(A) Any person violating the laws in relation to cruelty to animals may be arrested by a law enforcement officer and held, without warrant, in the same manner as in the case of persons found breaking the peace.
(B) The South Carolina Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or other organizations organized for the same purpose, may not make an arrest for a violation of the laws in relation to cruelty to animals.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 6-13; 1952 Code Section 6-13; 1942 Code Section 1598; 1932 Code Section 1598; Cr. C. '22 Section 562; Cr. C. '12 Section 913; Cr. C. '02 Section 628; G. S. 1706; R. S. 510; 1881 (17) 574; 2014 Act No. 251 (H.3361), Section 4, eff June 6, 2014.
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