, R. Smith, Hawkins, T. Brown,
                     Witherspoon, Mason, Clyburn, Breeland, Keegan,
                     Young, Lloyd, Parks, Pinckney & Knotts HJ-30
   05/22/97  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Kennedy HJ-87
   05/28/97  House  Debate adjourned until Thursday, May 29, 1997 HJ-79
   05/29/97  House  Read second time HJ-48
   05/29/97  House  Roll call Yeas-87  Nays-9 HJ-52
   05/29/97  House  Objection withdrawn by Rep. Leach HJ-86
   06/03/97  House  Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-115
   06/03/97  House  Requests for debate removed-Rep(s). Scott HJ-134
   06/04/97  Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-80
   06/04/97  Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-80

May 29, 1997

H. 3690

Introduced by Rep. Askins

S. Printed 5/29/97--H.

Read the first time March 19, 1997.

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 47-3-640 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT CANINES CERTIFIED TO WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OR FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIRE INVESTIGATIONS, TRAINING, OR OTHER RELATED MATTERS MUST BE PERMITTED TO STAY OVERNIGHT WITH THESE OFFICIALS WHEN THEY ARE STAYING IN A PLACE OF PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS AND TO PROVIDE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 47-3-640. (A) Canines certified to work with law enforcement officers or fire service personnel for the purpose of fire investigations, training, or other related purposes must be permitted to stay overnight with such officials when they are staying in a place of public accommodations on official business. No extra charge may be made for the certified canine; however, the employer of the official in the accompany of the canine is liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by the certified canine. In a nonemergency situation, the law enforcement or fire service agency shall notify the manager of the place of public accommodations at the time of making the reservation for the law enforcement officer or fire service personnel that a certified canine will accompany the law enforcement officer or fire service personnel.

(B) A person who refuses to allow law enforcement officers or fire service personnel to stay overnight on official business in a place of public accommodations accompanied by a certified canine is subject to a civil fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for each violation.

(C) Hotels which operate for the express purpose of renting individually owned private dwellings are exempt from this section."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.