§ 19A-66 – Notification of available funding.
19A-66. Notification of available funding. Prior to January 1 of each year, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall notify counties and cities that have, prior to that notification deadline, established eligibility for distribution of funds from the Spay/Neuter Account pursuant to G.S. 19A-63, of the following: (1) The amount of funding in the […]
§ 19A-67 – Animal Shelter Support Fund.
19A-67. Animal Shelter Support Fund. (a) Creation. – The Animal Shelter Support Fund is established as a special fund in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Fund consists of appropriations by the General Assembly or contributions and grants from public or private sources. (b) Use. – The Fund shall be used by the […]
§ 19A-68 – Grants to counties and cities from Animal Shelter Support Fund.
19A-68. Grants to counties and cities from Animal Shelter Support Fund. (a) Eligible Costs. – Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, governments eligible for distributions from the Animal Shelter Support Fund may receive funding only for the direct operational costs of the animal shelter following an event described in G.S. 19A-67(b). For purposes of […]
§ 19A-69 – Report.
19A-69. Report. The Department shall report annually to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources and the Fiscal Research Division no later than March 1. The report shall contain information regarding all revenues and expenditures of the Animal Shelter Support Fund. (2015-241, s. 13.7(b); 2020-78, s. 5.1(b).)
§ 19A-70 – Care of animal subjected to illegal treatment.
19A-70. Care of animal subjected to illegal treatment. (a) In every arrest under any provision of Article 47 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes or under G.S. 67-4.3 or upon the commencement of an action under Article 1 of this Chapter by a county or municipality, by a county-approved animal cruelty investigator, by other […]
§ 19A-48 – Interference unlawful.
19A-48. Interference unlawful. It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor, to interfere with an animal cruelty investigator in the performance of his official duties. (1979, c. 808, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 318; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
§ 19A-49 – Educational requirements.
19A-49. Educational requirements. Each animal cruelty investigator at his own expense must attend annually a course of at least six hours instruction offered by the North Carolina Humane Federation or some other agency. The course shall be designed to give the investigator expertise in the investigation of complaints relating to the care and treatment of […]
§ 19A-60 – Legislative findings.
19A-60. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that the uncontrolled breeding of cats and dogs in the State has led to unacceptable numbers of unwanted dogs, puppies and cats and kittens. These unwanted animals become strays and constitute a public nuisance and a public health hazard. The animals themselves suffer privation and death, are impounded, […]
§ 19A-61 – Spay/Neuter Program established.
19A-61. Spay/Neuter Program established. There is established in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services a voluntary statewide program to foster the spaying and neutering of dogs and cats for the purpose of reducing the population of unwanted animals in the State. The program shall consist of the following components: (1) Education Program. – The […]
§ 19A-62 – Spay/Neuter Account established.
19A-62. Spay/Neuter Account established. (a) Creation. – The Spay/Neuter Account is established as a nonreverting special revenue account in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Account consists of the following: (1) Repealed by Session Laws 2010-31, s. 11.4(c), effective October 1, 2010. (2) Twenty dollars ($20.00) of the additional fee imposed by G.S. […]