H 3079 Session 109 (1991-1992)
H 3079 General Bill, By R. Smith
A Bill to amend Section 44-29-30, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976,
relating to burying or burning of dead animals and poultry, so as to prohibit
a person or business that treats or cares for animals from disposing of dead
animals in landfills or other garbage or trash collection methods and to
require that dead animals be incinerated.
12/12/90 House Prefiled
12/12/90 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs
01/08/91 House Introduced and read first time HJ-59
01/08/91 House Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-59
02/05/91 House Tabled in committee
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 44-29-30, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO BURYING OR BURNING OF
DEAD ANIMALS AND POULTRY, SO AS TO PROHIBIT A
PERSON OR BUSINESS THAT TREATS OR CARES FOR
ANIMALS FROM DISPOSING OF DEAD ANIMALS IN
LANDFILLS OR OTHER GARBAGE OR TRASH COLLECTION
METHODS AND TO REQUIRE THAT DEAD ANIMALS BE
INCINERATED.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 44-29-30 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 44-29-30. Whenever any When an
animal or poultry shall die dies from any natural
or other cause causes, except from being slaughtered or
killed for the use of man, or the dead body thereof be carcass
is found upon the premises of any a person, be
he the owner or tenant thereof, the owner of such
the dead animal or poultry, or the owner or tenant of the lands
or premises upon which such dead bodies may be the carcass
is found, shall immediately shall burn or bury
or cause to be burned or buried such the dead animal or
poultry. When buried, an animal shall must be put
not less than at least three feet and poultry not less
than at least one foot under the ground. Any
The owner of any such the dead animal or
poultry, knowing that such dead animal or poultry is lying dead upon
his premises, or any tenant on premises having such who
has knowledge or having notice thereof that a
dead animal or poultry is lying upon his premises or another's, who
refuses or fails to bury or burn such the dead animal or
poultry as aforesaid shall be is guilty of a misdemeanor
and, upon conviction thereof, shall must be
fined in a sum of not less than five dollars or more than
one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for a period of not
more than thirty days.
A person or business engaged in the treatment or care of animals,
including, but not limited to veterinarians, animal hospitals, and animal
shelters are prohibited from disposing of dead animals by sending them
to a landfill or disposing of them by other garbage or trash collection
method. The person or business must incinerate the
carcasses."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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