South Carolina Code 16-27-30. Acts or omissions constituting felonies; penalties
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Any person who:
(a) owns an animal for the purpose of fighting or baiting;
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 16-27-30
- Animal: means any live vertebrate creature, domestic or wild. See South Carolina Code 16-27-20
- 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. See South Carolina Code 16-27-20
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Fighting: means an attack with violence by an animal against another animal or a human. See South Carolina Code 16-27-20
- Person: means every natural person or individual and any firm, partnership, association, or corporation. See South Carolina Code 16-27-20
(b) is a party to or causes any fighting or baiting of any animal;
(c) purchases, rents, leases, or otherwise acquires or obtains the use of any structure, facility, or location for the purpose of fighting or baiting any animal; or
(d) knowingly allows or permits or makes available any structure, facility, or location to be used for the purpose of fighting or baiting any animal is guilty of a felony and upon conviction must be punished by a fine of five thousand dollars or imprisoned for five years, or both.