South Carolina General Assembly
124th Session, 2021-2022

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H. 4538

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Reps. Whitmire, Bustos, Forrest and Hixon
Document Path: l:\council\bills\jn\3451ph22.docx

Introduced in the House on January 11, 2022
Introduced in the Senate on April 21, 2022
Last Amended on April 20, 2022
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry

Summary: Dog control

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  11/10/2021  House   Prefiled
  11/10/2021  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs
   1/11/2022  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 48)
   1/11/2022  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs (House Journal-page 48)
   1/26/2022  House   Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Forrest, Hixon
   1/27/2022  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs 
                        (House Journal-page 22)
    2/2/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Thur., 2-3-22 
                        (House Journal-page 23)
    2/3/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Thur., 2-8-22 
                        (House Journal-page 17)
    2/8/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Wed., 2-9-22 
                        (House Journal-page 8)
    2/9/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Tues., 2-15-22 
                        (House Journal-page 12)
   2/15/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Wed., 2-16-22 
                        (House Journal-page 29)
   2/16/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Thu., 2-17-22 
                        (House Journal-page 40)
   2/17/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Wed., 2-23-22 
                        (House Journal-page 38)
   2/23/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Thur., 2-24-22 
                        (House Journal-page 8)
   2/24/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Tues., 3-1-22 
                        (House Journal-page 31)
    3/1/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Wed., 3-2-22 
                        (House Journal-page 26)
    3/2/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Thurs., 3-3-22 
                        (House Journal-page 12)
    3/3/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Tues., 3-8-22 
                        (House Journal-page 7)
    3/8/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Wed., 3-9-22 
                        (House Journal-page 8)
   3/10/2022  House   Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 15)
   3/10/2022  House   Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 41)
   3/10/2022  House   Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 73)
   3/29/2022  House   Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 43)
   3/30/2022  House   Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 18)
   3/31/2022  House   Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 7)
    4/5/2022  House   Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 7)
    4/6/2022  House   Debate adjourned until  Tues., 4-19-22 
                        (House Journal-page 17)
   4/19/2022  House   Debate adjourned (House Journal-page 229)
   4/20/2022  House   Amended (House Journal-page 10)
   4/20/2022  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 10)
   4/20/2022  House   Roll call Yeas-103  Nays-1 (House Journal-page 11)
   4/21/2022  House   Read third time and sent to Senate (House Journal-page 5)
   4/21/2022  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 3)
   4/21/2022  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry 
                        (Senate Journal-page 3)

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

11/10/2021
1/27/2022
4/20/2022

(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

AMENDED

April 20, 2022

H. 4538

Introduced by Reps. Whitmire, Bustos, Forrest and Hixon

S. Printed 4/20/22--H.

Read the first time January 11, 2022.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-1-320 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE UNLAWFUL REMOVAL OR DESTRUCTION OF AN ELECTRONIC COLLAR OR OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE PLACED ON A DOG BY ITS OWNER TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE DOG.

Amend Title To Conform

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

SECTION    1.    Chapter 1, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-11-785.    (A)    It is unlawful to intentionally remove or destroy an electronic collar or other electronic device placed on a dog by its owner.

(B)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be:

(1)    fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than ten days for a first offense; or

(2)    fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days for a second or subsequent offense."

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

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