§ 153A-145.4 – Limitations on standards of care for farm animals.
153A-145.4. Limitations on standards of care for farm animals. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no county ordinance may regulate standards of care for farm animals. For purposes of this section, "standards of care for farm animals" includes the following: the construction, repair, or improvement of farm animal shelter or housing; restrictions on the types […]
§ 153A-145.5 – Adoption of sanctuary ordinance prohibited.
153A-145.5. Adoption of sanctuary ordinance prohibited. (a) No county may have in effect any policy, ordinance, or procedure that limits or restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law. (b) No county shall do any of the following related to information regarding the citizenship or immigration […]
§ 153A-145.6 – Requiring compliance with voluntary State regulations and rules prohibited.
153A-145.6. Requiring compliance with voluntary State regulations and rules prohibited. (a) If a State department or agency declares a regulation or rule to be voluntary or the General Assembly delays the effective date of a regulation or rule proposed or adopted by the Environmental Management Commission, or any other board or commission, a county shall […]
§ 153A-145.7 – Hours of certain alcohol sales.
153A-145.7. Hours of certain alcohol sales. In accordance with G.S. 18B-1004(c), a county may adopt an ordinance allowing for the sale of malt beverages, unfortified wine, fortified wine, and mixed beverages beginning at 10:00 A.M. on Sunday pursuant to the licensed premises’ permit issued under G.S. 18B-1001. (2017-87, s. 4(b).)
§ 153A-145.8 – Limitations on regulation of catering by bona fide farms.
153A-145.8. Limitations on regulation of catering by bona fide farms. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no county may require a business located on a property used for bona fide farm purposes, as provided in G.S. 160D-903(a), that provides on- and off-site catering services, to obtain a permit to provide catering services within the county. […]
§ 153A-145.9 – Authorization of social districts.
153A-145.9. Authorization of social district. A county may adopt an ordinance designating a social district for use in accordance with G.S. 18B-904.1. (2021-150, s. 20.1.)
§ 153A-145.10 – Authorization of expanded area for ABC licensed premises.
153A-145.10. Authorization of expanded area for ABC licensed premises. In accordance with G.S. 18B-904(h), a county may adopt an ordinance authorizing permittees holding a permit under Article 10 or 11 of Chapter 18B of the General Statutes to utilize an area that is not part of the permittee’s licensed premises for the outdoor possession and […]
§ 153A-130 – Pellet guns.
153A-130. Pellet guns. A county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the sale, possession, or use of pellet guns or any other mechanism or device designed or used to project a missile by compressed air or mechanical action with less than deadly force. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
§ 153A-145.1 – Transportation impact mitigation ordinances prohibited.
153A-145.1. Transportation impact mitigation ordinances prohibited. No county may enact or enforce an ordinance, rule, or regulation that requires an employer to assume financial, legal, or other responsibility for the mitigation of the impact of his or her employees’ commute or transportation to or from the employer’s workplace, which may result in the employer being […]
§ 153A-131 – Possession or harboring of dangerous animals.
153A-131. Possession or harboring of dangerous animals. A county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the possession or harboring of animals which are dangerous to persons or property. No such ordinance shall have the effect of permitting any activity or condition with respect to a wild animal which is prohibited or more severely restricted […]