S.C. Code Regs. 27-1011. Diseases and Health Documentation. (See generally Sections 47-4-60)

See SCSR 49-12 Doc. No. 5442, effective December 1, 2025, for 90 days, which promulgated an emergency amendment to SC ADC 27-1011, temporarily updating equid movement safeguards to heighten awareness of the EHV-1 outbreak in South Carolina horses. A. All persons must report the diagnosed or suspected existence of the following diseases to the State Veterinarian within forty-eight (48) hours after discovery. 1. Brucellosis 2. Tuberculosis 3. Pseudorabies 4. Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA) 5. Paratuberculosis—Johne's Disease 6. Pullorum—Fowl Typhoid 7. Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE) 8. Western Equine Encephalomyelitis (WEE) 9. Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis (VEE) 10. West Nile (WNV) Encephalitis 11. Scrapie 12. Anthrax 13. Erysipelas 14. Rabies—coordinated with DHEC 15. Vesicular Stomatitis 16. Hog Cholera 17. Cattle Tick Fever 18. Foot and Mouth Disease 19. Vesicular Exanthema 20. Rinderpest 21. African Swine Fever 22. African Horse Sickness 23. Contagious Equine Metritis 24. Equine Viral Arteritis 25. Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominworox) 26. Dourine (Trypamosoma equiperdum) 27. Glanders—Burkholderia mallei (formerly Pseudomonas mallei) 28. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Fowl Plague) 29. Newcastle Disease (Exotic) 30. Avian Infectious Laryngotracheitis 31. Heartwater (Cowdria ruminentium) 32. Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii) 33. Babesiosis (Babesia bovis, B. bigemina) 34. All foreign and Exotic Diseases and Parasites of Animals and Birds 35. OIE Lists A&B The State Veterinarian may declare other diseases as reportable, upon publication of such notice in the State Register. REPORTABLE DISEASE IN SOUTH CAROLINA BY CLINICAL SYMPTOMS Sore Mouth-Muzzle: especially if accompanied by foot, udder, vulva or skin lesions (Blisters-Vesicles) Ex: Foot & Mouth, Vesicular Stomatitis, etc. Encephalitis (CNS) Conditions in All Animals and Birds. Ex: Eastern, Western and Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis, West Nile Encephalitis Pseudorabies, Bovine Spongioform Encephalopathy—BSE Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis High Death Loss—especially over a short period and in older animals past several weeks old. Ex : Hog Cholera, Erysipelas, Anthrax, Acute Septicemias Reproductive Problems Ex: Brucellosis, Pseudorabies, Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) Any Highly Unusual Condition—Disease or parasites differing from conditions one is familiar with. Ex: All foreign and exotic diseases and parasites, unusual symptomatology of any kind. B. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)-In addition to the statutory requirements, each CVI shall list all applicable permit numbers, the date of issuance thereof, the name of the issuing agency and the farm or other location from whence the livestock/poultry originated. C. Health Permits (HP)-The State Veterinarian may authorize the issuance of HPs, under such terms and conditions as he deems appropriate. HPs shall not be employed as substitutes or in lieu of CVIs, but shall be issued as temporary measures only in emergency situations or under circumstances which could not have been reasonably foreseen. HPs shall expire no more than 30 days after issue and may not be renewed. D. Appropriate Test(s)-A requirement for a negative test for a particular disease or condition may be satisfied by a negative result from any test approved by the USDA for detection of the particular disease or condition, unless otherwise indicated.