---
type: "Bill"
title: "Pigs"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 47-4-65 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE SWINE ON A PUBLIC ROAD OR WATERWAY WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL FORM OF IDENTIFICATION, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION AND PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-16-25, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL RELEASE OF PIGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TRANSPORT A LIVE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY SUIDAE TAKEN FROM THE WILD; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 50-9-655 RELATING TO PIG TRANSPORT AND RELEASE PERMITS. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "H 3539"
citation: "South Carolina H 3539 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Davis", "Martin"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 31
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-12-16"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e0ca687-343c-459c-a382-9a551c1ee953"
source_url: "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=3539&session=124&summary=B"
source_hash: "bf16d15f6dd95764738722d1176c03c06ff8b5dc3ea0a880feda35c241abaf8a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina H 3539 (2021-2022) — Pigs

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 47-4-65 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE SWINE ON A PUBLIC ROAD OR WATERWAY WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL FORM OF IDENTIFICATION, AND TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION AND PENALTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 50-16-25, RELATING TO THE UNLAWFUL RELEASE OF PIGS, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL TO TRANSPORT A LIVE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY SUIDAE TAKEN FROM THE WILD; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 50-9-655 RELATING TO PIG TRANSPORT AND RELEASE PERMITS. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/bills/3539.htm)
2. **12/16/2020** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20201216.htm)
3. **2/17/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20210217.htm)
4. **2/23/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20210223.htm)
5. **3/30/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20210330.htm)
6. **4/22/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20210422.htm)
7. **5/12/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20210512.htm)
8. **5/6/2021** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess124_2021-2022/prever/3539_20210506.htm)

## Votes

- Adopt Amendment 1a — **103–2** (pass) · lower
- Concur in Senate Amendments — **112–0** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- to concur — **0–44** (fail) · upper
- Passage of Bill — **98–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Davis — primary (person)
- Martin — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-12-16** Prefiled `filing`
- **2020-12-16** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-12** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-01-12** Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-23** Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Martin
- **2021-02-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-02-23** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-02-23** Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-2
- **2021-02-24** Read third time and sent to Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-24** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Committee report: Favorable Agriculture and Natural Resources `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Roll call Ayes-45 Nays-1
- **2021-04-29** Read third time and returned to House with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-04** Concurred in Senate amendment and enrolled
- **2021-05-04** Roll call Yeas-112 Nays-0
- **2021-05-05** Reconsidered
- **2021-05-06** Senate amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-05-06** Returned to Senate with amendments
- **2021-05-06** Roll call Yeas-103 Nays-2
- **2021-05-11** Non-concurrence in House amendment
- **2021-05-11** Roll call Ayes-0 Nays-44
- **2021-05-12** House recedes from amendment(s)
- **2021-05-12** Ordered enrolled for ratification
- **2021-05-13** Ratified R 87
- **2021-05-17** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective date 05/17/21
- **2021-06-01** Act No. 71

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e0ca687-343c-459c-a382-9a551c1ee953`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).