S.C. Code Ann. § 50-15-430: Regulations.

(A) To the extent not provided for in other law or by other agency, the department may adopt regulations for the placement, construction, operation, and maintenance of alligator propagation facilities, to include the following:

(1) the minimum distance among alligator propagation facilities, other alligator propagation facilities, and residences;

(2) the secure and humane confinement of the alligators; and

(3) the maximum number of alligators that may be present, in total and for propagation, on an alligator propagation facility at any one time.

(B) Water quality and waste impacts caused by alligator farms shall be subject to regulations issued by the Department of Health and Environmental Control.