Animal Welfare Act.

  1. Law
  2. North Carolina General Statutes
  3. Protection of Animals
  4. Animal Welfare Act.

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Section
19A-20

Title of Article.

Section
19A-21

Purposes.

Section
19A-22

Animal Welfare Section in Animal Health Division of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services created; Director.

Section
19A-23

Definitions.

Section
19A-24

Powers of Board of Agriculture.

Section
19A-25

Employees; investigations; right of entry.

Section
19A-26

Certificate of registration required for animal shelter.

Section
19A-27

License required for operation of pet shop.

Section
19A-28

License required for public auction or boarding kennel.

Section
19A-29

License required for dealer.

Section
19A-30

Refusal, suspension or revocation of certificate or license.

Section
19A-31

License not transferable; change in management, etc., of business or operation.

Section
19A-32

Procedure for review of Director's decisions.

Section
19A-32.1

Minimum holding period for animals in animal shelters; public viewing of animals in animal shelters; disposition of animals.

Section
19A-33

Penalty for operation of pet shop, kennel or auction without license.

Section
19A-34

Penalty for acting as dealer without license; disposition of animals in custody of unlicensed dealer.

Section
19A-35

Penalty for failure to adequately care for animals; disposition of animals.

Section
19A-36

Penalty for violation of Article by dog warden.

Section
19A-37

Application of Article.

Section
19A-38

Use of license fees.

Section
19A-39

Article inapplicable to establishments for training hunting dogs.

Section
19A-40

Civil Penalties.

Section
19A-41

Legal representation by the Attorney General.

Section
19A-42

Reserved for future codification purposes.

Section
19A-43

Reserved for future codification purposes.

Section
19A-44

Reserved for future codification purposes.