NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-362 (2026)

Cockfighting

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A person who instigates, promotes, conducts, is employed at, allows property under his ownership or control to be used for, participates as a spectator at, or profits from an exhibition featuring the fighting of a cock is guilty of a Class I felony. A lease of property that is used or is intended to be used for an exhibition featuring the fighting of a cock is void, and a lessor who knows this use is made or is intended to be made of his property is under a duty to evict the lessee immediately. (1881, c. 368, s. 2; Code, s. 2483; 1891, c. 65; Rev., s. 3301; C.S., s. 4485; 1953, c. 857, s. 2; 1969, c. 1224, s. 3; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 967, s. 3; 1993, c. 539, s. 242; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2005-437, s. 1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Malloy v. Cooper, 592 S.E.2d 17 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004).

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Malloy v. Cooper, 592 S.E.2d 17 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004). “However, nothing in this section shall be construed to increase the penalty for cockfighting provided for in G.S. 14-362. (c) As used in this section, the words “torture”, “torment”, and “cruelly” include or refer to any act, omission, or neglect causing or permitting…”

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