South Carolina Code 47-2-10. Definitions
(1) "Animal control authority" means the agency designated by a city or county to administer ordinances regulating, restricting, or prohibiting the possession of large wild cats, non-native bears, and great apes. The animal control agency may be a municipal or county animal control agency, county sheriff, or other designated agency.
Terms Used In South Carolina Code 47-2-10
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
(2) "Large wild cat, non-native bear and great ape" means one of the following types of animals of the order Carnivora or Primate, and any hybrids of these animals:
(a) Family Felidae, Genus panthera-all lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cougars, cheetahs, snow leopards, and clouded leopards;
(b) Family Ursidae-all bears that are not native to South Carolina and not subject to oversight by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources; and
(c) Family Hominidae-all great apes; to include all species of chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
(3) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, organization, trade, or professional association, firm, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, estate, or any other legal entity, and any employee, agent, or representative of the entity.
(4) "Possessor" means any person who owns, possesses, keeps, harbors, brings into the State, acts as a custodian of, or has custody or control of, a large wild cat, non-native bear, or great ape.