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Proposal to increase fines for tampering with livestock fences, gatesBy Yvonne Wenger (Contact)
The Post and Courier
Sunday, August 31, 2008
COLUMBIA — Rep. Chip Limehouse wants pranksters to know that purposely letting cows, horses and other livestock loose could come with serious consequences. The Charleston Republican is drafting a bill that could increase the fines from $1,000 to $10,000 for maliciously tampering with fences or gates on a corral. The legislation, which can't be pre-filed until December in advance of the Legislature's January return, was prompted by two recent incidents that led to the deaths of two horses and a cow. For more on the story, read tomorrow's editions of The Post and Courier. |
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