South Carolina Statutes

§ 47-5-90 — Reports of animal bites to health department.

South Carolina·Title 47 ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY·Ch. 5 RABIES CONTROL
Every physician after his first professional attendance upon a person bitten by a pet or other animal, by the end of the next working day, shall report the bite to the county health department and the name, age, sex, weight, address, and telephone number of the person bitten. If no physician attends to the bite, it is the responsibility of the bitten adult or the parent or guardian of a bitten minor child to report the bite by the end of the next working day to the county health department.

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Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 6-128; 1952 Code SECTION 6-128; 1950 (46) 2406; 1969 (56) 803; 2002 Act No. 343, SECTION 1, eff July 3, 2002.

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