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NC Gen Stat § 106-65.30 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4C - Structural Pest Control Act.|§ 106-65.30 - Inspectors; inspections and reports of violations; designation of resident agent.

 106-65.30. Inspectors; inspections and reports of violations; designation of resident agent.(a) For the enforcement of the provisions of this Article the Commissioner is authorized to appoint one or more qualified inspectors and such other employees as are necessary in order to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Article. The inspectors shall be known as "structural pest control inspectors." The Commissioner may enforce compliance with the provisions of this Article by making or causing to be made periodical and unannounced inspections of work done by licensees and certified applicators under this Article who engage in or supervise any one or more phases of structural pest control as defined in G.S. 106-65.25. The Commissioner shall cause the prompt and diligent investigation of all reports of violations of the provisions of this Article and all rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions hereof; provided, however, no inspection shall be made by a representative of the Commissioner of any property without first securing the permission of the owner or occupant thereof.(b) Prior to the issuance or renewal of a license or certified applicator's identification card, every nonresident owner of a business performing any phase of structural pest control work shall designate in writing to the Commissioner or his authorized agent a resident agent upon whom service of notice or process may be made to enforce the provisions of this Article and rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the provisions hereof or any civil or criminal liabilities arising hereunder.(c) The Commissioner shall have authority to appoint personnel of the Structural Pest Control and Pesticides Division as special inspectors and said special inspectors are hereby vested with the authority to arrest with a warrant, or to arrest without a warrant when a violation of this Article is being committed in their presence or they have reasonable grounds to believe that a violation of this Article is being committed in their presence. Said special inspectors shall take offenders before the several courts of this State for prosecution or other proceedings. The provisions of this section do not apply to any person holding a valid structural pest control license, or a certified applicator's identification card, or a registered technician's identification card as issued under the provisions of this Article. Special inspectors shall not be entitled to the benefits of the Law Enforcement Officers' Benefit and Retirement Fund or the benefits of the Law Enforcement Officers' and Others Death Benefit Act as provided for in Articles 12 and 12A of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, respectively.  (1955, c. 1017; 1967, c. 1184, s. 9; 1973, c. 556, s. 9; 1975, c. 570, s. 15; 1977, c. 231, s. 10; 1989, c. 725, s. 6; 1999-381, s. 8; 2013-265, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.32 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4C - Structural Pest Control Act.|§ 106-65.32 - Administrative Procedure Act applicable.

 106-65.32. Administrative Procedure Act applicable.A denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, certified applicator card, or identification card under this Article shall be made in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. (1955, c. 1017; 1957, c. 1243, s. 5; 1967, c. 1184, s. 11; 1973, c. 556, s. 11; 1975, c. 570, s. 17; 1987, c. 827, s. 29.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.33 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4C - Structural Pest Control Act.|§ 106-65.33 - Violation of Article, falsification of records, or misuse of registered pesticide a misdemeanor.

 106-65.33. Violation of Article, falsification of records, or misuse of registered pesticide a misdemeanor.(a) Any person who shall be adjudged to have violated any provision of this Article or who falsifies any records required to be kept by this Article or by the rules and regulations pursuant to this Article or who uses a registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling shall be guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. In addition, if any person continues to violate or further violates any provision of this Article after written notice from the Committee, the court may determine that each day during which the violation continued or is repeated constitutes a separate violation subject to the foregoing penalties.(b) Nothing in this Article shall be construed to require the Committee or the Commissioner to initiate, or attempt to initiate, any criminal or administrative proceedings under this Article for a minor violation of this Article whenever the Committee or Commissioner determines that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice or warning. (1955, c. 1017; 1957, c. 1243, s. 6; 1967, c. 1184, s. 12; 1977, c. 231, s. 11; 1993, c. 539, s. 740; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1999-381, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.36 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4C - Structural Pest Control Act.|§ 106-65.36 - Reciprocity; intergovernmental cooperation.

 106-65.36. Reciprocity; intergovernmental cooperation.The Committee may cooperate or enter into formal agreements with any other agency of this State or its subdivisions or with any agency of any other state or of the federal government for the purpose of enforcing any of the provisions of this Article. (1973, c. 556, s. 13.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.37 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4C - Structural Pest Control Act.|§ 106-65.37 - Financial responsibility.

 106-65.37. Financial responsibility.(a) The Committee may require by regulation from a licensee or certified applicator or an applicant for a license or certified applicator's identification card under this Article evidence of his financial ability to properly indemnify persons suffering from the use or application of pesticides in the form of liability insurance or other means acceptable to the Committee. The amount of this insurance or financial ability shall be determined by the Committee.(b) Any regulation adopted by the Committee pursuant to G.S. 106-65.29 to implement this section may provide for such conditions, limitations and requirements concerning the financial responsibility required by this section as the Committee deems necessary including but not limited to notice or reduction or cancellation of coverage and deductible provisions. Such regulations may classify financial responsibility requirements according to the separate license classifications and subclassifications as may be prescribed by the Committee. (1975, c. 570, s. 18.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.38 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4C - Structural Pest Control Act.|§ 106-65.38 - Disposition of fees and charges.

 106-65.38. Disposition of fees and charges.Except as otherwise provided in G.S. 106-65.41, all fees and charges received by the Division under this Article shall be deposited in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services General Fund Budget for the purpose of administration and enforcement of this Article, with proper approved accounting procedures accounting for all expenditures and receipts. (1977, c. 231, s. 12; 1997-261, s. 109; 1998-215, s. 5(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.39 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4C - Structural Pest Control Act.|§ 106-65.39 - Judicial enforcement.

 106-65.39. Judicial enforcement.The commissioner may apply to either the superior or district court for an injunction to prevent and restrain violations of this Article and the rules and regulations adopted under this Article, provided however, that the district court shall have original jurisdiction to hear and determine alleged misdemeanor violations of the Article and the rules and regulations of the committee. (1977, c. 231, s. 13; 1981, c. 836.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.40 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4C - Structural Pest Control Act.|§ 106-65.40 - City privilege license tax prohibited.

 106-65.40. City privilege license tax prohibited.A city, as defined in G.S. 160A-1(2), may not levy a privilege license tax on persons engaged in a business licensed under this Article. (1983, c. 193.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.41 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4C - Structural Pest Control Act.|§ 106-65.41 - Civil penalties.

 106-65.41. Civil penalties.A civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) may be assessed by the Committee against any person for any one or more of the causes set forth in G.S. 106-65.28(a)(1) through (12) and G.S. 106-65.28(a)(14) and (15), or who violates or directly causes a violation of any provision of this Article or any rule adopted pursuant to this Article. In determining the amount of any penalty, the Committee shall consider the degree and extent of harm caused by the violation. No civil penalty may be assessed under this section unless the person has been given an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. Assessments may be collected, following judicial review, if any, of the Committee's final decision imposing the assessment, in any lawful manner for the collection of a debt.The clear proceeds of civil penalties assessed pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accordance with G.S. 115C-457.2. (1987, c. 368, s. 1; 1989, c. 725, s. 8; 1998-215, s. 5(a); 1999-381, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.42 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4D - North Carolina Biological Organism Act.|§ 106-65.42 - Short title.

 106-65.42. Short title.This Article shall be known as the "North Carolina Biological Organism Act." (1973, c. 713, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.43 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4D - North Carolina Biological Organism Act.|§ 106-65.43 - Purpose.

 106-65.43. Purpose.The purpose of this Article is to regulate the production, sale, use and distribution of biological organisms that may have an adverse effect on the environment. (1973, c. 713, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.44 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4D - North Carolina Biological Organism Act.|§ 106-65.44 - Definitions.

 106-65.44. Definitions.For the purposes of this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(1) The term "biological organism" means any plant, lower animal, virus or disease causal agent intended for release into the environment; or, an organism which affects the environment by its presence or absence.(2) The term "Board" means North Carolina Board of Agriculture.(3) The term "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture of North Carolina or his designated agent or agents.(4) The term "Division of Entomology" means the Division of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (1973, c. 713, s. 3; 1997-261, s. 30.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.45 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4D - North Carolina Biological Organism Act.|§ 106-65.45 - Authority of the Board to adopt regulations.

 106-65.45. Authority of the Board to adopt regulations.The Board of Agriculture is hereby authorized to adopt regulations to implement and carry out the purposes of this Article so as to protect the environment from detrimental importation, rearing, sale, and/or release of insects, parasites, predators and other biological organisms in North Carolina, and to protect organisms that are beneficial to man and/or his environment. No viable biological organism shall be brought into North Carolina, reared, collected, propagated or offered for sale or released except under such conditions as are prescribed by regulations adopted under the provisions of this Article. (1973, c. 713, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.46 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4D - North Carolina Biological Organism Act.|§ 106-65.46 - Commissioner of Agriculture to enforce Article; further authority of Board.

 106-65.46. Commissioner of Agriculture to enforce Article; further authority of Board.It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to exercise the powers and duties imposed upon him by this Article and such regulations as shall be adopted under these provisions for the purpose of protecting the environment from adverse effects of biological organisms released into the environment of North Carolina and to protect beneficial biological organisms in the State. The Board is hereby authorized to cause importation, collection, release, destruction and propagation of beneficial organisms when such action is deemed to be in the best interest of North Carolina and its environment. The Board is authorized to promote and/or regulate businesses, persons or agencies engaged in the importation, collection, rearing, sales, release, or use of biological organisms. The Board is authorized to establish standards of positive identification, purity of culture or colony, freedom from disease and hyperparasites of biological organisms and to establish standards of competence and responsibility for the private practitioner engaged in the propagation, use, distribution, release or sale of biological organisms.The Commissioner is hereby authorized to cause or cooperate in management or mitigation programs to be conducted against such plant, environmental, or nuisance pests as can be controlled in an economically, ecologically, and biologically sound manner. The Board is authorized to cause use of pesticides, parasites, predators, pheromones, genetic material, and other control techniques which are consistent with the pesticide, environmental and other laws applicable in the State of North Carolina.The Commissioner shall have authority to designate such employees of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and/or to enter into cooperative agreements with other governmental agencies as may be needed to carry out the duties and exercise the powers provided by this Article. Persons collaborating with the Division of Entomology may also be designated by the Commissioner as agents for the purpose of this Article. (1973, c. 713, s. 5; 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.47 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4D - North Carolina Biological Organism Act.|§ 106-65.47 - Authority under other statutes not abrogated; memoranda of understanding.

 106-65.47. Authority under other statutes not abrogated; memoranda of understanding.The provisions of this Article shall in no way abrogate the authority as defined in other Articles of the General Statutes of the State of North Carolina as previously enacted. The Commissioner is hereby authorized to enter into memoranda of understanding with other State and federal agencies and individuals concerning biological organisms or pest mitigation programs when such action is desirable to ensure cooperation and prevent conflicts of interest. (1973, c. 713, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.48 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4D - North Carolina Biological Organism Act.|§ 106-65.48 - Criminal penalties; violation of law or regulations.

 106-65.48. Criminal penalties; violation of law or regulations.If anyone shall interfere with or attempt to interfere with the Commissioner or any of his agents, while engaged in the performance of his duties under this Article, or shall violate any provision of this Article or any regulation of the Board of Agriculture adopted pursuant to this Article, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate offense. (1973, c. 713, s. 7; 1993, c. 539, s. 741; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.49 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4D - North Carolina Biological Organism Act.|§ 106-65.49 - Article not applicable in certain cases.

 106-65.49. Article not applicable in certain cases.The provisions of this Article and/or regulations promulgated hereunder shall not apply to:(1) Any virus, serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, or other product propagated or manufactured and prepared at an establishment holding an unsuspended and unrevoked license issued pursuant to section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. section 262) and regulations promulgated thereunder;(2) Any finished virus, serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product or other biological product shipped prior to licensing for development or investigational purposes in compliance with the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. section 301 et seq.) or the Animal Virus, Serum, and Toxin Law of March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 832; 21 U.S.C. section 151 et seq.), and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and(3) Any etiological agent shipped in accordance with regulations promulgated under section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. section 264). (1973, c. 1091.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.67 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4F - Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act.|§ 106-65.67 - Short title.

 106-65.67. Short title.This Article may be cited as the Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act. (1975, c. 958, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.68 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4F - Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act.|§ 106-65.68 - Declaration of policy.

 106-65.68. Declaration of policy.The Anthonomus grandis Boheman, known as the boll weevil, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, a pest, and a menace to the cotton industry. The purpose of this Article is to secure the eradication of the boll weevil. (1975, c. 958, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.69 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4F - Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act.|§ 106-65.69 - Definitions.

 106-65.69. Definitions.As used in this Article, the following words shall have the meaning stated below, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) Boll Weevil. - Anthonomus grandis Boheman, the boll weevil, in any stage of development.(2) Certificate. - A document issued or authorized by the Commissioner indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated with boll weevils.(3) Commissioner. - The Commissioner of Agriculture of this State or any officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services or designated cooperator to whom authority to act in his stead has been or hereafter may be delegated.(4) Cotton. - Any cotton plant or cotton plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle.(5) Host. - Any plant or plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle.(6) Infested. - Actually infested with a boll weevil or so exposed to infestation that it would be reasonable to believe that an infestation exists.(7) Permit. - A document issued or authorized by the Commissioner to provide for the movement of regulated articles to restricted destinations for limited handling, utilization, or processing.(8) Person. - Any individual, corporation, company, society, or association, or other business entity.(9) Regulated Article. - Any article of any character carrying or capable of carrying the boll weevil, including, but not limited to cotton plants, seed cotton, other hosts, gin trash, and mechanical cotton pickers, as designated by regulations of the Commissioner. (1975, c. 958, s. 3; 1997-261, s. 31.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.70 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4F - Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act.|§ 106-65.70 - Cooperative programs authorized.

 106-65.70. Cooperative programs authorized.The Commissioner is hereby authorized and directed to carry out programs to destroy and eliminate boll weevils in this State. The Commissioner is authorized to cooperate with any agency of the federal government or any state contiguous to this State, any other agency in this State, or any person engaged in growing, processing, marketing, or handling cotton, or any group of such persons, in this State, in programs to effectuate the purposes of this Article, and may enter into written agreements to effectuate such purposes. Such agreements may provide for cost sharing, and for division of duties and responsibilities under this Article and may include other provisions generally to effectuate the purposes of this Article. (1975, c. 958, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.71 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4F - Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act.|§ 106-65.71 - Entry of premises; eradication activities; inspections.

 106-65.71. Entry of premises; eradication activities; inspections.The Commissioner, or his authorized representative, shall have authority, as provided in this section, to enter cotton fields and other premises in order to carry out such activities, including but not limited to treatment with pesticides, monitoring, and destruction of growing cotton and/or other host plants, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article. The Commissioner, or his authorized representative, shall have authority to make inspection of any fields or premises in this State and any property located therein or thereon for the purpose of determining whether such property is infested with the boll weevil. Such inspection and other activities may be conducted at any hour with the permission of the owner or person in charge. If permission is denied the Commissioner or his authorized representative, such inspection and other activities may be conducted without a warrant with respect to any outdoor premises, if conducted in a reasonable manner between the hours of sunrise and sunset. Such inspections and other activities may be conducted in a reasonable manner, with a warrant, with respect to any premises. Any judge of this State may, within his territorial jurisdiction, and upon proper cause to believe that any cotton or other regulated article is in or upon any premises in this State, issue warrants for the purpose of conducting administrative inspections and other activities authorized by this Article. (1975, c. 958, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-65.72 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 4F - Uniform Boll Weevil Eradication Act.|§ 106-65.72 - Reports.

 106-65.72. Reports.Every person growing cotton in this State shall furnish to the Commissioner, or his authorized representative, on forms supplied by the Commissioner, such information as the Commissioner may require, concerning the size and location of all commercial cotton fields and of noncommercial patches of cotton grown as ornamentals or for other purposes. (1975, c. 958, s. 6.)