§ 14-436 – Recorded devices; civil action for damages.
14-436. Recorded devices; civil action for damages. Any owner of an article as defined in this Article whose work is allegedly the subject of a violation of G.S. 14-433 or G.S. 14-434, shall have a cause of action in the courts of this State for all damages resulting from the violation, including actual, compensatory and […]
§ 14-417.1 – Regulation of ownership or use of large constricting snakes.
14-417.1. Regulation of ownership or use of large constricting snakes. (a) As used in this Article, large constricting snakes shall mean: Reticulated Python, Python reticulatus; Burmese Python, Python molurus; African Rock Python, Python sebae; Amethystine Python, Morelia amethistina; and Green Anaconda, Eunectes murinus; or any of their subspecies or hybrids. (b) It shall be unlawful […]
§ 14-417.2 – Regulation of ownership or use of crocodilians.
14-417.2. Regulation of ownership or use of crocodilians. (a) All crocodilians, excluding the American alligator, shall be regulated under this Article. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, possess, use, transport, or traffic in any crocodilian that is not housed in a sturdy and secure enclosure. Permanent enclosures shall be designed to be […]
§ 14-418 – Prohibited handling of reptiles or suggesting or inducing others to handle.
14-418. Prohibited handling of reptiles or suggesting or inducing others to handle. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to handle any reptile regulated under this Article in a manner that intentionally or negligently exposes another person to unsafe contact with the reptile. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally or […]
§ 14-419 – Investigation of suspected violations; seizure and examination of reptiles; disposition of reptiles.
14-419. Investigation of suspected violations; seizure and examination of reptiles; disposition of reptiles. (a) In any case in which a law-enforcement officer or animal control officer has probable cause to believe that any of the provisions of this Article have been or are about to be violated, the officer is authorized and empowered to immediately […]
§ 14-421 – Exemptions from provisions of Article.
14-421. Exemptions from provisions of Article. This Article shall not apply to the possession, exhibition, or handling of reptiles by employees or agents of duly constituted veterinarians, zoos, serpentariums, museums, laboratories, educational or scientific institutions, public and private, in the course of their educational or scientific work, or Wildlife Damage Control Agents in the course […]
§ 14-415.25 – Exemption from permit requirement.
14-415.25. Exemption from permit requirement. Law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers authorized by federal law to carry a concealed handgun pursuant to section 926B or 926C of Title 18 of the United States Code, who are in compliance with the requirements of those sections, are exempt from obtaining the permit described in […]
§ 14-415.26 – Certification of qualified retired law enforcement officers.
14-415.26. Certification of qualified retired law enforcement officers. (a) In lieu of obtaining a permit under this Article, a qualified retired law enforcement officer may apply to the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission for certification. The application shall include all of the following: (1) Verification of completion of the firearms qualification […]
§ 14-415.27 – Expanded permit scope for certain persons.
14-415.27. Expanded permit scope for certain persons. Notwithstanding G.S. 14-415.11(c), any of the following persons who has a concealed handgun permit issued pursuant to this Article or that is considered valid under G.S. 14-415.24 is not subject to the area prohibitions set out in G.S. 14-415.11(c) and may carry a concealed handgun in the areas […]
§ 14-416 – Mishandling of certain reptiles declared public nuisance and criminal offense.
14-416. Mishandling of certain reptiles declared public nuisance and criminal offense. The intentional or negligent exposure of other human beings to unsafe contact with venomous reptiles, large constricting snakes, or crocodilians is essentially dangerous and injurious and detrimental to public health, safety and welfare, and is therefore declared to be a public nuisance and a […]