South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 810

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senators Martin, J. Verne Smith, Leventis, Hawkins, Fair, Anderson and Ryberg
Document Path: l:\s-res\lam\015dang.mrh.doc

Introduced in the Senate on May 3, 2005
Introduced in the House on June 1, 2005
Last Amended on May 31, 2005
Currently residing in the House Committee on Judiciary

Summary: Dangerous animals that attack must be seized and impounded

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    5/3/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-13
    5/3/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources SJ-13
   5/18/2005  Senate  Polled out of committee Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources SJ-12
   5/18/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural 
                        Resources SJ-12
   5/19/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/25/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-154
   5/31/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-41
   5/31/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-41
    6/1/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-27
    6/1/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-58
    6/1/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-58

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

5/3/2005
5/18/2005
5/19/2005
5/25/2005
5/31/2005

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AMENDED

May 31, 2005

S. 810

Introduced by Senators Martin, J. Verne Smith, Leventis, Hawkins, Fair and Anderson

S. Printed 5/31/05--S.

Read the first time May 3, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 47-3-750 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE SEIZURE AND IMPOUNDMENT OF A DANGEROUS ANIMAL, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY DANGEROUS ANIMAL THAT ATTACKS A HUMAN BEING OR DOMESTIC ANIMAL MUST BE SEIZED AND IMPOUNDED WHILE ANY PROCEEDING PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE IS PENDING.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 47-3-750 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered new subsection to read:

"( )    If a law enforcement agent, animal control officer, or animal control officer under contract with a county or municipal government to provide animal control services has probable cause to believe that a dangerous animal has made an unprovoked attack on a human being or domestic animal and caused serious bodily injury, the agent or officer must seize and impound the dangerous animal. While any trial for a violation of this article or any civil action related to the attack is pending, the owner of the seized animal may petition the appropriate summary court for the release of the animal. The petition may not be filed until at least ten days following the seizure of the animal and no criminal or civil action has been initiated. The petition and notice of any hearing on the petition must be served on the county or municipality that seized the animal and the victim or the victim's representative. If the county or municipality responsible for the seizure determines that the seized animal was improperly identified or seized, the animal must immediately be released to the owner."

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

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