North Carolina General Statutes — Chapter 19A
48 sections. Sourced from ncleg.gov; each section links to its full text with case-law cross-references.
- § 19A-1 Definitions
- § 19A-1.1 Exemptions
- § 19A-2 Purpose
- § 19A-3 Preliminary injunction; care of animal pending hearing on the merits
- § 19A-4 Permanent injunction
- § 19A-10 Unlawful to buy, sell or enclose (except as provided) black bear
- § 19A-11 Inapplicable to bona fide zoos, etc
- § 19A-12 Possession of black bear on July 1, 1975; surrender of bear; modification of facilities; forfeiture
- § 19A-13 Violation of Article
- § 19A-14 Enforcement of Article
- § 19A-20 Title of Article
- § 19A-21 Purposes
- § 19A-22 Animal Welfare Section in Animal Health Division of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services created; Director
- § 19A-23 Definitions
- § 19A-24 Powers of Board of Agriculture
- § 19A-25 Employees; investigations; right of entry
- § 19A-26 Certificate of registration required for animal shelter
- § 19A-27 License required for operation of pet shop
- § 19A-28 License required for public auction or boarding kennel
- § 19A-29 License required for dealer
- § 19A-30 Refusal, suspension or revocation of certificate or license
- § 19A-31 License not transferable; change in management, etc., of business or operation
- § 19A-32 Procedure for review of Director's decisions
- § 19A-32.1 Minimum holding period for animals in animal shelters; public viewing of animals in animal shelters; disposition of animals
- § 19A-33 Penalty for operation of pet shop, kennel or auction without license
- § 19A-34 Penalty for acting as dealer without license; disposition of animals in custody of unlicensed dealer
- § 19A-35 Penalty for failure to adequately care for animals; disposition of animals
- § 19A-36 Penalty for violation of Article by dog warden
- § 19A-37 Application of Article
- § 19A-38 Use of license fees
- § 19A-40 Civil Penalties
- § 19A-41 Legal representation by the Attorney General
- § 19A-44 Reserved for future codification purposes
- § 19A-45 Appointment of animal cruelty investigators; term of office; removal; badge; oath; bond
- § 19A-46 Powers; magistrate's order; execution of order; petition; notice to owner
- § 19A-47 Care of seized animals
- § 19A-48 Interference unlawful
- § 19A-60 Legislative findings
- § 19A-61 Spay/Neuter Program established
- § 19A-62 Spay/Neuter Account established
- § 19A-63 Eligibility for distributions from Spay/Neuter Account; Definitions
- § 19A-64 Distributions to counties and cities from Spay/Neuter Account
- § 19A-65 Annual Report Required From Every Animal Shelter in Receipt of State or Local Funding
- § 19A-66 Notification of available funding
- § 19A-67 Animal Shelter Support Fund
- § 19A-68 Grants to counties and cities from Animal Shelter Support Fund
- § 19A-69 Report
- § 19A-70 Care of animal subjected to illegal treatment