South Carolina Statutes
§ 47-7-40 — Penalties for violations or for appropriating estrays.
South Carolina § 47-7-40
JurisdictionSouth Carolina
Title 47ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY
Ch. 7ESTRAYS; LIVESTOCK TRESPASSING OR RUNNING AT LARGE
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 47-7-40 (2026).
Text
Any person violating the provisions of this article, or attempting to conceal or appropriate an estray to his own use, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days for each offense.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 6-204; 1952 Code SECTION 6-209; 1942 Code SECTIONS 6279, 6280; 1932 Code SECTIONS 6279, 6280; Civ. C. '22 SECTIONS 5139, 5140; Civ. C. '12 SECTIONS 3395, 3396; Civ. C. '02 SECTIONS 2284, 2285; G. S. 1619, 1620; R. S. 1811, 1812; 1803 (5) 466; 1960 (51) 1741. ARTICLE 3 Livestock Trespassing or Running at Large
Nearby Sections
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§ 47-7-10
"Estray" defined.§ 47-7-140
Right to seize trespassing stock.§ 47-7-20
Public sale of estrays.§ 47-7-30
Application of proceeds of sale.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 47-7-40, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/7/47-7-40.