South Carolina Code 16-27-20. Definitions
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As used in this chapter:
(a) "Animal" means any live vertebrate creature, domestic or wild.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 16-27-20
- Animal: means any live vertebrate creature, domestic or wild. See South Carolina Code 16-27-20
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means every natural person or individual and any firm, partnership, association, or corporation. See South Carolina Code 16-27-20
(b) "Fighting" means an attack with violence by an animal against another animal or a human.
(c) "Baiting" means to provoke or to harass an animal with one or more animals with the purpose of training an animal for, or to cause an animal to engage in, fights with or among other animals or between animals and humans.
(d) "Person" means every natural person or individual and any firm, partnership, association, or corporation.