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Bill 3409

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3409
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  19990128
Primary Sponsor:                  Limehouse
All Sponsors:                     Limehouse, Sharpe, R. Smith
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\ggs\22087cm99.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Agriculture, Natural Resources and 
                                  Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR
Subject:                          Pelt or item made from pelt of 
                                  domesticated or feral cat or dog prohibited to 
                                  be sold; Animals, Crimes and Offenses


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   19990128  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee


                             Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-11-2405 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS ILLEGAL TO IMPORT, BUY, OR SELL THE PELT OR AN ITEM MADE FROM THE PELT OF A DOMESTICATED OR FERAL CAT OR DOG, AND TO PROVIDE A PENALTY.

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

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-2405. It is unlawful to import, buy, or sell the pelt or an item made from the pelt of a domesticated or feral cat or dog. A person who violates this provision is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction must be imprisoned not more than three years."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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