Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1474 Primary Sponsor:McConnell Committee Number:25 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Animals, ill-treatment of Residing Body:House Computer Document Number:BBM/9891.JM Introduced Date:Apr 16, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:May 05, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:McConnell Leventis Rose Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN
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1474 House May 05, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 25
referred to Committee
1474 Senate Apr 30, 1992 Read third time, sent to House
1474 Senate Apr 29, 1992 Read second time, notice of
general amendments
1474 Senate Apr 28, 1992 Polled out of Committee 01
1474 Senate Apr 16, 1992 Introduced, read first time, 01
referred to Committee
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April 28, 1992
S. 1474
Introduced by SENATORS McConnell, Leventis and Rose
S. Printed 4/28/92--S.
Read the first time April 16, 1992.
TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, ILL-TREATMENT OF ANIMALS GENERALLY, AND CERTAIN PENALTIES, SO AS TO EXTEND APPLICATION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION TO ALL OFFENDING PERSONS, INCREASE THE PENALTIES, AND PROVIDE THAT A FIRST OFFENSE VIOLATION SHALL BE TRIED IN MAGISTRATE'S COURT, TO INCREASE AND TO CHANGE THE PENALTY FOR A PERSON WHO TORTURES, TORMENTS, NEEDLESSLY MUTILATES, CRUELLY KILLS, OR INFLICTS EXCESSIVE OR REPEATED UNNECESSARY PAIN OR SUFFERING UPON ANY ANIMAL OR CAUSES THESE ACTS TO BE DONE, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO ACTIVITY AUTHORIZED BY TITLE 50 (FISH, GAME, AND WATERCRAFT).
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 47-1-40 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 401 of 1988, is further amended to read:
"Section 47-1-40. (A) Whoever overloads, overdrives, overworks, ill-treats, deprives of necessary sustenance, shelter, or inflicts unnecessary pain or suffering upon any animal, or causes these things to be done, whether the person is the owner of the animal or has charge or custody of it, for every offense, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by imprisonment not exceeding thirty sixty days or by a fine of not less than fifty one hundred dollars nor more than two four hundred dollars for a first offense; by imprisonment not exceeding sixty ninety days or by a fine not exceeding five eight hundred dollars, or both, for a second offense; or by imprisonment not exceeding one year two years or by a fine not exceeding one two thousand dollars, or both, for a third or subsequent offense. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a first offense under this subsection shall be tried in magistrate's court.
(B) Whoever tortures, torments, needlessly mutilates, cruelly kills, or inflicts excessive or repeated unnecessary pain or suffering upon any animal or causes the acts to be done for any of the offenses is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished by imprisonment not to exceed sixty days two years or by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars, or both five thousand dollars.
(C) The provisions of this This section do does not apply to fowl, accepted animal husbandry practices of farm operations, the training of animals, or the practice of veterinary medicine, or activity authorized by Title 50."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.