def getDateFields(fc):
    """
       Returns a list of fields that are of type DATE
       Input:
          fc - feature class or table path
       Output:
          List of date field names as strings
    """
    if arcpyFound == False:
        raise Exception("ArcPy is required to use this function")
    return [field.name for field in arcpy.ListFields(fc, field_type="Date")]