S.C. Code Ann. § 47-1-50: Cruel work; carriage in vehicles; penalties.

(A) An owner, a possessor, or a person having the charge or custody of an animal may not:

(1) cruelly drive or work it when unfit for labor;

(2) carry it, or cause it to be carried, in or upon a vehicle or otherwise in an unnecessarily cruel or inhumane manner.

(B) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished for each offense in the manner prescribed in Section 47-1-40(A).