In unincorporated Horry County, raising animals and livestock is allowed only where the zoning district permits it and only if the parcel meets the minimum lot size in Zoning § 205. Larger animal-production facilities trigger SCDHEC permits.
Zoning Appendix B, § 902(B) states the raising, care and handling of animals and livestock, where allowed by district, must meet the minimum lot size requirements listed in § 205. Small animal production facilities holding 10,001 to 250,000 pounds of live animal weight must file SCDHEC permits and an Animal Facility Management Plan. Agricultural (AG) districts most readily allow poultry and livestock; dense residential zones generally do not. South Carolina's Right to Farm Act (§ 46-45-70) protects established, lawfully operated agricultural facilities from later nuisance suits, but does not override the county's zoning and lot-size limits.
Zoning violations are enforced under Appendix B § 114; keeping livestock in a prohibited zone or below the minimum lot size can bring citations and abatement orders.
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