Cruel work; carriage in vehicles; penalties.

S.C. Code Ann. § 47-1-50
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(A) An owner, a possessor, or a person having the charge or custody of an animal may not: (1) cruelly drive or work it when unfit for labor; (2) carry it, or cause it to be carried, in or upon a vehicle or otherwise in an unnecessarily cruel or inhumane manner. (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).
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t47c001.phpFetched: 10/17/2026

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