Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:1248 Primary Sponsor:Mitchell Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Ferrets Residing Body:Senate Companion Bill Number:4574 Computer Document Number:NO5/7695BDW.94 Introduced Date:19940310 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:19940426 Last History Type:Polled out of committee: majority favorable with amendments, minority unfavorable Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Mitchell Type of Legislation:General Bill
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1248 Senate 19940426 Polled out of committee: 01
majority favorable with
amendments, minority
unfavorable
1248 Senate 19940310 Introduced, read first time, 01
referred to Committee
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POLLED OUT OF COMMITTEE
MAJORITY FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENT
April 26, 1994 S. 1248
S. Printed 4/26/94--S.
Read the first time March 10, 1994.
To whom was referred a Bill (S. 1248), to amend Section 47-5-50, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to the prohibition on the sale of wild carnivores as pets, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass with amendment:
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking Section 47-5-50, beginning on line 22, and inserting:
/Section 47-5-50. No carnivores, which are normally are not domesticated, may be sold as a pet in this State. Such The carnivores shall include animals known to be reservoirs of rabies, such as raccoons, foxes, skunks, and bobcats and such related species, including, but not limited to, coyotes, wolves, weasels, ferrets, civet cats, spotted skunks, or and lynx. Any such An animal provided for in this section and kept by an individual shall must not be allowed to run at large and then be returned to confinement. A normally wild animal indigenous to this State may, if held captive for a period of time, may be released to the wild. This section does not apply to ferrets. However, no ferret may be sold in this State without proper vaccination against rabies. A person who purchases or possesses a ferret shall maintain proper vaccination treatment for it annually./
Amend title to conform.
Majority favorable. Minority unfavorable.
PHIL P. LEVENTIS HOLLY A. CORK
For Majority. For Minority.
TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF WILD CARNIVORES AS PETS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REFERENCE TO FERRETS AND EXEMPT THEM FROM THE PROHIBITION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 47-5-50 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 47-5-50. No carnivores, which are normally are not domesticated, may be sold as a pet in this State. Such The carnivores shall include animals known to be reservoirs of rabies, such as raccoons, foxes, skunks, and bobcats and such related species, including, but not limited to, coyotes, wolves, weasels, ferrets, civet cats, spotted skunks, or and lynx. Any such An animal provided for in this section and kept by an individual shall must not be allowed to run at large and then be returned to confinement. A normally wild animal indigenous to this State may, if held captive for a period of time, may be released to the wild. This section does not apply to ferrets."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.