2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 19A - Protection of Animals.
§ 19A-1. Definitions.
Chapter 19A.
Protection of Animals.
Article 1.
Civil Remedy for Protection of Animals.
§ 19A‑1. Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
(1) The term "animals" includes every living vertebrate in the classes Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, and Mammalia except human beings.
(2) The terms "cruelty" and "cruel treatment" include every act, omission, or neglect whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffering, or death is caused or permitted.
(3) The term "person" has the same meaning as in G.S. 12‑3. (1969, c. 831; 1979, c. 808, s. 2; 1995, c. 509, s. 19; 2003‑208, s. 1.)
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