Terms Used In South Carolina Code 47-9-250

  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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
A wife who owns livestock separate from her husband or a minor who owns livestock separate from his father or guardian may have a brand. The father or guardian of any minor who has a brand shall be responsible for the proper use thereof.