2011 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 14 Criminal Law.
Article 55 - Regulation of Certain Reptiles.
14-418. Prohibited handling of reptiles or suggesting or inducing others to handle.
14‑418. Prohibited handling of reptiles or suggesting or inducing others to handle.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to handle any reptile regulated under this Article in a manner that intentionally or negligently exposes another person to unsafe contact with the reptile.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally or negligently suggest, entice, invite, challenge, intimidate, exhort or otherwise induce or aid any person to handle or expose himself in an unsafe manner to any reptile regulated under this Article.
(c) Safe and responsible handling of reptiles for purposes of animal husbandry, exhibition, training, transport, and education is permitted under this section. (1949, c. 1084, s. 3; 2009‑344, s. 1.)
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