H*3474 Session 105 (1983-1984)
H*3474(Rat #0524, Act #0446 of 1984) General Bill, By Koon, E.H. Agnew,
D.L. Aydlette, D.M. Beasley, L.E. Bennett, Boan, M.J. Cooper, W.N. Cork,
P.W. Derrick, G.W. Dukes, M.L. Eargle, Elliott, L.E. Gentry, P.B. Harris,
B.L. Hendricks, W.H. Jones, E.C. Lewis, Matthews, J.G. McAbee, R.N. McLellan,
J.W. McLeod, D.E. McTeer, E.M. Middleton, M.P. Miles, T.W. Mitchell, J. Murray,
D.L. Ogburn, H.E. Pearce, Phillips, Rhoad, D. Sheppard, P.E. Short,
E.W. Simpson, J.J. Snow, J.R. Tally, L.L. Taylor, B.E. Thrailkill, J.H. Toal,
D.C. Waldrop, J.M. White and D. Williams
A Bill to provide that any kennel or dog owner may register his dog or kennel
with the South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department and have the
registration number or letter tattooed in the ear of any registered dog, to
require information to be made available to animal control agencies and
individuals, to provide for the payment of the costs involved in administering
the program, to provide for the notification of the owner by animal control
officers before destroying the animal, to provide for the promulgation of
regulations, and to provide penalties.-amended title
02/07/84 House Introduced and read first time HJ-824
02/07/84 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources HJ-825
04/19/84 House Committee report: Favorable with amendment
Agriculture and Natural Resources HJ-2516
04/25/84 House Debate adjourned HJ-2640
04/26/84 House Amended HJ-2657
04/26/84 House Read second time HJ-2658
04/27/84 House Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-2751
05/01/84 Senate Introduced and read first time SJ-1631
05/01/84 Senate Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
SJ-1631
05/29/84 Senate Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish,
Game and Forestry SJ-2068
05/29/84 Senate Amended SJ-2069
05/29/84 Senate Read second time SJ-2069
05/30/84 Senate Read third time SJ-2120
05/30/84 Senate Returned SJ-2120
05/31/84 House Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled HJ-3558
06/13/84 Ratified R 524
06/15/84 Signed By Governor
06/15/84 Effective date 06/15/84
06/15/84 Act No. 446
06/26/84 Copies available
(A446, R524, H3474)
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ANY KENNEL OR DOG OWNER MAY REGISTER HIS DOG OR KENNEL
WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE AND MARINE RESOURCES DEPARTMENT AND HAVE THE
REGISTRATION NUMBER OR LETTER TATTOOED IN THE EAR OF ANY REGISTERED DOG, TO
REQUIRE INFORMATION TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ANIMAL CONTROL AGENCIES AND
INDIVIDUALS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE COSTS INVOLVED IN ADMINISTERING
THE PROGRAM, TO PROVIDE FOR THE NOTIFICATION OF THE OWNER BY ANIMAL CONTROL
OFFICERS BEFORE DESTROYING THE ANIMAL, TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROMULGATION OF
REGULATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
Owner may register dog
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 the
dog's left ear. The department shall maintain records of the names and addresses
of the owners of registered kennels.
File to be made available
SECTION 2. The department shall have this file available for county, city, or
subdivision animal control agencies or departments and individuals. The entire
cost must be assessed upon dog owners in registration fees.
Penalty
SECTION 3. Any person stealing any positively identifiable dog 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 for not less than thirty days
nor more than six months, or both.
Any person killing any dog when owner may be identified by means of a collar
bearing sufficient information or some other form of positive identification 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 for not less
than thirty days nor more than six months, or both. This paragraph does not
apply to the killing of a dog, threatening to cause, or causing personal injury
or property damage.
Animal Control officers not to destroy dog
SECTION 4. Animal control officers must not destroy any positively identifiable
dog until they have notified the owner at their last known address by registered
mail that they have the dog in their possession. The owner must notify the
animal control officer within two weeks that he will pick up his dog. If the
owner does not pick up his dog within two weeks of notification to the animal
control officer, the dog may be destroyed. Reasonable costs associated with the
above extended holding period, including cost of mailing the required notice,
must be paid before the dog is returned to its owner, or the owner's designee,
in addition to any other established costs, fines, fees, or other charges.
Department may promulgate regulations
SECTION 5. The South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department may
promulgate regulations to carry out the provisions of this act.
Time effective
SECTION 6. This act shall take effect upon approval by the Governor. |