S 0772 General Bill, By J.V. Smith
    A Bill to amend Chapter 5 of Title 47, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, relating to rabies control, so as to add definitions which clarify the rule of the Department of Health and Environmental Control and define "domesticated animal"; delete animal control functions previously the responsibility of counties; authorize the Department to appoint a public health veterinarian and provide for his duties and responsibilities; prohibit wolf dogs from being sold in this State as a pet including within this prohibition the offspring between wild animals and domesticated dogs and cats, exempting zoos and animal dealers licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture; require owners of pets to have them inoculated against rabies at a frequency which will provide continuous protection of the pet and provide that the inoculation must be performed by or under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian using a vaccine approved by the Department; provide for the procedure by which the inoculation certificate is processed; and increase the penalty for violation of Chapter 5 of Title 47.

05/14/87	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-1840
05/14/87	Senate	Referred to Committee on Medical Affairs SJ-1840
02/02/88	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Medical Affairs SJ-10
02/18/88	Senate	Amended SJ-23
02/18/88	Senate	Read second time SJ-25
02/18/88	Senate	Ordered to third reading with notice of amendments SJ-25
02/24/88	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-45
02/24/88	Senate	Reconsidered SJ-46
03/01/88	Senate	Read third time and sent to House SJ-24
03/02/88	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-1598
03/02/88	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources HJ-1598