South Carolina House Bill 4702 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-09 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5
Pending: House Judiciary Committee

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 47-1-45 SO AS TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY CONFINE OR RESTRAIN AN ANIMAL IN A CRUEL MANNER OR KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY CAUSE SUCH CRUEL CONFINEMENT OR RESTRAINING OF AN ANIMAL, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS IN REGARD TO THE ABOVE, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION, AND TO PROVIDE THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAY ADOPT MORE STRINGENT LOCAL ORDINANCES GOVERNING THE CONFINEMENT OR RESTRAINING OF AN ANIMAL WITH CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.

Make It Unlawful To Knowingly Or Intentionally Confine Or Restrain An Animal In A Cruel Manner Or Knowingly Or Intentionally Cause Such Cruel Confinement Or Restraining Of An Animal, To Define Certain Terms In Regard To The Above, To Provide Penalties For Violation, And To Provide That Local Governments May Adopt More Stringent Local Ordinances Governing The Confinement Or Restraining Of An Animal With Civil Penalties For Violations.

Rep. James Smith [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-09		Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-5
2010-03-09		Introduced and read first time HJ-4

H4701 (Similar To) 2010-03-09 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-4
S0958 (Similar To) 2010-05-04 - Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-29

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
47	1	45	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/cgi-bin/web_bh10.exe?bill1=4702&session=118