Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4574 Primary Sponsor:Baker Type of Legislation:GB Subject:Ferrets, sale of as pets Residing Body:House Computer Document Number:NO5/7560BDW.94 Introduced Date:19940119 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19940322 Last History Type:Objection withdrawn by Representative Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Baker Cato Clyborne Jaskwhich Type of Legislation:General Bill
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 4574 House 19940322 Objection withdrawn by Simrill Representative 4574 House 19940301 Objection by Representative Houck Simrill Elliott Moody_Lawren ce Kirsh Witherspoon Riser 4574 House 19940210 Recalled from Committee 27 4574 House 19940119 Introduced, read first time, 27 referred to CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
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February 10, 1994
H. 4574
S. Printed 2/10/94--H.
Read the first time January 19, 1994.
TO AMEND SECTION 47-5-50, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF WILD CARNIVORES AS PETS, SO AS TO DELETE THE REFERENCE TO FERRETS AND EXEMPT THEM FROM THE PROHIBITION.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 47-5-50 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"Section 47-5-50. No carnivores, which are normally are not domesticated, may be sold as a pet in this State. Such The carnivores shall include animals known to be reservoirs of rabies, such as raccoons, foxes, skunks, and bobcats and such related species, including, but not limited to, coyotes, wolves, weasels, ferrets, civet cats, spotted skunks, or and lynx. Any such An animal provided for in this section and kept by an individual shall must not be allowed to run at large and then be returned to confinement. A normally wild animal indigenous to this State may, if held captive for a period of time, may be released to the wild. This section does not apply to ferrets."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.