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Bill 191

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      191
Ratification Number:              235
Act Number:                       205
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20010124
Primary Sponsor:                  Waldrep
All Sponsors:                     Waldrep, McConnell, Leventis, Hawkins, 
                                  Hutto, Thomas, Giese, Pinckney
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11189ac01.doc
Companion Bill Number:            3372
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20020405
Date of Last Amendment:           20020206
Governor's Action:                S
Date of Governor's Action:        20020422
Subject:                          Animals, abandoned, ill, injured; person 
                                  rendering emergency care without pay immune 
                                  from liability


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
------  20020514  Act No. A205
------  20020422  Signed by Governor
------  20020416  Ratified R235
House   20020405  Read third time, enrolled for
                  ratification
House   20020404  Read second time, unanimous consent
                  for third reading on the next
                  Legislative day
House   20020403  Committee report: Favorable            20 HANR
House   20020212  Introduced, read first time,           20 HANR
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20020207  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20020206  Amended, read second time, 
                  notice of general amendments
Senate  20020205  Committee report: Favorable with       01 SANR
                  amendment
------  20010213  Companion Bill No. 3372
Senate  20010124  Introduced, read first time,           01 SANR
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This Bill
Revised on February 5, 2002 - Word format
Revised on February 6, 2002 - Word format
Revised on April 3, 2002 - Word format

(A205, R235, S191)

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 47-1-75 SO AS TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY TO A PERSON ACTING IN GOOD FAITH AND WITHOUT COMPENSATION WHO RENDERS EMERGENCY CARE TO A DOMESTIC ANIMAL THAT IS ABANDONED, ILL, OR INJURED.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Immunity from civil and criminal liability

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 47-1-75. Any person, including a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine, or an animal control officer or agent of the South Carolina Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or any society incorporated for that purpose, who in good faith and without compensation for services provided, acting without malice, recklessness, or gross negligence, renders emergency care or treatment to a domestic animal which is abandoned, ill, injured, or in distress related to an accident or disaster shall not be liable or subject to any civil or criminal liability for any injuries or harm to such animal resulting from the rendering of such care or treatment, or any act or failure to act to provide or arrange for further medical treatment or care for such animal."

Time effective

SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 16th day of April, 2002.

Approved the 22nd day of April, 2002.

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