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2010 North Carolina Code
Chapter 145 State Symbols and Other Official Adoptions.
145-9. State reptile.
NC Gen Stat § 145-9 What's This?
145‑9. State reptile.
The turtle is adopted as the official State reptile of the State of North Carolina, and the eastern box turtle is designated as the emblem representing the turtles inhabiting North Carolina. (1979, c. 154, s. 1.)
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