§ 106-65.42 – Short title.
106-65.42. Short title. This Article shall be known as the "North Carolina Biological Organism Act." (1973, c. 713, s. 2.)
§ 106-65.43 – Purpose.
106-65.43. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to regulate the production, sale, use and distribution of biological organisms that may have an adverse effect on the environment. (1973, c. 713, s. 1.)
§ 106-65.44 – Definitions.
106-65.44. Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) The term "biological organism" means any plant, lower animal, virus or disease causal agent intended for release into the environment; or, an organism which affects the environment by its presence or absence. (2) The term "Board" means North Carolina Board […]
§ 106-65.45 – Authority of the Board to adopt regulations.
106-65.45. Authority of the Board to adopt regulations. The Board of Agriculture is hereby authorized to adopt regulations to implement and carry out the purposes of this Article so as to protect the environment from detrimental importation, rearing, sale, and/or release of insects, parasites, predators and other biological organisms in North Carolina, and to protect […]
§ 106-65.46 – Commissioner of Agriculture to enforce Article; further authority of Board.
106-65.46. Commissioner of Agriculture to enforce Article; further authority of Board. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to exercise the powers and duties imposed upon him by this Article and such regulations as shall be adopted under these provisions for the purpose of protecting the environment from adverse effects of biological organisms released […]
§ 106-65.47 – Authority under other statutes not abrogated; memoranda of understanding.
106-65.47. Authority under other statutes not abrogated; memoranda of understanding. The provisions of this Article shall in no way abrogate the authority as defined in other Articles of the General Statutes of the State of North Carolina as previously enacted. The Commissioner is hereby authorized to enter into memoranda of understanding with other State and […]
§ 106-65.48 – Criminal penalties; violation of law or regulations.
106-65.48. Criminal penalties; violation of law or regulations. If anyone shall interfere with or attempt to interfere with the Commissioner or any of his agents, while engaged in the performance of his duties under this Article, or shall violate any provision of this Article or any regulation of the Board of Agriculture adopted pursuant to […]
§ 106-65.49 – Article not applicable in certain cases.
106-65.49. Article not applicable in certain cases. The provisions of this Article and/or regulations promulgated hereunder shall not apply to: (1) Any virus, serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, or other product propagated or manufactured and prepared at an establishment holding an unsuspended and unrevoked license issued pursuant to section […]