Boykin Spaniel Society

2025-2026 Bill 5673: Boykin Spaniel Society - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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H. 5673
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House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Scott, Alexander, Anderson, Atkinson, Bailey, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bauer, Beach, Bernstein, Bowers, Bradley, Brewer, Brittain, Burns, Bustos, Calhoon, Caskey, Chapman, Chumley, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter, Collins, Cox, Crawford, Cromer, Davis, Dillard, Duncan, Edgerton, Erickson, Ford, Forrest, Frank, Gagnon, Garvin, Gatch, Gibson, Gilliam, Gilliard, Gilreath, Govan, Grant, Guest, Guffey, Haddon, Hager, Hardee, Harris, Hart, Hartnett, Hartz, Hayes, Henderson-Myers, Herbkersman, Hewitt, Hiott, Hixon, Holman, Hosey, Howard, Huff, J.E. Johnson, J.L. Johnson, Jones, Jordan, Kilmartin, King, Kirby, Landing, Lastinger, Lawson, Ligon, Long, Lowe, Luck, Magnuson, Martin, McCabe, McCravy, McDaniel, McGinnis, C. Mitchell, D. Mitchell, Montgomery, J. Moore, T. Moore, Morgan, Moss, Neese, B. Newton, W. Newton, Oremus, Pace, Pedalino, Pope, Rankin, Reese, Rivers, Robbins, Rose, Rutherford, Sanders, Schuessler, Sessions, G.M. Smith, M.M. Smith, Spann-Wilder, Stavrinakis, Taylor, Teeple, Terribile, Vaughan, Waters, Weeks, Wetmore, White, Whitmire, Wickensimer, Williams, Willis, Wooten and Yow
Document Path: LC-0610SA-GM26.docx
Introduced in the House on May 7, 2026
Adopted by the House on May 7, 2026
Summary: Boykin Spaniel Society
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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5/7/2026

House

Introduced and adopted (
House Journal-page 7
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
05/07/2026

A
house
RESOLUTION

to recognize and honor the Boykin Spaniel Society of
Kershaw County for its exceptional dedication to preserving and promoting the
Boykin Spaniel breed through responsible breeding, health initiatives, and
community building and to congratulate the society for almost five decades of
service to the South Carolina state dog.

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that the
Boykin Spaniel Society, organized in 1977, will celebrate a half century of
preserving and promoting the Boykin Spaniel breed in 2027; and

W
hereas, in 1985, Governor
Richard W. Riley signed legislation designating the Boykin Spaniel as South
Carolina's official state dog. The Boykin Spaniel is the only dog which was
originally bred for South Carolina hunters by South Carolinians. It has
developed into a breed with superb hunting instincts and a mild temperament,
and they are thus highly regarded as pets and hunting dogs; and

W
hereas, the objectives
of the Boykin Spaniel Society are to serve as the principal registry for
purebred Boykin Spaniels and to maintain accurate and complete records of all
Boykin Spaniels registered in what is known as the Boykin Spaniel Registry; and

W
hereas, the society
seeks to advance the use of the breed standard by all members and breeders in
the selection and breeding of the Boykin Spaniel, encourage and promote the
breeding of healthy purebred Boykin Spaniels, and do all possible to perpetuate
their natural hunting ability; and

W
hereas, in order to
continue to preserve the breed, the Boykin Spaniel Society strives to do all in
its power to protect and advance the interest of the breed by encouraging
responsible breeding practices and sportsmanlike competition. The society
promulgates, adopts, and enforces a code of ethics for members and breeders
while serving society members and the general public by offering resources for
information concerning the attributes of the Boykin Spaniel; and

W
hereas, the members of
the South Carolina House of Representatives appreciate the exceptional work of
the Boykin Spaniel Society to preserve the breeding practices for and
perpetuate the hunting ability and instincts of the state dog. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
House of Representatives
:

T
hat the members of the
South Carolina
House of Representatives
,
by this resolution, recognize and honor the Boykin Spaniel Society of Kershaw
County for its exceptional dedication to preserving and promoting the Boykin
Spaniel breed through responsible breeding, health initiatives, and community
building and congratulate the society for almost five decades of service to the
South Carolina state dog.

B
e it further resolved
that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Boykin Spaniel Society.

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