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SC Code § 47-9-290 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally|Section 47-9-290. Certificate as evidence of ownership of livestock; foreign certificates.

 In any criminal or civil action in which title to livestock is involved or proper to be proved, the certificate provided for in Section 47-9-270 shall, when recorded as provided for in Section 47-9-280, be prima facie evidence of ownership of any livestock bearing the brand shown on the face of the certificate. When livestock is brought into this State from another state or territory in transit beyond the boundaries of this State, a copy of a brand granted or held in the other state or territory, when certified to by the proper officer in that state, shall be received in evidence under the same circumstances, and shall have the same effect, as a certificate issued under the provisions of this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-369; 1952 (47) 2175.
SC Code § 47-9-300 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally|Section 47-9-300. Registered brands for livestock.

 A registered brand for livestock is the property of the person adopting and registering the brand, his heirs and assigns, until and unless the brand is cancelled or revoked as provided in this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-370; 1952 (47) 2175; 2002 Act No. 315, Section 1, eff June 5, 2002.
SC Code § 47-9-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally|Section 47-9-330. Transfers of brands.

 Any brand registered under the terms of this article may be conveyed to another by an instrument in writing, in duplicate, duly executed, but the conveyance shall not be complete until the instrument has been registered with the Secretary of State. Upon registration of the instrument and payment of a fee of three dollars, the Secretary of State shall issue to the purchaser, in his name, a new certificate for the remainder of the term of registration. The certificate shall be recorded, and the fee shall be paid, as provided for in Section 47-9-280.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-373; 1952 (47) 2175.
SC Code § 47-9-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally|Section 47-9-340. Cancellation of registration.

 The Secretary of State shall cancel the registration of any brand:  (1) at the written request of the owner; or  (2) upon the order of any court of competent jurisdiction.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-374; 1952 (47) 2175; 2002 Act No. 315, Section 2, eff June 5, 2002.
SC Code § 47-9-350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally|Section 47-9-350. Revocation of registration.

 The registration of any brand granted under this article may be revoked by the order of any court in this State upon a showing of improper use of the brand.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-375; 1952 (47) 2175.
SC Code § 47-9-360 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally|Section 47-9-360. Age at which livestock should be branded.

 If livestock are branded by the owner, they shall be branded as follows: Neat cattle, horses, mules and asses shall be branded before they are twelve months old; hogs, sheep and goats shall be branded before they are six months old. The ages specified herein shall not apply to livestock which have passed those ages at the time they are acquired by the owner or at the time the owner is granted a brand under this article; but all such livestock, if branded by the owner, shall be branded within one month after the time they are acquired by the owner or the time the owner is granted a brand under this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-376; 1952 (47) 2175.
SC Code § 47-9-370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally|Section 47-9-370. Witnesses required when branding purchased or acquired livestock.

 If any owner who purchases or acquires livestock from another brands the livestock with his own brand, he shall do so in the presence of at least two disinterested parties. The disinterested parties shall certify in writing that they witnessed the branding of the livestock. The certificate shall also state (a) where the branding occurred, (b) with what brand, if any, the livestock were previously branded and (c) with what brand the livestock were branded or rebranded. The certificate shall be retained by the owner. It shall be unlawful to brand any livestock purchased or acquired from another other than in the manner required by this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-377; 1952 (47) 2175.
SC Code § 47-9-380 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally|Section 47-9-380. Unlawful branding.

 It is unlawful for any person to brand, or to cause to be branded, any livestock:  (1) With any brand unless it has been registered with and certified by the Secretary of State as his brand and has been recorded with the clerk of court in each county where he has livestock;  (2) With any brand which is registered, certified and recorded as the brand of another; or  (3) With any brand which has been abandoned or the registration of which has been canceled, unless the brand has thereafter been granted to him.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-378; 1952 (47) 2175.
SC Code § 47-9-390 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally|Section 47-9-390. Brand records.

 The Secretary of State shall keep an accurate record of all brands registered under the terms of this article and the names and addresses of the owners of the brands, which records shall be open to inspection by the public.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-379; 1952 (47) 2175.
SC Code § 47-9-400 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally|Section 47-9-400. Rules and regulations.

 The Secretary of State may promulgate rules and regulations which, in his judgment, may be necessary or proper to supplement or clarify the provisions of this article. The violation of any rule or regulation made and promulgated hereunder shall constitute a violation of this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-380; 1952 (47) 2175.
SC Code § 47-9-410 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally|Section 47-9-410. Violations.

 Any person convicted of a violation of this article shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-381; 1952 (47) 2175.
SC Code § 47-9-720 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally|Section 47-9-720. Equine liability immunity; exceptions to grant of immunity.

 (A) Except as provided in subsection (B), an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant resulting from an inherent risk of equine activity, and no participant or participant's representative may make a claim against, maintain an action against, or recover from an equine activity sponsor, or an equine professional, for injury, loss, damage, or death of the participant resulting from an inherent risk of equine activity.  (B) Nothing in subsection (A) prevents or limits the liability of an equine activity sponsor, or an equine professional, if the equine activity sponsor, or equine professional:  (1)(a) provided the equipment or tack and knew or should have known that the equipment or tack was faulty, and the equipment or tack was faulty to the extent that it caused the injury; or  (b) provided the equine and failed to make reasonable and prudent efforts to determine the ability of the participant to engage safely in the equine activity and to manage safely the particular equine based on the participant's representations of his ability;  (2) owns, leases, rents, or otherwise is in lawful possession and control of the land or facilities upon which the participant sustained injuries because of a dangerous latent condition which was known or should have been known to the equine activity sponsor, equine professional, or person and for which warning signs have not been conspicuously posted;  (3) committed an act or omission that constitutes wilful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant and that act or omission caused the injury; or  (4) intentionally injured the participant.  (C) Nothing in subsection (A) prevents or limits the liability of an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional under liability provisions as set forth in the products liability laws.  (D) The provisions of this article shall not cover or apply to any liability arising from the ownership, maintenance, or use of any motor vehicle.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 182, Section 1, eff July 1, 1993, and applies only to causes of action arising on or after this act's effective date.
SC Code § 47-9-730 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 9 - Livestock Generally|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 post and maintain signs which contain the warning notice specified in subsection (B). These signs must be placed in a clearly visible location on or near stables, corrals, or arenas where the equine professional or the equine activity sponsor conducts equine activities or once at the primary entrance to any riding trail maintained or operated by the activity sponsor. The warning notice specified in subsection (B) must appear on the sign in black letters with each letter a minimum of one inch in height. A written contract entered into by an equine professional or by an equine activity sponsor to provide professional services, instruction, or rental of equipment, tack, or an equine to a participant, whether or not the contract involves equine activities on or off the location or site of the business of the equine professional or the equine activity sponsor, must contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in subsection (B).  (B) A sign and contract described in subsection (A) must contain the following warning notice:  WARNING  Under South Carolina law, an equine activity sponsor or equine professional is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant in an equine activity resulting from an inherent risk of equine activity, pursuant to Article 7, Chapter 9 of Title 47, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976.  (C) Failure to comply with the requirements concerning warning signs and notices provided in this section prevents an equine activity sponsor or equine professional from invoking the privileges of immunity provided by this article.  HISTORY: 1993 Act No. 182, Section 1, eff July 1, 1993, and applies only to causes of action arising on or after this act's effective date; 2012 Act No. 142, Section 3, eff April 2, 2012.
SC Code § 47-11-10 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|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 accordance with Chapter 4 of this title.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-331; 1952 Code Section 6-331; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 47-11-20 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|Section 47-11-20. Permits; fees; operation without a permit is a misdemeanor.

 (A) A person operating a public livestock market or an equine sales facility, as defined in Section 47-4-20, shall obtain from the commission a permit authorizing the operation. Issued permits are effective until the next March first, unless sooner revoked or canceled.  (B) The permit fee is five dollars annually or for a part of a year. The permit year is March first to the last day of February. The commission by regulation may increase the fee to not more than one hundred dollars.  (C) The commission may retain the fees.  (D) A person operating a public livestock market or an equine sales facility without a current permit is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished in accordance with Section 47-4-130.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-332; 1952 Code Section 6-332; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 47-11-30 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|Section 47-11-30. Application for permit; approval of changes in operating and ownership.

 (A) Application for a permit must be made on forms furnished by the commission and must show the:  (1) full name and address of all persons having a financial interest in the market. This requirement is not necessary for publicly-owned joint stock corporations;  (2) name, address, and telephone number of the officer, manager, or other person in charge;  (3) name under which the market will operate;  (4) operating days and hours;  (5) location and type facilities for holding and segregating animals.  (B) Changes in operating days or hours require the prior written approval of the commission. The commission must be advised in writing within ten days of all other changes in the required information. However, a change of ownership or management must be reported to the commission in writing within thirty days after occurrence.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-333; 1952 Code Section 6-333; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 47-11-60 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|Section 47-11-60. Bond.

 The operator of a public livestock market or an equine sale facility shall file with his application for a permit a two thousand dollar surety bond acceptable to the commission to secure the performance of all obligations incident to the operation of the livestock market under this title. The commission may waive the requirements of this section. No bond is required of a livestock market association organized under a law which requires the association to be bonded or a market operating under the Federal Packers and Stockyards Act.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-336; 1952 Code Section 6-336; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 47-11-70 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|Section 47-11-70. Facilities regulations; inspections; penalties.

 The commission shall promulgate regulations to provide requirements necessary for facilities for holding livestock, such as proper and adequate pens for holding and segregating, proper protection from the weather, adequate water supply, access to medical treatment, sanitation, disinfection, and cleanliness and other equipment or procedures necessary and appropriate. The commission shall conduct periodic inspections of the various livestock markets in this State and may take remedial action or require remedial action appropriate under the law. The commission may invoke civil or criminal penalties, or both, provided in Section 47-4-130 for violations.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-337; 1952 Code Section 6-337; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 47-11-80 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|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 keep records required by this chapter and the regulations promulgated pursuant to it including, but not limited to, from whom the animals were received, to whom sold, necessary tests and results, and certificates of veterinary inspection or permits when required. The records must be retained by the market operator for two years and are subject to inspection by the commission or Commissioner of Agriculture upon reasonable notice.  (B) No person may sell at a public livestock market or an equine sales facility without first identifying himself by a driver's license or other photographic identification, a truck or trailer license plate number, or other means of identification acceptable to the market or facility operator. The records of the market or facility operator must reflect this identification.  (C) No person engaged in the hauling of livestock from farm to market is required to have a license from the Public Service Commission.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-338; 1952 Code Section 6-338; 1950 (46) 2346; 1968 (55) 2701; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 47-11-85 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|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 facility must bear identification including, but not limited to, ear tags, ear notches accompanied by purebred papers, back tags, mane and tail tags, tattoos, brands, or other permanent means authorized by state or federal regulations.  HISTORY: 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 47-11-90 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|Section 47-11-90. Brucellosis testing.

 When considered advisable by the commission, all animals except those for immediate slaughter must be tested for brucellosis before the animals are removed from the stockyards or other premises where the animals are being held for sale.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-339; 1952 Code Section 6-339; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994; 2000 Act No. 290, Section 2, eff May 19, 2000.
SC Code § 47-11-100 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|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 for tuberculosis and paratuberculosis when considered advisable by the commission before they are released from the stockyards.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-340; 1952 Code Section 6-340; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 47-11-110 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|Section 47-11-110. Establishment of slaughter assembly points.

 The commission, by regulation, may establish slaughter assembly points.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-341; 1952 Code Section 6-341; 1950 (46) 2346; 1961 (52) 437; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 47-11-120 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|Section 47-11-120. Liability of person removing livestock for slaughter.

 A person who removes from a public livestock market or equine sales facility equine, cattle, swine, or other livestock for immediate slaughter shall use them for immediate slaughter only in accordance with this article and the regulations issued in accordance with it. The owner of the animals is charged with the responsibility of having the animals slaughtered and is liable for all damages resulting from diverting them to other uses by failing to have them slaughtered.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-342; 1952 Code Section 6-342; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 47-11-130 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|Section 47-11-130. Infected or exposed animals or poultry.

 Animals or poultry known to be infected with or exposed to one or more of the diseases provided in Section 47-4-50 or that reacts to a test indicating the presence of the diseases must be held separate and apart from healthy animals and must not be sold, traded, moved off premises, or otherwise disposed of except for immediate slaughter only in accordance with applicable state and federal regulation or with the prior approval of the commission.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-343; 1952 Code Section 6-343; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 47-11-140 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|Section 47-11-140. Services of veterinarians provided for auctions; cost of tests.

 The commission may provide the service of competent veterinarians to attend auction sales at the various public livestock markets on the day of the sale. The costs, exclusive of the pay of a veterinarian provided by the commission, of all tests, serums, vaccine, treatments, and labor furnished by the livestock auction market necessary for the enforcement of this chapter and the protection of livestock against contagious and infectious diseases must be paid for by the buyer of the livestock, and the costs constitute a lien against the animals.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-344; 1952 Code Section 6-344; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994; 1995 Act No. 22, Section 7, eff April 4, 1995.
SC Code § 47-11-150 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|Section 47-11-150. Promulgation and enforcement of regulations.

 The commission may promulgate and enforce regulations necessary to carry out this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-345; 1952 Code Section 6-345; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 47-11-160 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|Section 47-11-160. Enforcement.

 A municipality, county, or state law enforcement officer or highway patrolman may stop and ascertain whether a conveyance transporting livestock along the highways and streets within the State have proper receipts or certificates in accordance with this article.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-346; 1952 Code Section 6-346; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.
SC Code § 47-11-170 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry|Chapter 11 - Sale, Grading And Inspection Of Livestock|Section 47-11-170. Violations.

 A person who knowingly violates this article or a regulation promulgated by the commission or wilfully fails to comply with this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished in accordance with Section 47-4-130.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-347; 1952 Code Section 6-347; 1950 (46) 2346; 1994 Act No. 362, Section 5, eff May 3, 1994.