Without the effective consent of the owner, it is unlawful for a person to acquire or otherwise exercise control over an animal facility, an animal from an animal facility, or other property from an animal facility with the intent to deprive the owner of the facility, animal, or property, and to disrupt or damage the enterprise conducted at the animal facility.
S.C. Code Ann. § 47-21-30
Unlawful acquisition or exercise of control
Known as the Farm Animal, Crop Operation, and Research Facilities Protection Act
The act spans §§ 47–47 (16 sections).
1992 Act No. 327, SECTION 1, eff April 10, 1992; 2012 Act No. 220, SECTION 1, eff June 7, 2012.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.