South Carolina Senate Bill 1204 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-02-09 - Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Pending: Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Enact The "exotic Animal And Reptile Control And Regulation Act", To Define The Term "exotic Animal"; To Prohibit A Person From Owning Or Possessing An Exotic Animal Unless The Person Was In Legal Possession Of The Animal Before This Act's Effective Date And The Person Obtains A Personal Possession Permit For The Exotic Animal Within Ninety Days Of This Act's Effective Date; To Establish Identification, Caging, Care And Treatment, And Insurance Requirements; To Prohibit Public Contact With An Exotic Animal; To Authorize Inspections By The Department Of Natural Resources; To Authorize Confiscation Of These Animals Under Certain Conditions; To Provide Provisions That Regulate The Handling, Ownership, And Use Of Reptiles; To Provide That A Local Governmental Body May Adopt An Ordinance That Regulates The Possession Of Exotic Animals Which Is More Restrictive Than The Provisions Contained In This Act; And To Provide Penalties.

Exotic Animal and Reptile Control and Regulation Act

Sen. David Thomas [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-09		Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
2012-02-09		Introduced and read first time

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=1204&session=119&summary=B
Text	https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess119_2011-2012/prever/1204_20120209.htm