The Committee on Judiciary proposes the following amendment (SJ-4617.MB0003S):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 1, by striking Section 44-53-230(c)13 and inserting:

  13. Xylazine.

Amend the bill further, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION to read:

SECTION X. Chapter 53, Title 44 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:

 Section 44-53-373. Nothing in this article applies to veterinarians in connection with the practice of their profession and the legitimate use of xylazine within the veterinary practice, including:
 (A) the distribution or possession of xylazine by a licensed veterinarian for use in legitimate veterinary practice;
 (B) the possession of xylazine pursuant to a valid prescription from a licensed veterinarian; or
 (C) the possession of xylazine in an injectable form for use in nonhuman species.