South Carolina General Assembly
123rd Session, 2019-2020

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S. 1042

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Hembree, Senn and Harpootlian
Document Path: l:\council\bills\df\13008cz20.docx

Introduced in the Senate on January 23, 2020
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

Summary: Animals; ill-treatment or abandonment

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   1/23/2020  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 5)
   1/23/2020  Senate  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources (Senate Journal-page 5)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

1/23/2020

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A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-40, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE ILL-TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE EXCEPTION FOR THE TRAINING OF HUNTING DOGS; AND TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-70, RELATING TO THE ABANDONMENT OF ANIMALS, SO AS TO REMOVE THE EXCEPTION FOR HUNTING DOGS.

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

SECTION 1.    Section 47-1-40(C) of the 1976 Code is 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, 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.    Section 47-1-70(C) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

    "(C) A hunting dog that is positively identifiable in accordance with Section 47-3-510 or Section 47-3-530 is exempt from this section."

SECTION    3.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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