2014 South Carolina Code of Laws
Title 47 - Animals, Livestock and Poultry
CHAPTER 3 - DOGS AND OTHER DOMESTIC PETS
SECTION 47-3-920. Definitions.
For purposes of this article:
(1) "Guide dog" means a dog that is trained for the purpose of guiding blind persons or a dog trained for the purpose of assisting hearing impaired persons.
(2) "Humane euthanasia" means the termination of a terminally ill or critically injured guide dog or service animal's life by a means that produces a rapid and minimally painful death as provided in Section 47-3-420.
(3) "Notice" means an actual verbal or written warning prescribing the behavior of another person and a request that the person stop the behavior.
(4) "Service animal" means an animal that is trained for the purposes of assisting or accommodating the sensory, mental, or physical disability of a disabled person.
(5) "Value" means the value to the guide dog or service animal user and does not refer to the cost or fair market value.
HISTORY: 2003 Act No. 37, Section 1, eff June 2, 2003.
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