Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4874 Primary Sponsor:Koon Committee Number:30 Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Domestic animal owners Residing Body:House Current Committee:Ways and Means Computer Document Number:NO5/7648BDW.94 Introduced Date:19940303 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940303 Last History Type:Introduced, read first time, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Koon Cromer Rhoad Sturkie R. Smith M.O. Alexander Witherspoon McLeod Riser Littlejohn Williams G. Brown Askins McKay Harrison Wright Cato Trotter Harvin Snow Thomas Kennedy Type of Legislation:General Bill
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4874 House 19940303 Introduced, read first time, 30
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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 47-3-80 SO AS TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS FROM A COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL LICENSE FEE IMPOSED ON DOMESTIC ANIMAL OWNERS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 47-3-80. (A) If a county or municipality imposes a license fee on domestic animal owners within the county or municipality, the following are exempt from the fee:
(1) kennels and other businesses incorporated under state law to board domestic animals;
(2) dog owners whose dogs are registered with the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to Section 47-3-510;
(3) owners of domestic animals confined securely indoors or confined in a securely enclosed and locked pen or run area upon the owner's premises.
(B) As used in this section, `domestic animal' includes domestic members of the canine or feline family."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 1994.