S.C. Code Ann. § 47-13-600: Liability for sale of infected animal except for slaughter.

Any person who knowingly sells or otherwise disposes of an animal infected with brucellosis to another, except for immediate slaughter, shall be liable in a civil action to any person injured and for all damages resulting therefrom and shall be equally responsible for violation of this article and the regulations promulgated by the State Livestock-Poultry Health Commission.