South Carolina General Assembly
112th Session, 1997-1998

Bill 23


                    Current Status

Bill Number:                    23
Ratification Number:            188
Act Number:                     119
Type of Legislation:            General Bill GB
Introducing Body:               Senate
Introduced Date:                19970114
Primary Sponsor:                Mescher 
All Sponsors:                   Mescher 
Drafted Document Number:        res1154.wcm
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:   19970604
Date of Last Amendment:         19970313
Governor's Action:              S
Date of Governor's Action:      19970611
Subject:                        Animal owner, satisfy lien placed
                                upon boarding of animal; advertisement
                                sale provisions, Property

History


Body    Date      Action Description                       Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  _______________________________________  _______ ____________

------  19970630  Act No. A119
------  19970611  Signed by Governor
------  19970609  Ratified R188
House   19970604  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   19970603  Read second time
House   19970528  Recalled from Committee                  20 HANR
House   19970319  Introduced, read first time,             20 HANR
                  referred to Committee
Senate  19970318  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  19970313  Read second time
Senate  19970313  Committee amendment adopted
Senate  19970312  Committee report: Favorable with         11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  19970114  Introduced, read first time,             11 SJ
                  referred to Committee


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(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A119, R188, S23)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 29-15-60, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, SO AS TO REDUCE FROM SIXTY TO TEN DAYS THE TIME IN WHICH THE OWNER OF AN ANIMAL MUST SATISFY A LIEN PLACED UPON THE ANIMAL FOR EXPENSES RELATING TO COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BOARDING OF THE ANIMAL FOR UPKEEP, REST, AND TRAINING; TO REDUCE FROM FIFTEEN TO SEVEN DAYS THE TIME PERIOD DURING WHICH THE OWNER OF THE BOARDING FACILITY MUST ADVERTISE THE SALE OF AN ANIMAL WHEN ITS OWNER FAILS TO SATISFY A LIEN FOR BOARDING AFTER NOTICE; AND TO PROVIDE THAT AN ANIMAL NOT PURCHASED AT THE ADVERTISED SALE BECOMES THE SOLE PROPERTY OF THE BOARDING FACILITY OWNER WITH ALL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, AND OBLIGATIONS OF OWNERSHIP INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE RIGHT TO OBTAIN A BREEDING REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE.

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

Holder of unsatisfied lien for expenses gains title to animal

SECTION 1. Section 29-15-60 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

"Section 29-15-60. The owner of an animal boarding facility, at the end of an agreed upon term of boarding, shall have a lien upon any animal which is left with him for upkeep, rest, and training until the cost of the upkeep, rest, and training has been paid by the owner of the animal. The owner of the animal shall also be responsible for payment of the cost of upkeep, rest, and training of the animal after notice of the lien. If the owner of the animal has not paid the cost of upkeep, rest, and training of the animal after actual notice of the lien within ten days of such notice, the animal boarding facility owner may sell the animal after having advertised the time and place of the sale in a newspaper having general circulation in the county wherein the animal boarding facility is located at least seven days before the sale is to be held. After the sale of the animal, the owner of the animal boarding facility may deduct the cost of the upkeep, rest, and training of the animal before and after date of the notice of the lien, plus all expenses incurred from the advertising and sale provided in this section, and shall submit the balance of the proceeds of the sale to the previous owner of the animal. If the animal is not purchased at the advertised sale, the owner of the animal boarding facility shall become the owner of the animal with all the rights, privileges, and obligations of ownership. A transfer of ownership pursuant to this section entitles the new owner of the animal to obtain the breed registration certificate for the animal from the organization or association which issued the certificate."

Time effective

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

Approved the 11th day of June, 1997.