2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 19A - Protection of Animals.
§ 19A-34. Penalty for acting as dealer without license; disposition of animals in custody of unlicensed dealer.

§ 19A‑34.  Penalty for acting as dealer without license; disposition of animals in custody of unlicensed dealer.

Acting as a dealer in animals as defined in this Article without a currently valid dealer's license shall constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor.  Continued illegal operation after conviction shall constitute a separate offense.  Animals found in possession or custody of an unlicensed dealer shall be subject to immediate seizure and impoundment and upon conviction of such unlicensed dealer shall become subject to sale or euthanasia in the discretion of the Director. (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1217, s. 15; 1993, c. 539, s. 316; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

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