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.

1. 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. 1. Brucellosis
   2. 2. Tuberculosis
   3. 3. Pseudorabies
   4. 4. Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)
   5. 5. Paratuberculosis—Johne's Disease
   6. 6. Pullorum—Fowl Typhoid
   7. 7. Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis (EEE)
   8. 8. Western Equine Encephalomyelitis (WEE)
   9. 9. Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis (VEE)
   10. 10. West Nile (WNV) Encephalitis
   11. 11. Scrapie
   12. 12. Anthrax
   13. 13. Erysipelas
   14. 14. Rabies—coordinated with DHEC
   15. 15. Vesicular Stomatitis
   16. 16. Hog Cholera
   17. 17. Cattle Tick Fever
   18. 18. Foot and Mouth Disease
   19. 19. Vesicular Exanthema
   20. 20. Rinderpest
   21. 21. African Swine Fever
   22. 22. African Horse Sickness
   23. 23. Contagious Equine Metritis
   24. 24. Equine Viral Arteritis
   25. 25. Screwworm (Cochliomyia hominworox)
   26. 26. Dourine (Trypamosoma equiperdum)
   27. 27. Glanders—Burkholderia mallei (formerly Pseudomonas mallei)
   28. 28. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Fowl Plague)
   29. 29. Newcastle Disease (Exotic)
   30. 30. Avian Infectious Laryngotracheitis
   31. 31. Heartwater (Cowdria ruminentium)
   32. 32. Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii)
   33. 33. Babesiosis (Babesia bovis, B. bigemina)
   34. 34. All foreign and Exotic Diseases and Parasites of Animals and Birds

   35. 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.

2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Editor's Note

See SCSR 48-8 Doc. No. 5277, effective July 23, 2024 for 90 days, which promulgated emergency amendments to SC ADC 27-1011, requiring additional testing for H5N1 in lactating dairy cattle attending South Carolina fairs and exhibits to help ensure that negative animals are brought into the state and not be a source of the virus in the environment or possibly cause public distress if the disease were to breakout during a fair or exhibit.

See SCSR 49-8 Doc. No. 5382, effective August 1, 2025, for 90 days, which promulgated an emergency amendment to SC ADC 27-1011, providing for the mandatory testing and reporting of influenza in certain livestock.

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.

HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 1995; State Register Volume 27, Issue No. 5, eff May 23, 2003.