NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-406 (2026)

Duties of Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

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The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall take action to carry out the following purposes as funds and staff permit:

(1) Study, collect, maintain, and otherwise disseminate factual data and pertinent information relative to the arts;

(2) Assist local organizations and the community at large with needs, resources and opportunities in the arts;

(3) Serve as an agency through which various public and nonpublic organizations concerned with the arts can exchange information, coordinate programs and stimulate joint endeavors;

(4) Identify research needs, encourage research and assist in obtaining funds for research;

(5) Assist in bringing the highest obtainable quality in the arts to the State; promote the maximum opportunity for the people to experience, enjoy, and profit from those arts. (1967, c. 164, s. 4; 1973, c. 476, s. 79; 2015-241, s. 14.30(s); 2017-57, s. 14.1(hh); 2025-10, s. 7(b).)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: Meinck v. City of Gastonia, 819 S.E.2d 353 (N.C. 2018).

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Meinck v. City of Gastonia, 819 S.E.2d 353 (N.C. 2018). · cites it 3× “" N.C.G.S. § 143-406(2), (5) (2017). 8 Defendant's undertaking to promote *366 the arts by bringing individual, local artists into the downtown area furthers these aims, which in turn dovetail with the overall goal of revitalizing the downtown area.”

— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-406(2) — 1 case

Meinck v. City of Gastonia, 819 S.E.2d 353 (N.C. 2018). “" N.C.G.S. § 143-406(2), (5) (2017). 8 Defendant's undertaking to promote *366 the arts by bringing individual, local artists into the downtown area furthers these aims, which in turn dovetail with the overall goal of revitalizing the downtown area.”

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