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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...