South Carolina § 47-3-75 Transfer of domestic animal to animal shelter ten days after date owner was to pick up animal; requirements.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 47-3-75 — Transfer of domestic animal to animal shelter ten days after date owner was to pick up animal; requirements.

South Carolina § 47-3-75

Title 47ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY

Ch. 3DOGS AND OTHER DOMESTIC PETS

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Bluebook

S.C. Code Ann. § 47-3-75 (2026).

Text

(A)An animal delivered to a veterinarian, a dog kennel, a cat kennel, an animal hospital, another animal care facility, or to a person who boards domestic animals on the person's premises for a fee may be transferred to an appropriate animal shelter ten days after the date the owner failed to pick up the animal as agreed to pursuant to a written contract or agreement. The animal may be transferred only if the written contract or agreement provides for the transfer and if an attempt is made to notify the owner by regular mail and by certified mail at the owner's last known address on the date the owner failed to pick up the animal as agreed.

(B)A person who boards animals of others pursuant to subsection (A) shall post written notice of the provisions of this section at the person's place

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(A) An animal delivered to a veterinarian, a dog kennel, a cat kennel, an animal hospital, another animal care facility, or to a person who boards domestic animals on the person's premises for a fee may be transferred to an appropriate animal shelter ten days after the date the owner failed to pick up the animal as agreed to pursuant to a written contract or agreement. The animal may be transferred only if the written contract or agreement provides for the transfer and if an attempt is made to notify the owner by regular mail and by certified mail at the owner's last known address on the date the owner failed to pick up the animal as agreed. (B) A person who boards animals of others pursuant to subsection (A) shall post written notice of the provisions of this section at the person's place of business. (C) A person who fails to pick up an animal as provided for in subsection (A), who fails to pay his boarding fees in a timely manner, or who abandons an animal at an animal hospital, a dog kennel, a cat kennel, another animal care facility, or boarding facility is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, may be imprisoned not more than thirty days or fined not more than two hundred dollars.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 354, SECTION 1, eff May 4, 1992; 1996 Act No. 436, SECTION 1, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 6, 1996); 2000 Act No. 293, SECTION 1, eff May 19, 2000. ARTICLE 2 Liability to Person Bitten or Otherwise Attacked by Dog