South Carolina Statutes
§ 47-9-370 — Witnesses required when branding purchased or acquired livestock.
South Carolina § 47-9-370
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 47-9-370 (2026).
Text
If any owner who purchases or acquires livestock from another brands the livestock with his own brand, he shall do so in the presence of at least two disinterested parties. The disinterested parties shall certify in writing that they witnessed the branding of the livestock. The certificate shall also state (a) where the branding occurred, (b) with what brand, if any, the livestock were previously branded and (c) with what brand the livestock were branded or rebranded. The certificate shall be retained by the owner. It shall be unlawful to brand any livestock purchased or acquired from another other than in the manner required by this section.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 6-377; 1952 (47) 2175.
Nearby Sections
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§ 47-9-210
Definitions.§ 47-9-220
Branding is lawful.§ 47-9-230
Earmarking.§ 47-9-240
One brand per person.§ 47-9-250
Separate brands of wife or minor.§ 47-9-270
Issuance of certificate.§ 47-9-280
Recording certificate.§ 47-9-300
Registered brands for livestock.§ 47-9-330
Transfers of brands.§ 47-9-340
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 47-9-370, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/9/47-9-370.