H 3344 General Bill, By Wilkins and Harrison
Summary: Animal Fighting and Baiting Act
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 16-27-55 SO AS TO ALLOW THE FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY, MONIES, NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS, SECURITIES, AND OTHER THINGS OF VALUE WHEN A PERSON VIOLATES A PROVISION OF THE ANIMAL FIGHTING AND BAITING ACT, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR FORFEITURE, AND TO CREATE AN EXCEPTION FOR THE INNOCENT OWNER OF PROPERTY SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE; TO AMEND SECTION 16-27-60, RELATING TO ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE CRIMINAL PENALTIES OF THE ANIMAL FIGHTING AND BAITING ACT, SO AS TO INCLUDE GAME FOWL UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT BY DELETING ITS EXEMPTION; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 16-17-650 RELATING TO THE MISDEMEANOR OFFENSE OF COCKFIGHTING.
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01/25/05	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-6
01/25/05	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-7
04/19/05	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Judiciary HJ-64
04/25/05		Scrivener's error corrected
04/26/05	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Harrison, Delleney, Leach, McGee, Coates, McLeod, Witherspoon, Ott, Hosey, Toole, J Brown, Jennings, Skelton, Hayes, Kennedy, Talley, Walker, Mahaffey, Mack, Simrill, Lucas and Cotty HJ-123
05/05/05	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Vick HJ-40
05/05/05	House	Debate adjourned HJ-41
05/10/05	House	Debate adjourned until Wednesday, May 11, 2005 HJ-21
05/11/05	House	Amended HJ-32
05/11/05	House	Read second time HJ-42
05/11/05	House	Roll call Yeas-73 Nays-30 HJ-42
05/12/05	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-46
05/12/05	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-11
05/12/05	Senate	Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-11
05/12/05		Scrivener's error corrected
06/07/05	Senate	Referred to Subcommittee: Hutto (ch), Jackson, Knotts, Bryant