South Carolina General Assembly
118th Session, 2009-2010

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S. 102

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Grooms
Document Path: l:\s-res\lkg\003vets.kmm.lkg.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 3265

Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2009
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Summary: Ill-treatment of animals

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/10/2008  Senate  Prefiled
  12/10/2008  Senate  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources
   1/13/2009  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-118
   1/13/2009  Senate  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources SJ-118

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/10/2008

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-40, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ILL-TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, TO CLARIFY THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTION DO NOT APPLY TO THE PRACTICE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCEPTED VETERINARY STANDARDS.

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

SECTION    1.    Section 47-1-40(C) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 259 of 2008, is further amended to read:

"(C)    This section does not apply to fowl, accepted animal husbandry practices of farm operations and the training of animals, the practice of veterinary medicine in accordance with accepted veterinary practice standards, agricultural practices, forestry and silvacultural practices, wildlife management practices, or activity authorized by Title 50, including an activity authorized by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources or an exercise designed for training dogs for hunting, if repeated contact with a dog or dogs and another animal does not occur during this training exercise."

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

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