South Carolina § 40-41-210 - Itinerant horse trading without license unlawful.
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§ 40-41-210. Itinerant horse trading without license unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any person to follow the business of horse trading in any of the counties of this State by traveling from place to place without first obtaining from the clerk of the court of the county in which they wish to follow their trade a license permitting them to do so. Such a license shall be issued by the clerks of the court of the counties of this State to any person applying for one upon payment by the applicant of the sum of one hundred dollars. The license shall specify the name of the applicant, his former residence and shall be for a period of one year from the issuance thereof. But this section shall not be effective in any county until the governing body of such county authorize, by resolution, the collection of such tax, nor shall it apply to livery or sales stable owners who have a permanent residence within the State.
Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than thirty days for each and every offense.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 56-1271; 1952 Code SECTION 56-1271; 1942 Code SECTION 1327; 1932 Code SECTION 1327; Cr. C. '22 SECTION 217; 1916 (29) 703; 1952 (47) 2162.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-41-210 ("Itinerant horse trading without license unlawful.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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