South Carolina § 47-3-510 - Owner may register dog; fee.
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§ 47-3-510. Owner may register dog; fee.
The owner of any dog or kennel may, upon payment of a fee to be determined by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (department), not to exceed five dollars a dog or twenty dollars a kennel, have his dog registered by the department and the registration number tattooed in either of the dog's ears or on any other clearly visible part of the body that would be considered most suitable for the respective species of dog. The department shall maintain records of the names and addresses of the owners of registered kennels.
HISTORY: 1984 Act No. 446, SECTION 1; 1985 Act No. 28; 1993 Act No. 181, SECTION 1169, eff July 1, 1994.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 47-3-510 ("Owner may register dog; fee.") 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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