South Carolina Code 47-9-290. Certificate as evidence of ownership of livestock; foreign certificates
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Terms Used In South Carolina Code 47-9-290
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Livestock: includes neat cattle, horses, mules, asses, hogs, sheep and goats; and
(2) "Owner" and "stock owner" mean any person who owns livestock. See South Carolina Code 47-9-210
In any criminal or civil action in which title to livestock is involved or proper to be proved, the certificate provided for in § 47-9-270 shall, when recorded as provided for in § 47-9-280, be prima facie evidence of ownership of any livestock bearing the brand shown on the face of the certificate. When livestock is brought into this State from another state or territory in transit beyond the boundaries of this State, a copy of a brand granted or held in the other state or territory, when certified to by the proper officer in that state, shall be received in evidence under the same circumstances, and shall have the same effect, as a certificate issued under the provisions of this article.