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Chapter 1 - Cruelty To Animals
Section 47-1-10. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Animal" means a living...
Section 47-1-20. Acts of agents imputed to corporations. - The knowledge and acts of agents and persons employed by...
Section 47-1-40. Ill-treatment of animals generally; penalties. - (A) A person who knowingly or intentionally overloads, overdrives, overworks,...
Section 47-1-50. Cruel work; carriage in vehicles; penalties. - (A) An owner, a possessor, or a person having the...
Section 47-1-60. Cutting muscles of tails of horses, asses, mules, mares, or geldings prohibited. - Any person who (a) cuts the tissue or muscle of...
Section 47-1-70. Abandonment of animals; penalties; hunting dog exception. - (A) A person may not abandon an animal. As used...
Section 47-1-75. Immunity from civil and criminal liability. - Any person, including a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine,...
Section 47-1-80. Destruction of abandoned infirm animal. - Any agent or officer of the Department of Health and...
Section 47-1-90. Overloading and length of confinement of animals in railroad cars. - No railroad company in the carrying or transportation of animals...
Section 47-1-100. Care of animals unloaded during transit. - Animals unloaded as required by Section 47-1-90 shall be properly...
Section 47-1-110. Violations of Sections 47-1-90 and 47-1-100. - Any company or the owner or custodian of such animals...
Section 47-1-120. Custody of animals in charge of arrested persons. - When a person arrested is, at the time of the...
Section 47-1-125. Coloring or dying animals prohibited; sale or distribution of certain young animals prohibited; penalty. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to dye or...
Section 47-1-130. Arrest by law enforcement officers for violation of laws prohibiting cruelty to animals. - (A) Any person violating the laws in relation to cruelty...
Section 47-1-140. Notice to owners; care of animals after arrest of person in charge; lien. - The law enforcement officer making the arrest, with or without...
Section 47-1-145. Custody and care of animal after arrest; custodial costs. - (A) Any person, organization, or other entity that is awarded...
Section 47-1-150. Issuance of search warrant; purpose of section; motions regarding custody of animal; notice; care, disposal of, or return of animal. - (A) When complaint is made on oath or affirmation to...
Section 47-1-170. Penalties for violations of chapter. - The owner or person having charge or custody of an...
Section 47-1-200. Requirements for transfer of animals and importation or exportation of dog or cat; penalties for violations. - (A) During transportation, an animal must not be confined in...
Section 47-1-210. Live animals as prizes; exceptions; penalties. - (A) It is unlawful to give away a live animal...
Section 47-1-225. Animal cruelty instruction for certain judges. - Every four years, at their mandatory continuing legal education programs,...
Chapter 2 - Large Wild Cats, Non-native Bears And Great Apes
Section 47-2-10. Definitions. - As contained in this chapter: (1) "Animal control authority" means...
Section 47-2-20. Application of chapter. - (A) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:...
Section 47-2-30. Possession or purchase of large wild cat, non-native bear, or great ape prohibited; exceptions; registration. - (A) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, it is...
Section 47-2-40. Animal control authority authorized to confiscate a large wild cat, non-native bear, or great ape. - (A) An animal control authority or other person authorized to...
Section 47-2-50. Adoption of ordinances. - A city or county may adopt an ordinance governing large...
Section 47-2-60. Enforcement of chapter. - (A) The animal control authority and its staff and agents,...
Section 47-2-70. Penalties. - A person who violates this chapter must be fined not...
Chapter 3 - Dogs And Other Domestic Pets
Section 47-3-10. Definitions. - For the purpose of this article: (1) "Animal" is defined...
Section 47-3-20. Local animal care and control ordinances authorized. - The governing body of each county or municipality in this...
Section 47-3-30. Establishment of animal shelters; funding. - The governing body of the county or municipality is authorized...
Section 47-3-40. Impoundment or quarantine of cat or dog running at large; release to owner. - The county or municipal animal shelter personnel or governmental animal...
Section 47-3-50. Allowing dogs or cats to run at large; penalty. - (A) It is unlawful in any county or municipality adopting...
Section 47-3-55. Animal shelter personnel to contact owner if known; implant of identifying microchip in adopted or redeemed dogs and cats. - (A) If an animal shelter accepts or comes into possession...
Section 47-3-60. Disposition of quarantined or impounded animals. - (A) After any animal has been quarantined pursuant to South...
Section 47-3-70. County and municipal powers not limited by article. - Nothing in this article may be construed to limit the...
Section 47-3-75. Transfer of domestic animal to animal shelter ten days after date owner was to pick up animal; requirements. - (A) An animal delivered to a veterinarian, a dog kennel,...
Section 47-3-110. Liability for attacks by dogs, provoked attacks, trained law enforcement dogs. - (A) If a person is bitten or otherwise attacked by...
Section 47-3-210. Buying, selling, receiving, or keeping sheep-killing dog prohibited. - No persons shall buy, sell, receive, give away or otherwise...
Section 47-3-220. Dog found in act of worrying or destroying sheep may be killed. - Any person who may find any dog in the act...
Section 47-3-230. Liability of owner of sheep-killing dog for payment to owner of sheep killed or injured. - The owner of or person having in his care or...
Section 47-3-310. Disposal or removal of feral dogs from certain property. - On game management areas, state-owned property and property of private...
Section 47-3-320. Training of conservation officers to remove dogs; liability of officers. - Two enforcement officers of the Natural Resources Enforcement Division of...
Section 47-3-410. Animal shelter defined. - The term "animal shelter" means any place or premises kept...
Section 47-3-420. Methods of euthanasia. - (A) Only the following methods of euthanasia may be used...
Section 47-3-430. Provision governing shelters. - All animal shelters are subject to the provisions of Chapter...
Section 47-3-440. Penalties; injunction. - No person may kill any animal impounded or quarantined in...
Section 47-3-450. Exceptions. - The provisions of this article do not apply to persons...
Section 47-3-470. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Animal Shelter" means: (a)...
Section 47-3-480. Provisions for sterilization; exceptions; payment of costs; subsequent notification of sterilization for animals not sterile when acquired. - (A) A public or private animal shelter, animal control agency...
Section 47-3-490. Failure to comply; remedies. - A person who fails to comply with Section 47-3-480(A)(2) or...
Section 47-3-500. Adoption of additional policies by other entities. - This article does not prohibit the adoption by a political...
Section 47-3-510. Owner may register dog; fee. - The owner of any dog or kennel may, upon payment...
Section 47-3-520. Availability of registration file. - The department shall have this file available for county, city,...
Section 47-3-530. Penalties for stealing or killing identifiable dog. - Any person stealing any positively identifiable dog is guilty of...
Section 47-3-540. Destruction of identifiable dog by animal control officer; prior notification of owner. - Animal control officers must not destroy any positively identifiable dog...
Section 47-3-550. Promulgation of regulations. - The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources may promulgate regulations...
Section 47-3-610. Unlawful to taunt, torment, tease, beat, strike, or administer desensitizing drug to police dog or horse. - It is unlawful for a person to wilfully and maliciously...
Section 47-3-620. Unlawful to torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison, or kill police dog or horse. - It is unlawful for a person to wilfully or maliciously...
Section 47-3-630. Penalties. - A person who violates any of the provisions of this...
Section 47-3-710. Definitions. - (A) As used in this article "dangerous animal" means an...
Section 47-3-720. Dangerous animal not to go unconfined on premises; "unconfined" defined; exceptions. - No person owning or harboring or having the care or...
Section 47-3-730. Dangerous animal not permitted beyond premises unless safely restrained. - No person owning or harboring or having the care of...
Section 47-3-740. Owning or harboring animal for fighting or attacking humans or domestic animals prohibited; selling, breeding, buying or attempting to buy, or intent to do same, prohibited; exceptions. - (A) No person may own or harbor an animal for...
Section 47-3-750. Seizure and impoundment of dangerous animal. - (A) If a law enforcement agent, animal control officer, or...
Section 47-3-760. Penalties; registration of dangerous animals. - (A) A person who violates Section 47-3-720 or 47-3-730 or...
Section 47-3-770. When person is lawfully on premises; authority to use force to repel attack by dangerous animal when lawfully on premises; no liability for action taken to repel or restrain unprovoked attack of dangerous animal. - (A) A person lawfully is upon the premises of the...
Section 47-3-910. Short title. - This article may be cited as "Layla's Law". HISTORY: 2003...
Section 47-3-920. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (1) "Guide dog" means a...
Section 47-3-930. Interference with use of a guide dog or service animal; misdemeanor. - (A) It is unlawful for a person who has received...
Section 47-3-940. Injury, disability, or death; reckless disregard; penalties. - (A) It is unlawful for a person with reckless disregard...
Section 47-3-950. Unauthorized control over guide dog or service animal; penalties. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to wrongfully obtain...
Section 47-3-960. Intentional injury, disability, or death; penalties. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to intentionally injure,...
Section 47-3-970. Restitution. - (A) A defendant convicted of a violation of Sections 47-3-930,...
Section 47-3-980. Intentional misrepresentation of animal as service animal; penalties. - (A) It is unlawful for a person to intentionally misrepresent...
Section 47-3-990. Rules and regulations related to access of places of public accommodation by nonservice animals. - Places of public accommodation may establish rules and regulations related...
Chapter 4 - State Livestock-poultry Health Commission
Section 47-4-10. Purpose; membership. - The State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission is established to execute this...
Section 47-4-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter and all matters assigned to...
Section 47-4-30. Promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations; permitted operations. - (A) The commission, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act,...
Section 47-4-40. Delegation of duties to director. - The commission shall delegate the duties provided in this chapter...
Section 47-4-50. Promulgation of regulations listing diseases; reporting suspected existence of disease. - The commission may promulgate regulations listing those communicable, contagious, or...
Section 47-4-60. Certificate of veterinary inspection; requirement for out-of-state livestock or poultry; quarantine of uncertified animals; exceptions. - (A) Livestock or poultry entering this State must be accompanied...
Section 47-4-65. Transport of live swine without identification prohibited. - Section effective until July 1, 2024. (A) It is unlawful...
Section 47-4-70. Quarantine of livestock or poultry; violation; penalty; segregation of animals; liens; abandoned animals. - (A) When in the judgment of the commission a serious...
Section 47-4-80. Condemned and destroyed livestock or poultry; indemnification of owner. - (A) Livestock or poultry condemned and destroyed by order of...
Section 47-4-90. Stop of livestock transport to check for proper documentation. - A municipal, county, or state law enforcement officer or highway...
Section 47-4-100. Penalty for illegal transportation of livestock or poultry; civil liability. - (A) A person transporting livestock or poultry, or both, in...
Section 47-4-110. Police power of commission members and agents; livestock law enforcement officers; employment, removal, duties; bond. - (A) The members of the commission and their assistants, deputies,...
Section 47-4-120. Inhibition of livestock inspection; penalty. - A person who seeks to prevent an inspection under the...
Section 47-4-130. Violation of provision of Title 47 is a misdemeanor; penalties; enforcement of commission regulations in court. - (A) A person violating this chapter or another chapter or...
Section 47-4-140. Disposition of fines and fees. - (A) Fines resulted from prosecutions under this chapter and other...
Section 47-4-150. Advisory committees. - The commission by regulation may establish advisory committees which fairly...
Section 47-4-160. Livestock and poultry regulation; local laws and ordinances preempted; exceptions. - (A) For the purposes of this section, "care and handling"...
Section 47-4-170. Confidential information; exemptions. - Information prepared, owned, used, submitted to, in the possession of,...
Chapter 5 - Rabies Control
Section 47-5-10. Short title. - This chapter may be referred to as the "Rabies Control...
Section 47-5-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Carnivore" means a flesh-eating...
Section 47-5-30. Public health veterinarian; duties. - The department may employ a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine...
Section 47-5-40. Interference with authorized representative carrying out duties. - The enforcement of the provisions of this chapter must be...
Section 47-5-50. Prohibition on sale of wild carnivores as pets; sale of domesticated ferrets. - (A) No carnivores, which normally are not domesticated, may be...
Section 47-5-60. Inoculation of pets; certificates and tags. - A pet owner must have his pet inoculated against rabies...
Section 47-5-80. Notice to health department of animal affected or suspected of being affected by rabies. - A pet owner or any other person shall notify the...
Section 47-5-90. Reports of animal bites to health department. - Every physician after his first professional attendance upon a person...
Section 47-5-100. Quarantine, examination, and destruction of biting or attacking dog, cat, or ferret. - The county health department shall serve notice upon the owner...
Section 47-5-110. Pets bitten or otherwise exposed to animal suspected of having rabies. - The county health department shall serve a written notice to...
Section 47-5-120. Danger of rabies spread; quarantine and inoculation of pets; reduction of stray and feral animal population. - When there is a danger of rabies spread in a...
Section 47-5-150. Department to provide or insure availability of human vaccine; reimbursement. - The department must ensure the availability of antirabic (human) vaccine...
Section 47-5-180. Enforcement. - The department shall enforce this chapter. The sheriff and his...
Section 47-5-190. Liability for accident or subsequent disease from inoculation. - The county health departments, the county rabies control officers, their...
Section 47-5-200. Violation; penalty. - A person refusing to comply with the provisions of this...
Section 47-5-210. Power of political subdivisions to prohibit pets running at large and impose additional control measures. - Nothing in this chapter may be construed to limit the...
Chapter 6 - Pseudorabies Control And Eradication Act
Section 47-6-10. Citation of Chapter. - This chapter may be referred to as the "Pseudorabies Control...
Section 47-6-20. Definitions. - Unless otherwise stated, for the purposes of this chapter: (1)...
Section 47-6-30. Authority of state veterinarian and Livestock-Poultry Health Service of Clemson University. - The state veterinarian and the Livestock-Poultry Health Service of Clemson...
Section 47-6-40. Notification; investigation; public notice; elimination of disease from herd. - (A) Whenever a veterinarian or other person in this State...
Section 47-6-50. Imported swine. - (A) All swine imported into this State must be accompanied...
Section 47-6-60. Violation of chapter as misdemeanor; penalties. - A person violating this chapter or a regulation promulgated by...
Chapter 7 - Estrays; Livestock Trespassing Or Running At Large
Section 47-7-10. "Estray" defined. - Any domestic or domesticated animal found wandering at large or...
Section 47-7-20. Public sale of estrays. - Any person finding an estray may take possession thereof and...
Section 47-7-30. Application of proceeds of sale. - The proceeds of sale of an estray shall be applied...
Section 47-7-40. Penalties for violations or for appropriating estrays. - Any person violating the provisions of this article, or attempting...
Section 47-7-110. Permitting domestic animals to run at large unlawful. - It shall be unlawful for the owner or manager of...
Section 47-7-120. Stock coming into State shall not be permitted to run at large. - It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, cause...
Section 47-7-130. Liability of owners of trespassing stock. - Whenever any domestic animals shall be found upon the lands...
Section 47-7-140. Right to seize trespassing stock. - Any freeholder or tenant of land, his agent or representative,...
Section 47-7-150. Liability of owner for maintenance; bond; recovery of possession. - In case the claim shall not be amicably or legally...
Section 47-7-160. Rescuing animal from custody of person impounding it unlawful. - Whenever any animal shall be taken up under the provisions...
Section 47-7-170. Satisfaction as defense in criminal prosecutions. - In any criminal prosecution for violation of the provisions of...
Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally
Section 47-9-10. Marking, branding, or disfiguring large animals of another. - Whoever shall be lawfully convicted of wilfully and knowingly marking,...
Section 47-9-20. Marking, branding, or disfiguring small animals of another. - Whoever shall be lawfully convicted of wilfully and knowingly marking,...
Section 47-9-30. Use of horse, mare, or mule without permission. - Whoever knowingly and wilfully shall take and use any horse,...
Section 47-9-40. Alterations of teeth of horses or mules. - Any person who files down or drills, bores holes or...
Section 47-9-50. Permit required for hauling cattle or swine at night by truck. - It shall be unlawful for any person to load or...
Section 47-9-60. Appeal of livestock and poultry facility permits. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, only property owners and...
Section 47-9-65. Polo horse performance enhancing mineral or drug compounds; certification by compounding pharmacist; penalty. - The compounding pharmacist who fills an order for performance enhancing...
Section 47-9-210. Definitions. - The following words and phrases, as used in this article,...
Section 47-9-220. Branding is lawful. - It is lawful to brand livestock with the owner's brand...
Section 47-9-230. Earmarking. - In addition to, or as an alternative to, a brand,...
Section 47-9-240. One brand per person. - No person shall have or use more than one brand....
Section 47-9-250. Separate brands of wife or minor. - A wife who owns livestock separate from her husband or...
Section 47-9-260. Application and fee for adoption of brand. - Any person desiring to adopt any brand for branding livestock,...
Section 47-9-270. Issuance of certificate. - Upon receipt of the application and the fee, the Secretary...
Section 47-9-280. Recording certificate. - Upon receipt of the certificate provided for in Section 47-9-270...
Section 47-9-290. Certificate as evidence of ownership of livestock; foreign certificates. - In any criminal or civil action in which title to...
Section 47-9-300. Registered brands for livestock. - A registered brand for livestock is the property of the...
Section 47-9-330. Transfers of brands. - Any brand registered under the terms of this article may...
Section 47-9-340. Cancellation of registration. - The Secretary of State shall cancel the registration of any...
Section 47-9-350. Revocation of registration. - The registration of any brand granted under this article may...
Section 47-9-360. Age at which livestock should be branded. - If livestock are branded by the owner, they shall be...
Section 47-9-370. Witnesses required when branding purchased or acquired livestock. - If any owner who purchases or acquires livestock from another...
Section 47-9-380. Unlawful branding. - It is unlawful for any person to brand, or to...
Section 47-9-390. Brand records. - The Secretary of State shall keep an accurate record of...
Section 47-9-400. Rules and regulations. - The Secretary of State may promulgate rules and regulations which,...
Section 47-9-410. Violations. - Any person convicted of a violation of this article shall...
Section 47-9-710. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Engages in an equine...
Section 47-9-720. Equine liability immunity; exceptions to grant of immunity. - (A) Except as provided in subsection (B), an equine activity...
Section 47-9-730. Warning signs; contract to contain warning notice; immunity revoked for failure to comply. - (A) An equine professional and an equine activity sponsor shall...
Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock
Section 47-11-10. Administration of article. - The State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission shall administer this article in...
Section 47-11-20. Permits; fees; operation without a permit is a misdemeanor. - (A) A person operating a public livestock market or an...
Section 47-11-30. Application for permit; approval of changes in operating and ownership. - (A) Application for a permit must be made on forms...
Section 47-11-60. Bond. - The operator of a public livestock market or an equine...
Section 47-11-70. Facilities regulations; inspections; penalties. - The commission shall promulgate regulations to provide requirements necessary for...
Section 47-11-80. Records; identification required of persons selling at market; livestock haulers exempt from licenses. - (A) The public livestock market or equine sales facility shall...
Section 47-11-85. Identification of animals sold in public livestock market or equine sales facility. - Animals sold in a public livestock market or equine sales...
Section 47-11-90. Brucellosis testing. - When considered advisable by the commission, all animals except those...
Section 47-11-100. Tuberculosis and paratuberculosis tests required for all animals except those for immediate slaughter. - All animals except those for immediate slaughter must be tested...
Section 47-11-110. Establishment of slaughter assembly points. - The commission, by regulation, may establish slaughter assembly points. HISTORY:...
Section 47-11-120. Liability of person removing livestock for slaughter. - A person who removes from a public livestock market or...
Section 47-11-130. Infected or exposed animals or poultry. - Animals or poultry known to be infected with or exposed...
Section 47-11-140. Services of veterinarians provided for auctions; cost of tests. - The commission may provide the service of competent veterinarians to...
Section 47-11-150. Promulgation and enforcement of regulations. - The commission may promulgate and enforce regulations necessary to carry...
Section 47-11-160. Enforcement. - A municipality, county, or state law enforcement officer or highway...
Section 47-11-170. Violations. - A person who knowingly violates this article or a regulation...
Section 47-11-310. Declaration of purpose. - The intent and purpose of this article is to improve,...
Section 47-11-320. Definitions. - For the purpose of this article, the following words and...
Section 47-11-330. Grading of livestock for quality and pooling for sale. - All livestock offered for sale in South Carolina may be...
Section 47-11-340. Grading service conducted by Department of Agriculture. - The grading service herein provided shall be conducted by the...
Section 47-11-350. Department authorized to adopt standards and grades. - The Department of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate and adopt...
Section 47-11-360. Department authorized to adopt identification method or system. - The Department is hereby authorized to adopt an identification method...
Section 47-11-370. Department authorized to adopt rules and regulations and designate effective date of grading and inspection requirements; notice and hearing on rules. - The Department is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate and...
Section 47-11-380. Participation in grading and inspection program voluntary. - Participation in this program of grading and inspection of livestock...
Section 47-11-390. Violations; penalties and injunctions. - Any person, or his agent, servant or employee, after voluntarily...
Section 47-11-510. Commissioner authorized to regulate sales and license public livestock sales establishments. - The Commissioner of Agriculture, hereinafter referred to as "Commissioner," shall...
Section 47-11-520. Procedure for payment of livestock purchased at auction. - Payment for livestock purchased at auction shall be made on...
Section 47-11-530. Notification of dishonored check or draft. - It shall be the duty and responsibility of each public...
Section 47-11-540. Rules and regulations. - The Commissioner is authorized to issue and promulgate rules and...
Section 47-11-550. Article applies only to public sales establishments. - The provisions of this article shall only apply to public...
Chapter 13 - Diseases And Infections
Section 47-13-10. Provisions on diseases and infections to be administered by State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission. - This chapter must be administered, unless otherwise indicated, by the...
Section 47-13-20. Powers and duties of commission. - The commission and its agents, employees, livestock law enforcement officers,...
Section 47-13-30. Penalties for violations of chapter. - A person who violates this chapter or the regulations promulgated...
Section 47-13-60. Sale of diseased livestock or fowl unlawful. - It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale...
Section 47-13-70. Selling flesh of diseased or injured animals. - Any person who shall knowingly sell or expose for sale...
Section 47-13-80. Commissioner of Agriculture charged with enforcement of Section 47-13-70. - The Commissioner of Agriculture and his assistants designated for the...
Section 47-13-110. Sale of biological products containing living disease-producing agent. - It is unlawful for a person to possess, sell, or...
Section 47-13-130. Appropriation of funds in event of outbreak of diseases in animals and poultry. - Whenever the commission certifies to the Governor that an outbreak...
Section 47-13-150. Quarantine against importing slaughtered meat or poultry from disease-affected areas. - The commission shall impose a quarantine against the importation of...
Section 47-13-160. Fitness of registered companion dog or cat for sale; definitions; certifications; remedies. - (A) No pet dealer, pet shop, or pet breeder shall...
Section 47-13-310. Notice to disinfect; violation is a misdemeanor. - The commission may give written notice to a person owning,...
Section 47-13-320. Orders to disinfect animals exposed to cattle fever tick. - Any person, owning, possessing or controlling any cattle, horse, mule...
Section 47-13-340. Venue of prosecutions under Section 47-13-310. - A person owning, possessing, or controlling animals, livestock, or poultry...
Section 47-13-360. Indemnity payments for killing of certain animals. - To obtain indemnity payments pursuant to this section, cattle infected...
Section 47-13-370. Blank forms used to certify test results. - The State Veterinarian shall, upon request, furnish to the persons...
Section 47-13-380. Appointment of appraisers of animals to be killed. - Whenever the State Veterinarian or an assistant of his shall,...
Section 47-13-390. Procedure in event prescribed appraisal method is unsatisfactory to owner. - If the method of appraisal prescribed by Section 47-13-380 is...
Section 47-13-400. Form and payment of appraisements. - Appraisements made under Sections 47-13-360 and 47-13-390 shall be in...
Section 47-13-410. Procedure when animal killed because exposed to contagion or infection. - If any animal be killed by the order of the...
Section 47-13-420. Expenses of appraisal. - The expert appointed by the commission to assist in appraising...
Section 47-13-430. Indemnity for animals condemned for foot and mouth disease, vesicular exanthema, or rinderpest. - Should an outbreak of any of the diseases which are...
Section 47-13-510. "Brucellosis" defined; declaring animal infected. - "Brucellosis" (Bang's disease) shall mean the disease wherein an animal...
Section 47-13-520. "Approved accredited veterinarian" defined. - The words "approved accredited veterinarian" shall be construed to mean...
Section 47-13-530. Conduct of control. - The control and eradication of brucellosis in the herds of...
Section 47-13-540. Exposed or suspected animals subject to quarantine. - Animals infected with or exposed to the disease of brucellosis,...
Section 47-13-550. Vaccination. - The State Veterinarian may set up a program for the...
Section 47-13-560. Tattooing or branding of vaccinated animals. - Such vaccinated animals shall be permanently identified by tattooing or...
Section 47-13-570. Sale of vaccine. - It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, distribute...
Section 47-13-580. Sale of cattle generally. - No female cattle or breeding bulls more than six months...
Section 47-13-590. Sale of infected animals. - No animal infected with brucellosis shall be sold, traded or...
Section 47-13-600. Liability for sale of infected animal except for slaughter. - Any person who knowingly sells or otherwise disposes of an...
Section 47-13-610. Veterinarian shall require testing of suspected animals. - When the State Veterinarian receives information or has reason to...
Section 47-13-620. Compulsory tests of cattle. - When the director of the State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission shall...
Section 47-13-630. Blood samples to be drawn by veterinarian. - All blood samples for brucellosis tests shall be drawn by...
Section 47-13-640. Report and branding of infected animals. - Any animals found infected with brucellosis shall be reported in...
Section 47-13-650. Cooperation with United States Department of Agriculture; inspectors. - The State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission may cooperate with the United...
Section 47-13-660. Reports. - Reports, made in duplicate, of all activities of all personnel...
Section 47-13-670. Enforcement of rules and regulations. - The State Veterinarian may enforce such rules and regulations promulgated...
Section 47-13-680. Violations. - A person violating this article or regulations promulgated under it...
Section 47-13-690. Cooperation of State with federal government in paying indemnity for infected cattle. - The State shall cooperate with the federal government in paying...
Section 47-13-810. Tuberculosis and paratuberculosis declared contagious and infectious; animals subject to quarantine. - It is hereby declared that the diseases of animals known...
Section 47-13-820. Tuberculin and paratuberculin tests; observation. - When the State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission shall be conducting tuberculosis...
Section 47-13-830. Quarantine of herds in which reactors are found. - All animals in which tuberculosis or paratuberculosis reactors have been...
Section 47-13-840. Branding and slaughtering of reacting animals; disinfecting quarters and equipment. - All animals reacting to the tuberculin or paratuberculin test shall...
Section 47-13-850. Liability for disposing of affected animal except for immediate slaughter. - Any person or persons who knowingly sells or otherwise disposes...
Section 47-13-860. Official tests. - The intradermal and thermal tuberculosis test for tuberculosis and the...
Section 47-13-870. Inspectors; accepting assistance from United States Government. - The State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission is vested with authority to...
Section 47-13-880. Violations. - A person violating this article or regulations of the State...
Section 47-13-1210. Definitions. - Except where the context otherwise requires, for the purposes of...
Section 47-13-1220. Authority and functions of commission. - Full authority for the control, suppression, and eradication of pullorum...
Section 47-13-1230. Promulgation of regulations by commission; poultry advisory committee. - The State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission shall promulgate reasonable regulations consistent...
Section 47-13-1240. Penalties. - A person violating this article or regulations promulgated by its...
Section 47-13-1310. Definitions. - As used in this article: (1) "Equine infectious anemia" means...
Section 47-13-1315. State veterinarian and Livestock-Poultry Service to develop and institute programs for control of equine infectious anemia. - The state veterinarian and the Livestock-Poultry Health Service of Clemson...
Section 47-13-1330. Official tests. - The official test for equine infectious anemia is: (1) the...
Section 47-13-1340. Reporting of tests. - All positive tests for equine infectious anemia must be reported...
Section 47-13-1350. Unlawful for horse to enter State unless tested; rules and regulations. - It is unlawful to enter the State with a horse...
Section 47-13-1360. Quarantine of exposed horses. - (A) When a reactor horse is identified on a premises,...
Section 47-13-1365. Disposition of animal after second confirmatory test. - After a second confirmatory test of the reactor equine, the...
Section 47-13-1370. Proof of tests required for public assembly of horses. - (A) All horses must be accompanied by written proof of...
Section 47-13-1380. Preventive measures for race tracks, horse shows, rodeos, horse owners, and veterinarians. - (A) Officials at race tracks, horse shows, and rodeos are...
Section 47-13-1390. False certificates unlawful; penalties. - It is unlawful for any person to have in his...
Section 47-13-1400. Additional penalties for violation of article. - A person violating the provisions of this article is guilty...
Chapter 15 - Feeding Of Garbage To Swine
Section 47-15-10. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (a) "Garbage" means any animal...
Section 47-15-20. Unlawful to feed garbage to swine. - It shall be unlawful for any person to feed garbage...
Section 47-15-30. Unlawful to sell hogs consuming garbage; unlawful to permit hogs on garbage dumps. - (a) It shall be unlawful for anyone to sell or...
Section 47-15-40. Notification required from certain persons disposing of garbage. - Any person who sells, gives away or otherwise disposes of...
Section 47-15-50. Inspection of premises where swine are kept. - Any authorized representative of the State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission is...
Section 47-15-60. Exemptions. - This chapter shall not apply to any person who feeds...
Section 47-15-70. Administration and enforcement. - The State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission is charged with administration and...
Section 47-15-80. Penalties; injunctions. - A person who violates this chapter or regulations promulgated under...
Chapter 17 - Meat And Meat Food
Section 47-17-10. Short title. - This article may be cited as the "South Carolina Meat...
Section 47-17-20. Definitions. - For purposes of this article: (a) The term "intrastate commerce"...
Section 47-17-30. Antemortem and postmortem inspections; quarantine, segregation, and reinspection; condemnation of unwholesome livestock and meat. - (a) For the purpose of preventing the entry into or...
Section 47-17-40. Sanitary conditions and practices required in slaughtering and processing establishments. - (a) Each official establishment at which livestock is slaughtered or...
Section 47-17-50. Official inspection marks and other information on or accompanying containers and carcasses. - (A) Each shipping container of meat, meat food product, or...
Section 47-17-60. Prohibited acts. - The following acts or the causing thereof within this State...
Section 47-17-70. Slaughtering or processing except in compliance with article prohibited. - Subject to the provisions of Section 47-17-140(a), no establishment in...
Section 47-17-80. Records. - For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this article,...
Section 47-17-90. Exemptions from provisions requiring inspection by Director. - The provisions of this article requiring inspection by the Director...
Section 47-17-100. Violations. - (A) A person who violates Section 47-17-60, 47-17-70, 47-17-80, or...
Section 47-17-120. Permit required; fee; application; refusal, revocation, or suspension. - (A) A person operating an establishment in which equine, cattle,...
Section 47-17-130. Rules and regulations. - The Director shall promulgate such rules and regulations and appoint...
Section 47-17-140. Article inapplicable to transactions regulated under Federal Meat Inspection Act; cooperation with Federal, state, and local agencies; inadequate personnel. - (a) This article shall not apply to any act or...
Section 47-17-150. Cost of inspection. - The cost of inspection rendered under this article shall be...
Section 47-17-310. Unlawful importation of foreign meat containing communicable diseases. - It shall be unlawful to import from foreign countries into...
Section 47-17-320. Enforcement; confiscation and destruction of meat. - The Department of Health and Environmental Control is charged with...
Section 47-17-510. Prohibition against misleading or deceptive practices, labeling, or misrepresenting product that is cell-cultured meat. - A person who advertises, offers for sale, or sells all...
Section 47-17-520. Application of article. - The provisions of this article do not apply to plant-based...
Section 47-17-530. Violations; penalties. - A person who violates this article is guilty of a...
Chapter 19 - Poultry Products Inspection Law
Section 47-19-10. Short title; administration of chapter. - This chapter may be cited as the South Carolina Poultry...
Section 47-19-20. Definitions. - For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have...
Section 47-19-25. Voluntary inspection programs for certain birds by the Livestock-Poultry Health Commission. - (A) The commission may provide for voluntary inspection programs for...
Section 47-19-30. Designation of state agency for cooperating with Secretary of Agriculture under Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act. - (A) The Livestock-Poultry Health Commission is designated as the state...
Section 47-19-35. Permits for slaughtering and packaging poultry; fees. - (A) A person operating an establishment in which poultry is...
Section 47-19-40. Inspection of live poultry, carcasses and poultry products; quarantine, segregation and reinspection; condemnation and destruction or reprocessing of adulterated carcasses. - (a) For the purpose of preventing the entry into or...
Section 47-19-50. Sanitary conditions and practices required in slaughtering and processing establishments. - (a) Each official establishment slaughtering poultry or processing poultry products...
Section 47-19-60. Information required on containers and carcasses; styles and sizes of type; definitions and standards; false or misleading marking or labeling. - (A) All poultry products inspected at an official establishment under...
Section 47-19-70. Prohibited acts. - (a) No person shall (1) Slaughter any poultry or process...
Section 47-19-80. Processing except in compliance with chapter is prohibited. - No establishment processing poultry or poultry products solely for intrastate...
Section 47-19-90. Poultry and poultry products not intended for use as human food need not be inspected. - Inspection shall not be provided under this article at any...
Section 47-19-100. Persons required to keep records. - The following classes of persons shall, for such period of...
Section 47-19-110. Registration with director required of persons engaged in poultry related businesses. - No person shall engage in business, in or for intrastate...
Section 47-19-120. Violations; interference with person performing official duties under chapter. - (a) Any person who violates the provisions of Sections 47-19-70,...
Section 47-19-130. Notice of violations and opportunity to be heard. - Before any violation of this chapter is reported by the...
Section 47-19-140. Exemptions. - (a) The board shall, by regulation and under such conditions...
Section 47-19-150. Limiting entry of poultry products into inspected establishments. - The director may limit the entry of poultry products and...
Section 47-19-165. Application of chapter to pigeons. - The provisions of this chapter shall also apply to pigeons,...
Section 47-19-170. Rules and regulations. - The board shall promulgate such rules and regulations as shall...
Section 47-19-180. Costs of inspection. - The cost of inspection rendered under the requirements of this...
Chapter 20 - Confined Swine Feeding Operations
Section 47-20-165. Promulgation and effect of separate and distinct confined swine feeding operations regulations. - (A) In addition to any regulations authorized to be promulgated...
Chapter 21 - Farm Animal, Crop Operation, And Research Facilities Protection Act
Section 47-21-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "Farm Animal, Crop...
Section 47-21-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter: (1) "Actor" means a person...
Section 47-21-30. Unlawful acquisition or exercise of control. - Without the effective consent of the owner, it is unlawful...
Section 47-21-40. Unlawful damage or destruction. - Without the effective consent of the owner, it is unlawful...
Section 47-21-50. Unlawful entry or concealed presence. - Without the effective consent of the owner, and with the...
Section 47-21-60. Unlawful entry or presence with notice to not enter or leave. - (A) Without the effective consent of the owner, it is...
Section 47-21-70. Exemptions. - This chapter does not apply to, affect, or otherwise prohibit...
Section 47-21-80. Violations; penalties. - (A) A person violating Sections 47-21-30, 47-21-40, and 47-21-50 is...
Section 47-21-90. Damages; attorney fees and costs. - A person who suffers damages resulting from the commission of...
Section 47-21-200. Unlawful acquisition or exercise of control. - Without the effective consent of the owner, it is unlawful...
Section 47-21-210. Unlawful damage or destruction. - Without the effective consent of the owner, it is unlawful...
Section 47-21-220. Unlawful entry or concealed presence. - Without the effective consent of the owner, and with the...
Section 47-21-230. Unlawful entry or presence with notice to not enter or leave. - (A) Without the effective consent of the owner, it is...
Section 47-21-240. Exemptions. - This chapter does not apply to, affect, or otherwise prohibit...
Section 47-21-250. Violations; penalties. - (A) A person violating Sections 47-21-200, 47-21-210, and 47-21-220 is...
Section 47-21-260. Damages; attorney fees and costs. - A person who suffers damages resulting from the commission of...
Chapter 22 - Rendering Of Livestock And Poultry Raw Material
Section 47-22-10. Short title. - This chapter may be cited as the "South Carolina Rendering...
Section 47-22-20. Definitions. - As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Transfer center"...
Section 47-22-30. Duties of commission and director. - The commission is the governing and policymaking body for the...
Section 47-22-40. Permit required for operation of transfer center and rendering processes. - No person shall operate a transfer center or rendering plant,...
Section 47-22-50. Permit applications; information required; permit valid until revoked, relinquished, or abandoned. - Application for a permit required by this chapter must be...
Section 47-22-60. Location and equipment requirements for transfer centers, rendering plants, and vehicles used to transfer raw materials. - (A) Transfer centers must: (1) be located on a site...
Section 47-22-70. Inspections; hours; information required to be available. - Every transfer center, rendering plant, rendering operation and vehicle used...
Section 47-22-80. Violations; penalties. - Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or...