South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 27 - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY STATE LIVESTOCK-POULTRY HEALTH COMMISSION › Article 16 - LIVESTOCK MARKETS › Subarticle I - LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKETS › Section 27-1030 - Definition of Terms to be Used in All Subarticles of These Rules and Regulations

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(A)
				Livestock Auction Market Defined--A Livestock Auction Market shall be deemed to
				be a market operated by a person or persons, firm or corporation, that shall on
				a regularly scheduled day or days of each week offer to the general public for
				the sale of livestock the facilities of livestock assembly and holding pens,
				the services of an auctioneer, and the services of a veterinarian as prescribed
				under Section
				47-11-140
				of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina and as further prescribed under
				27-1034 of these regulations. For the aforementioned services and facilities,
				the Livestock Auction Market operator shall receive from the owner of each
				animal sold a sum of money generally known as a commission fee.
(B) Livestock Defined--The term "livestock"
				for the purposes of these regulations shall refer to cattle, swine, sheep,
				goats, horses, mules and asses.
(C)
				Approved Disinfectant--The term "approved disinfectant" as hereinafter used in
				these regulations shall be deemed to be a disinfectant approved by the State
				Veterinarian.
(D) Seller--The term
				"seller" as hereinafter used in these regulations shall be the person, persons,
				firm or corporation who shall legally own the animals at the time they are
				presented for sale at the Livestock Auction Market, or any other public
				assembly for the sale of livestock, or it shall refer to that person who is
				acting as the duly authorized agent for the legal owner of said
				livestock.
(E) Buyer--The term
				"buyer" as hereinafter used in Subarticle I of these regulations shall be the
				person, persons, firm or corporation who shall purchase any livestock offered
				for sale through the Livestock Auction Market, or it shall refer to that person
				who is acting as the duly authorized agent for the buyer of said
				livestock.
(F) Livestock Auction
				Market Veterinarian--The term "Livestock Auction Market Veterinarian" as
				hereinafter used in Subarticle I of these regulations shall be any veterinarian
				authorized by the State Veterinarian to attend the Livestock Auction Market as
				official veterinarian under the provisions of Section
				47-11-140
				of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina.
(G) Highest Dollar--The term "highest dollar"
				as hereinafter used in Subarticle I of these regulations shall refer to a
				request by the seller that his livestock be sold through the Livestock Auction
				Market for dairy or breeding purposes or for other purposes, whichever shall
				bring him the highest monetary return.
(H) Official Brucellosis Blood Test--The term
				"official brucellosis blood test" as hereinafter used in these regulations
				shall be an agglutination test for brucellosis run on a serum sample obtained
				from blood of livestock and shall be that test conducted by the Official State
				Brucellosis Laboratory.
(I)
				Preliminary Brucellosis Blood Test--The term "preliminary brucellosis blood
				test" as hereinafter used in Subarticle I of these regulations shall be an
				agglutination test for brucellosis run on a serum sample obtained from blood of
				livestock and shall be that test conducted by the Auction Market Veterinarian
				according to the recommendations of the State Veterinarian.
(J) Swine and/or Hogs--When the term "swine
				and/or hogs" is hereinafter used in these regulations it shall refer to any
				age, weight, sex, or breed of the porcine species unless otherwise
				indicated.
(K) Serum--When the term
				"serum" is hereinafter used in these regulations it shall refer to
				anti-hog-cholera serum or antibody concentrate unless otherwise
				indicated.
(L) Modified Live
				Vaccine--When the term "modified live vaccine" is hereinafter used in these
				regulations it shall refer to modified hog cholera vaccine of rabbit or tissue
				culture origin unless otherwise indicated.
(M) Highest Bidder--When the term "highest
				bidder" is hereinafter used in these regulations it shall refer to that person
				making the highest bid on livestock offered for sale at auction and for the
				purpose of these regulations, that person shall be considered the buyer of the
				livestock with all responsibilities attendant thereunto.
(N) Sick hogs--When the term "sick hogs" is
				hereinafter used in these regulations it shall refer to swine that are infected
				with an infectious or contagious disease, or swine that are suspected of being
				infected with an infectious or contagious disease, or swine that have been
				exposed to an infectious or contagious disease or swine that are suspected of
				having been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease.
(O) Immediate Slaughter--When the term
				"immediate slaughter" is hereinafter used in these regulations it shall be
				deemed to mean that livestock purchased for immediate slaughter be slaughtered
				within 10 days.
(P) Official State
				Brucellosis Laboratory--The term "Official State Brucellosis Laboratory" as
				hereinafter used in these regulations shall be the Clemson Diagnostic
				Laboratory located at Pontiac, S. C., the mailing address being P. O. Box 218,
				Elgin, South Carolina 29045, or such other laboratory as designated by the
				State Veterinarian.