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

South Carolina Statutes

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

South Carolina § 47-5-90

Title 47ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY

Ch. 5RABIES CONTROL

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S.C. Code Ann. § 47-5-90 (2026).

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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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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.