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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 130A-249 — NC Code / Chapter 130A / Section 130A-249
§ 130A-249. Inspections; report and grade card
Status: in_force

The Secretary may enter any establishment that is subject to the provisions of G.S. 130A-248 for the purpose of making inspections. The Secretary shall inspect each food service establishment at a frequency established by the Commission. In establishing a schedule for inspections, the Commission shall consider the risks to the population served by the establishment and the type of food or drink served by the establishment. The person responsible for the management or control of an establishment shall permit the Secretary to inspect every part of the establishment and shall render all aid and assistance necessary for the inspection. The Secretary shall leave a copy of the inspection form and a card or cards showing the grade of the establishment with the responsible person. The Secretary shall post the grade card in a conspicuous place as determined by the Secretary where it may be readily observed by the public upon entering the establishment or upon picking up food prepared inside but received and paid for outside the establishment through delivery windows or other delivery devices. If a single establishment has one or more outside delivery service stations and an internal delivery system, that establishment shall have a grade card posted where it may be readily visible upon entering the establishment and one posted where it may be readily visible in each delivery window or delivery device upon picking up the food outside the establishment. The grade card or cards shall not be removed by anyone, except by or upon the instruction of the Secretary.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 133-2 — NC Code / Chapter 133 / Section 133-2
§ 133-2. Drawing of plans by material furnisher prohibited
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any architect, engineer, designer or draftsman, employed on county, State, or city works, to employ or allow any manufacturer, his representatives or agents, to write, plan, draw, or make specifications for such works or any part thereof.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-409 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-409
§ 106-409. Removal of cattle from market for slaughter and nonslaughter purposes; identification; permit needed
Status: in_force

No cattle except those for immediate slaughter, shall be removed from any public livestock market except in accordance with this Article and regulations adopted by the North Carolina Board of Agriculture. All cattle removed from any public livestock market for immediate slaughter shall be identified in a manner approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture and the person removing same shall before removal sign a form in duplicate showing the number of cattle, their description, and where same are to be slaughtered or resold for slaughter. Cattle sold for slaughter shall be disposed of in one of the following ways:

(1) Moved directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment for immediate slaughter.

(2) Sold to a dealer bonded under the Packers and Stockyards Act who handles cattle for immediate slaughter.

(3) Offered for resale for slaughter through a livestock auction market holding a valid permit issued under this Article.

A “buying station” of a slaughterhouse or similar business not operating under a public livestock market permit shall not allow the removal of animals for any purpose other than that of immediate slaughter unless a written permit has been secured from the State Veterinarian or his authorized representative. This provision shall not apply to buying stations operated by feedlot operators buying animals for movement to their own feedlots.

Cattle sold for immediate slaughter shall be used for no other purpose unless prior written permission has been secured from the State Veterinarian or his authorized representative. No livestock market operator, or agent or employee thereof, shall allow the removal of any cattle from a market in violation of this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162-25 — NC Code / Chapter 162 / Section 162-25
§ 162-25. Obligations taken by sheriff payable to himself
Status: in_force

The sheriff or his deputy shall take no obligation of or from any person in his custody for or concerning any matter or thing relating to his office otherwise payable than to himself as sheriff and dischargeable upon the prisoner's appearance and rendering himself at the day and place required in the writ (whereupon he was or shall be taken or arrested), and his sureties discharging themselves therefrom as special bail of such prisoner or such person keeping within the limits and rules of any prison; and every other obligation taken by any sheriff in any other manner or form, by color of his office, shall be void, except in any special case and other obligation shall be, by law, particularly and expressly directed; and no sheriff shall demand, exact, take or receive any greater fee or reward whatsoever, nor shall have any allowance, reward or satisfaction from the public, for any service by him done, other than such sum as the court shall allow for ex officio services and the allowance given and provided by law.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-53 — NC Code / Chapter 62 / Section 62-53
§ 62-53. Electric membership corporation subsidiaries
Status: in_force

In addition to any other authority granted to the Commission in this Chapter, the Commission shall have the authority to regulate electric membership corporations as provided in G.S. 117-18.1 .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-656 — NC Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106-656
§ 106-656. Purpose of Article
Status: in_force

The purpose of this Article shall be to assure the manufacturer, distributor, and consumer of the correct quality and quantity of all commercial fertilizer sold in this State, and to assure the safe handling of fluid fertilizers.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-214-2B — NC Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143-214-2B
§ 143-214.2B. Storage of waste on vessels
Status: in_force

The operator of a vessel in the State's waters shall take precautions to ensure that certain items do not enter and contaminate the waters. The operator shall store fuel, oil, paint, varnish, solvent, pesticide, insecticide, fungicide, algicide, or any other hazardous liquid in one or more closed containers that are adequate to prevent the release of the items into the waters of the State.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-159-2 — NC Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-159-2
§ 14-159.2. Interference with animal research
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for a person willfully to commit any of the following acts:

(1) The unauthorized entry into any research facility where animals are kept within the facility for research in the advancement of medical, veterinary, dental, or biological sciences, with the intent to (i) disrupt the normal operation of the research facility, or (ii) damage the research facility or any personal property located thereon, or (iii) release from any enclosure or restraining device any animal kept within the research facility, or (iv) interfere with the care of any animal kept within the research facility;

(2) The damaging of any such research facility or any personal property located thereon;

(3) The unauthorized release from any enclosure or restraining device of any animal kept within any research facility; or

(4) The interference with the care of any animal kept within any research facility.

(b) Any person who commits an offense under subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(c) Any person who commits an offense under subsection (a) of this section that involves the release from any enclosure or restraining device of any animal having an infectious disease shall be guilty of a Class I felony.

(d) As a condition of probation, the court may order a person convicted under this section to make restitution to the owner of the animal for damages, including the cost of restoring the animal to confinement and of restoring the animal to its health condition prior to any release, and for damages to personal property, including materials, equipment, data, and records, and real property caused by the interference. If the interference causes the failure of an experiment, the restitution may include all costs of repeating the experiment, including replacement of the animals, labor, and materials.

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any rights or causes of action of a person damaged through interference with animal research.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-153-3 — NC Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105-153-3
§ 105-153.3. Definitions
Status: in_force

The following definitions apply in this Part:

(1) Adjusted gross income.--Defined in section 62 of the Code .

(2) Code.--Defined in G.S. 105-228.90 .

(3) Department.--The Department of Revenue.

(4) Educational institution.--An educational institution that normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum and normally has a regularly organized body of students in attendance at the place where its educational activities are carried on.

(5) Fiscal year.--Defined in section 441(e) of the Code .

(6) Gross income.--Defined in section 61 of the Code .

(6a) Guaranteed payments.--Defined in section 707(c) of the Code .

(7) Head of household.--Defined in section 2(b) of the Code .

(8) Individual.--A human being.

(9) Limited liability company.--Either a domestic limited liability company organized under Chapter 57D of the General Statutes or a foreign limited liability company authorized by that Chapter to transact business in this State that is classified for federal income tax purposes as a partnership. As applied to a limited liability company that is a partnership under this Part, the term “ partner ” means a member of the limited liability company.

(10) Married individual.--An individual who is married and is considered married as provided in section 7703 of the Code.

(11) Nonresident individual.--An individual who is not a resident of this State.

(12) North Carolina taxable income.--Defined in G.S. 105-153.4 .

(13) Partnership.--A domestic partnership, a foreign partnership, or a limited liability company.

(14) Person.--Defined in G.S. 105-228.90 .

(15) Resident.--An individual who is domiciled in this State at any time during the taxable year or who resides in this State during the taxable year for other than a temporary or transitory purpose. In the absence of convincing proof to the contrary, an individual who is present within the State for more than 183 days during the taxable year is presumed to be a resident, but the absence of an individual from the state for more than 183 days raises no presumption that the individual is not a resident. A resident who removes from the State during a taxable year is considered a resident until he has both established a definite domicile elsewhere and abandoned any domicile in this State. The fact of marriage does not raise any presumption as to domicile or residence.

(16) S Corporation.--Defined in G.S. 105-131(b) .

(17) Secretary.--The Secretary of Revenue.

(17a) Surviving spouse .--Defined in section 2(a) of the Code .

(18) Taxable year .--Defined in section 441(b) of the Code .

(18a) Taxed partnership .--A partnership for which a valid election under G.S. 105-154.1 is in effect.

(18b) Taxed pass-through entity .--A taxed S Corporation or a taxed partnership.

(18c) Taxed S Corporation .--Defined in G.S. 105-131(b) .

(19) Taxpayer .--An individual subject to the tax imposed by this Part.

(20) This State .--The State of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 45-21-12A — NC Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-21-12A
§ 45-21.12A. Power of sale barred during periods of military service
Status: in_force

(a) Power of Sale Barred.--A mortgagee, trustee, or other creditor shall not exercise a power of sale contained in a mortgage or deed of trust, or provided by statute, during, or within 90 days after, a mortgagor's, trustor's, or debtor's period of military service. The clerk of court shall not conduct a hearing pursuant to G.S. 45-21.16(d) unless the mortgagee, trustee or other creditor seeking to exercise a power of sale under a mortgage or deed of trust, or provided by statute, files with the clerk a certification that the hearing will take place at a time that is not during, or within 90 days after, a period of military service for the mortgagor, trustor or debtor. This subsection applies only to mortgages and deeds of trust that originated before the mortgagor's or trustor's period of military service.

(b) Waiver.--This section shall not apply if the mortgagor, trustor, or debtor waives his or her rights under this section pursuant to a written agreement of the parties executed during or after the mortgagor's, trustor's, or debtor's period of military service, as an instrument separate from the obligation or liability to which the waiver applies. Any waiver in writing of a right or protection provided by this section must be in at least 12 point type and shall specify the legal instrument creating the obligation or liability to which the waiver applies.

(c) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to supplement and complement the provisions of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, 50 U.S.C. App. § 501, et seq., and to afford greater peace and security for persons in federal active duty.

(d) Definitions.--The following definitions apply in this section:

(1) Military service.--

a. In the case of a member of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard:

1. Active duty, as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 101(d)(1) , and

2. In the case of a member of the National Guard, includes service under a call to active service authorized by the President or the Secretary of Defense for a period of more than 30 consecutive days under 32 U.S.C. § 502(f) , for purposes of responding to a national emergency declared by the President and supported by federal funds.

b. In the case of a servicemember who is a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, active service, and

c. Any period during which a servicemember is absent from duty on account of sickness, wounds, leave, or other lawful cause.

(2) Period of military service.--The period beginning on the date on which a servicemember enters military service and ending on the date on which the servicemember is released from military service or dies while in military service.

(3) Servicemember.--A member of the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-777 — NC Code / Chapter 7A / Section 7A-777
§ 7A-777. Evaluation
Status: in_force

The Director shall evaluate each sentencing services program on an annual basis to determine the degree to which the program effectively meets the needs of the courts in its judicial district by providing them with sentencing information. In conducting the evaluation, the Director shall consider the goals and objectives established in the program's plan, as well as the extent to which the program is able to ensure that the offenders served by the plan meet the criteria established in G.S. 7A-773(1) .
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-51 — NC Code / Chapter 145 / Section 145-51
§ 145-51. State Woolly Worm Festival
Status: in_force

The Woolly Worm Festival, held the third weekend of October of every year in the Town of Banner Elk in Avery County, is adopted as the official Woolly Worm Festival of the State of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 36C-8B-16 — NC Code / Chapter 36C / Section 36C-8B-16
§ 36C-8B-16. Change in compensation
Status: in_force

(a) If a first trust specifies an authorized fiduciary's compensation, the fiduciary shall not exercise the decanting power to increase the fiduciary's compensation above the specified compensation unless either of the following conditions is satisfied:

(1) All qualified beneficiaries of the second trust consent to the increase in a signed written instrument.

(2) The increase is approved by the clerk of superior court pursuant to G.S. 36C-2-203(a)(3) .

(b) For the purposes of this section, a change in an authorized fiduciary's compensation which is incidental to other changes made by the exercise of the decanting power shall not be deemed an increase in the fiduciary's compensation.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-143-4 — NC Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90-143-4
§ 90-143.4. Chiropractic clinical assistants; certification of competency
Status: in_force

(a) “ Chiropractic clinical assistant ” means a nonlicensed employee of a chiropractic physician whose duties include (i) collecting general health data, such as the taking of an oral history or vital sign measurements, (ii) applying therapeutic procedures, such as thermal, sound, light and electrical modalities, and hydrotherapy, and (iii) monitoring prescribed rehabilitative activities. Nothing in this section shall be construed to allow a chiropractic clinical assistant to provide a chiropractic adjustment, manual therapy, nutritional instruction, counseling, or any other therapeutic service that requires individual licensure.

(b) Any person employed as a chiropractic clinical assistant shall obtain a certificate of competency from the North Carolina State Board of Chiropractic Examiners (Board) within 180 days after the person begins employment. Certification shall not be required for employees whose duties are limited to administrative activities of a nonclinical nature. Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 90-142.1 and this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to practice as a chiropractic clinical assistant unless duly certified by the Board.

(c) An applicant for certification under this section shall be (i) at least 18 years of age, (ii) a high school graduate or the equivalent, (iii) of good moral character, and (iv) able to demonstrate proficiency in the following subjects:

(1) Basic anatomy.

(2) Chiropractic philosophy and terminology.

(3) Utilization of standard therapeutic modalities.

(4) Contraindications and response to emergencies.

(5) Jurisprudence and patient privacy protection.

(d) If an applicant for certification is already certified or registered as a chiropractic clinical assistant in another state, the Board shall issue a certificate of competency upon evidence that the applicant is in good standing in the other state, provided the requirements for certification or registration in the other state are substantially similar to or more stringent than the requirements for certification in this State.

(e) Any certificate issued under this section shall expire at the end of the calendar year unless renewed in a time and manner established by the Board. Applicants for initial certification or renewal of certification shall pay to the secretary of the Board a fee as prescribed and set by the Board, which fee shall not exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).

(f) The Board may adopt rules pertaining to initial educational requirements, course approval, instructor credentials, examination of applicants, grandfathering, reciprocity, continuing education requirements, and the submission and processing of applications as are reasonably necessary to enforce this section.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 115C-150-8 — NC Code / Chapter 115C / Section 115C-150-8
§ 115C-150.8. Review of Disagreements
Status: in_force

In the event that the procedure developed under G.S. 115C-150.7(b)(7) fails to resolve a disagreement, the parent or guardian may file a petition for a contested case hearing under Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. The scope of review shall be limited to (i) whether the local school administrative unit improperly failed to identify the child as an academically or intellectually gifted student, or (ii) whether the local plan developed under G.S. 115C-150.7 has been implemented appropriately with regard to the child. Following the hearing, the administrative law judge shall make a decision that contains findings of fact and conclusions of law. Notwithstanding the provisions of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes, the decision of the administrative law judge becomes final, is binding on the parties, and is not subject to further review under Article 4 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 120-151 — NC Code / Chapter 120 / Section 120-151
§ 120-151. Advisory Committee
Status: in_force

Upon proper motion and by a vote of a majority of the members present, the Commission may appoint an Advisory Committee. Members of the Advisory Committee should be from the various organizations, commodity groups, associations, and councils representing agriculture and forestry. The purpose of the Advisory Committee shall be to render technical advice and assistance to the Commission. The Advisory Committee shall consist of no more than 20 members plus a chairman who shall be appointed by the cochairmen of the Commission.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143B-135-118 — NC Code / Chapter 143B / Section 143B-135-118
§ 143B-135.118. Trail use liability
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, as an owner, lessee, occupant, or otherwise in control of land, who allows without compensation another person to use the land for designated trail or other public trail purposes or to construct, maintain, or cause to be constructed or maintained a designated trail or other public trail owes the person the same duty of care he owes a trespasser.

(b) Any person who without compensation has constructed, maintained, or caused to be constructed or maintained a designated trail or other public trail pursuant to a written agreement with any person who is an owner, lessee, occupant, or otherwise in control of land on which a trail is located shall owe a person using the trail the same duty of care owed a trespasser.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-1 — NC Code / Chapter 145 / Section 145-1
§ 145-1. State flower
Status: in_force

The dogwood is hereby adopted as the official flower of the State of North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 25-5-110 — NC Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-5-110
§ 25-5-110. Warranties
Status: in_force

(a) If its presentation is honored, the beneficiary warrants:

(1) To the issuer, any other person to whom presentation is made, and the applicant that there is no fraud or forgery of the kind described in G.S. 25-5-109(a) ; and

(2) To the applicant that the drawing does not violate any agreement between the applicant and beneficiary or any other agreement intended by them to be augmented by the letter of credit.

(b) The warranties in subsection (a) of this section are in addition to warranties arising under Articles 3, 4, 7, and 8 of this Chapter because of the presentation or transfer of documents covered by any of those Articles.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143C-10-1 — NC Code / Chapter 143C / Section 143C-10-1
§ 143C-10-1. Offenses for violation of Chapter
Status: in_force

(a) Class 1 misdemeanor.--It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for a person to knowingly and willfully do any one or more of the following:

(1) Withdraw funds from the State treasury for any purpose not authorized by an act of appropriation.

(2) Approve any fraudulent, erroneous, or otherwise invalid claim or bill to be paid from an appropriation.

(3) Make a written statement, give a certificate, issue a report, or utter a document required by this Chapter, any portion of which is false.

(4) Fail or refuse to perform a duty imposed by this Chapter.

(b) Class A1 misdemeanor.--It is a Class A1 misdemeanor for a person to make a false statement in violation of G.S. 143C-6-23(c) .

(c) Forfeiture of Office or Employment.--An appointed officer or employee of the State or an officer or employee of a political subdivision of the State, whether elected or appointed, forfeits his office or employment upon conviction of an offense under this section. An elected officer of the State is subject to impeachment for committing any of the offenses specified in this section.