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S. 1208
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Climer
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Introduced in the Senate on March 29, 2022
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Summary: Animals, livestock and poultry
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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3/29/2022 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
3/29/2022 Senate Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural
Resources (Senate Journal-page 6)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND CHAPTER 4, TITLE 47 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY, TO ALLOW CLEARLY VISIBLE PURPLE-PAINTED BOUNDARIES TO SATISFY NOTICE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY BOUNDARIES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Chapter 4, Title 47 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 47-4-165. (A) Every entry upon the lands of another person where any horse, mule, cow, hog, or any other livestock is pastured, or any other lands of another person, after notice from the owner or tenant has been posted prohibiting such entry is a misdemeanor and must be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment of not more than thirty days; or both.
(B) The notice requirement in subsection (A) may be satisfied by:
(1) marking boundaries with a clearly visible purple-painted marking, consisting of one vertical line not less than eight inches in length and two inches in width, and the bottom of the mark not less than three nor more than six feet from the ground or normal water surface. These marks must be affixed to immovable, permanent objects that are not more than one hundred yards apart and readily visible to any person approaching the property; or
(2) meeting the requirements contained in Section 16-11-600.
(C) When any owner or tenant of any lands shall post a notice as provided in subsection (B), a proof of the posting is deemed and taken as notice conclusive against the person making entry for the purpose of trespassing."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect six months after approval by the Governor.
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