{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-47-3-20","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 47-3-20","heading":"Local animal care and control ordinances authorized.","body":"The governing body of each county or municipality in this State may enact ordinances and promulgate regulations for the care and control of dogs, cats, and other animals and to prescribe penalties for violations.","path":["Title 47 - ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY","CHAPTER 3 Dogs and Other Domestic Pets","ARTICLE 1 Regulation by Counties and Municipalities"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t47c003.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:40:24Z","sha256":"e753266f75cf750b646156fcb4bfd15e6945e1103364afd9c87ecc57dcb1f9c6","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-47-3-10","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-47-3-30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}