South Carolina Statutes
§ 47-3-220 — Dog found in act of worrying or destroying sheep may be killed.
South Carolina § 47-3-220
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 47-3-220 (2026).
Text
Any person who may find any dog in the act of worrying or destroying any sheep in this State may kill such dog and such person shall not for so doing be held to answer to any action, civil or criminal.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 6-102; 1952 Code SECTION 6-102; 1942 Code SECTION 3422; 1932 Code SECTION 3422; Civ. C. '22 SECTION 1038; Civ. C. '12 SECTION 3437; Civ. C. '02 SECTION 2351; G. S. 1701; R. S. 1835; 1878 (16) 563.
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 47-3-220, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/3/47-3-220.