South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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Bill 4921

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AMENDED

April 30, 2008

H. 4921

Introduced by Reps. Moss, M.A. Pitts, Lowe, Phillips and Pinson

S. Printed 4/30/08--H.

Read the first time April 1, 2008.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND SECTION 47-1-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO DEFINITIONS IN REGARD TO CRUELTY TO ANIMALS, SO AS TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "ANIMAL".

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Section 47-1-10(1) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 367 of 1998, is further amended to read:

"(1)    'Animal' or 'animals' shall be held to include means all a living vertebrate creatures creature except homo sapiens a homo sapien."

SECTION    2.    Section 47-1-40(C) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 367 of 1998, 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, 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 and another animal does not occur during this training exercise."

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

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