Bill 3373

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    3373
Ratification Number:            420
Act Number:                     345
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               House
Introduced Date:                19950125
Primary Sponsor:                Seithel
All Sponsors:                   Seithel, Trotter, Wilder, Clyburn,
                                Tripp, G. Brown, Hallman, Townsend,
                                Bailey, Rice, Littlejohn, Herdklotz,
                                Meacham, Jaskwhich, Elliott, Allison,
                                Vaughn, Fulmer, McCraw, Whatley,
                                Limehouse, Simrill, Shissias, Easterday,
                                Breeland, L. Whipper, Harrell, Phillips,
                                Haskins, Cato, A. Young, Stoddard,
                                S. Whipper, Neilson, Sandifer,
                                Davenport, Hines, Moody-Lawrence,
                                Dantzler, Fleming, Lloyd, J. Brown,
                                Limbaugh, Cain, Hodges, Boan, McKay,
                                Walker, Beatty, Rhoad, Hutson, Spearman,
                                Thomas, Cave, J. Young, T. Brown,
                                Stille, Martin and Klauber 
Drafted Document Number:        PFM\7087BDW.95
Companion Bill Number:          426
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19960515
Date of Last Amendment:         19960429
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19960529
Subject:                        Animal humane societies

Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19960606  Act No. A345
------  19960529  Signed by Governor
------  19960523  Ratified R420
House   19960515  Concurred in Senate amendment, 
                  enrolled for ratification
Senate  19960509  Read third time, returned to House
                  with amendment
Senate  19960429  Amended, read second time
Senate  19960424  Committee report: Favorable with         01 SANR
                  amendment
Senate  19950517  Introduced, read first time,             01 SANR
                  referred to Committee
House   19950517  Read third time, sent to Senate
House   19950516  Amended, read second time
House   19950511  Recalled from Committee                  20 HANR
House   19950125  Introduced, read first time,             20 HANR
                  referred to Committee

(A345, R420, H3373)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-160, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO FINES PERTAINING TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, SO AS TO REVISE THE METHOD OF DISTRIBUTING FINES COLLECTED PURSUANT TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS VIOLATIONS.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Distribution of fines

SECTION 1. Section 47-1-160 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 47-1-160. All fines collected for violations of this chapter must be distributed as follows:

(1) If the trial court finds that there was a nonprofit animal humane organization in the municipality or county materially involved in or aiding in the prosecution of the violation, one-half of the fine must be distributed to the nonprofit animal humane organization and the remaining one-half must be distributed as is otherwise provided by law.

(2) If there is no finding of material involvement or aiding in the prosecution of the violation by a nonprofit animal humane organization, the fine must be distributed as is provided by law."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to violations occurring before the effective date for which fines have not been distributed and applies to violations occurring after the effective date of this act.

Approved the 29th day of May, 1996.