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2018 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 14 - Criminal Law
Article 47 - Cruelty to Animals.
§ 14-361.1 - Abandonment of animals.
Universal Citation: NC Gen Stat § 14-361.1 (2018)
14-361.1. Abandonment of animals.
Any person being the owner or possessor, or having charge or custody of an animal, who willfully and without justifiable excuse abandons the animal is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. (1979, c. 687; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 967, s. 2; 1989, c. 670, s. 3; 1993, c. 539, s. 241; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
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