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S.C. Code Ann. § 47-1-50

Cruel work; carriage in vehicles; penalties

1962 Code SECTION 6-5; 1952 Code SECTION 6-5; 1942 Code SECTION 1595; 1932 Code SECTION 1595; Cr

(A) An owner, a possessor, or a person having the charge or custody of an animal may not:

(1) cruelly drive or work it when unfit for labor;

(2) carry it, or cause it to be carried, in or upon a vehicle or otherwise in an unnecessarily cruel or inhumane manner.

(B) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished for each offense in the manner prescribed in Section 47-1-40(A).

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