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Bill 3354

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      3354
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010125
Primary Sponsor:                  Bales
All Sponsors:                     Bales
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\swb\5054djc01.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Agriculture, Natural Resources and 
                                  Environmental Affairs Com 20 HANR
Subject:                          Equine infectious anemia, coggins test 
                                  administered every two years; Animals, Horses, 
                                  Veterinary Medicine


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010125  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill

TO AMEND SECTION 47-13-1370, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO TESTS REQUIRED FOR PUBLIC ASSEMBLY OF HORSES, SO AS TO REQUIRE THE COGGINS TEST OR OTHER TEST FOR EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA BE ADMINISTERED ONLY ONCE EVERY TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS RATHER THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE MONTHS.

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

SECTION 1.    Section 47-13-1370 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 33 of 1993, is amended to read:

    "Section 47-13-1370.        (A) All horses must be accompanied by written proof of an approved negative test for equine infectious anemia when entering any public assembly of horses. These public assemblies include, but are not limited to, shows, fairs, organized trail rides, rodeos and other exhibitions, as well as organized sales. Animals moving directly to a slaughter plant or assembly point for slaughter which has been specifically approved by the state veterinarian are not subject to the negative test requirement. The owner, operator, or person in charge of these shows, fairs, organized trail rides, rodeos and other exhibitions, organized sales, and other public places where horses are assembled shall require that each animal be accompanied by an official certificate showing that it has been negative to an approved test for equine infectious anemia within the last twelve twenty-four months.

    (B) Horses which are permanently maintained at a public stable or other public facility must be tested for equine infectious anemia each twelve twenty-four months.

    (C) The Coggins Test or other test for equine infectious anemia, whether administered within or without this State, is required to be administered only once each twelve twenty-four months to a horse or an animal regardless of the number of times the animal is shown, sold, exhibited, or housed in a public stable or place in this State during that period. The state veterinarian and the Livestock-Poultry Health Service of Clemson University may require proof of annual bi-annual test administrations as they consider necessary."

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

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