S.C. Code Ann. § 47-13-850: Liability for disposing of affected animal except for immediate slaughter.

Any person or persons who knowingly sells or otherwise disposes of to another, except for immediate slaughter, an animal affected with tuberculosis or paratuberculosis shall be liable in a civil action to any person injured, and for any and 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.