{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-47-11-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 47-11-20","heading":"Permits; fees; operation without a permit is a misdemeanor.","body":"(A) A person operating a public livestock market or an equine sales facility, as defined in Section 47-4-20, shall obtain from the commission a permit authorizing the operation. Issued permits are effective until the next March first, unless sooner revoked or canceled.\n(B) The permit fee is five dollars annually or for a part of a year. The permit year is March first to the last day of February. The commission by regulation may increase the fee to not more than one hundred dollars.\n(C) The commission may retain the fees.\n(D) A person operating a public livestock market or an equine sales facility without a current permit is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be punished in accordance with Section 47-4-130.","path":["Title 47 - ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY","CHAPTER 11 Sale, Grading, and Inspection of Livestock","ARTICLE 1 Regulation of Stockyards, Equine Sales Facilities, and Dealers in Livestock"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t47c011.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:40:54Z","sha256":"21ca53a16220e06a884359c845c29048d15740dfa04c8a66d1287802988db2b8","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-47-11-10","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-47-11-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}