Who regulates boarding kennels and breeders?
• Boarding kennels and breeders are not regulated in S.C. by a specific state statute. In order to operate a boarding kennel, you must obtain a business license from the Counties and Municipalities offices. • If the facility is owned and operated by a veterinarian, he/she would be subject to the laws of veterinary medicine. • Who handles animal cruelty and abandonment? • The Humane Society • Musculosketal Manipulation (MSM) • Musculoskeletal manipulation (MSM) may be performed only by a veterinarian who has examined the animal patient and has sufficient knowledge to make a diagnosis of the medical condition of the animal and/or a licensed chiropractor working under the direct supervision of a veterinarian. • It is the responsibility of the treating veterinarian to determine that MSM will not be harmful to the animal patient and to discuss a course of treatment with the owner of the animal. • The veterinarian should be readily available or have made arrangements for follow-up evaluation
