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2011 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 19A Protection of Animals.
Article 1 - Civil Remedy for Protection of Animals.
19A-2. Purpose.
Universal Citation:
NC Gen Stat § 19A-2
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19A‑2. Purpose.
It shall be the purpose of this Article to provide a civil remedy for the protection and humane treatment of animals in addition to any criminal remedies that are available and it shall be proper in any action to combine causes of action against one or more defendants for the protection of one or more animals. A real party in interest as plaintiff shall be held to include any person even though the person does not have a possessory or ownership right in an animal; a real party in interest as defendant shall include any person who owns or has possession of an animal. (1969, c. 831; 1995, c. 509, s. 20; 2003‑208, s. 1.)
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