{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-47-1-50","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 47-1-50","heading":"Cruel work; carriage in vehicles; penalties.","body":"(A) An owner, a possessor, or a person having the charge or custody of an animal may not:\n(1) cruelly drive or work it when unfit for labor;\n(2) carry it, or cause it to be carried, in or upon a vehicle or otherwise in an unnecessarily cruel or inhumane manner.\n(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).","path":["Title 47 - ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY","CHAPTER 1 Cruelty to Animals"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t47c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:40:14Z","sha256":"7a46c52b2f504d61a41a840092fc75c4ac5ce5b42630f1ce4ac60b2e38d4b450","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-47-1-40","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-47-1-60"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}