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S.C. Code Ann. § 47-1-130

Arrest by law enforcement officers for violation of laws prohibiting cruelty to animals

1962 Code SECTION 6-13; 1952 Code SECTION 6-13; 1942 Code SECTION 1598; 1932 Code SECTION 1598; Cr

(A) Any person violating the laws in relation to cruelty to animals may be arrested by a law enforcement officer and held, without warrant, in the same manner as in the case of persons found breaking the peace.

(B) The South Carolina Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or other organizations organized for the same purpose, may not make an arrest for a violation of the laws in relation to cruelty to animals.

Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.