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NC Gen Stat § 153A-104 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 5 - Administration.|§ 153A-104 - Reports from officers, employees, and agents of the county.

 153A-104. Reports from officers, employees, and agents of the county.The board of commissioners may require any officer, employee, or agent of the county to make to the board, either directly or through the county manager, periodic or special reports concerning any matter connected with the officer's, employee's or agent's duties. The board may require that such a report be made under oath. If a person fails or refuses to obey a reasonable order to make a report, issued pursuant to this section, the board may apply to the appropriate division of the General Court of Justice for an order requiring that its order be obeyed. The court has jurisdiction to issue these orders. (1868, c. 20, s. 8; Code, s. 707; Rev., s. 1318; C.S., s. 1297; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-111 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 5 - Administration.|§ 153A-111 - Appointment; powers and duties.

 153A-111. Appointment; powers and duties.The board of commissioners shall appoint or designate a clerk to the board. The board may designate the register of deeds or any other county officer or employee as clerk. The clerk shall perform any duties that may be required by law or the board of commissioners. The clerk shall serve as such at the pleasure of the board. (Const., art. 7, s. 2; Code, s. 710; 1895, c. 135, s. 4; Rev., s. 1324; C.S., s. 1309; 1955, c. 247, s. 1; 1963, c. 372; 1969, c. 207; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-114 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 5 - Administration.|§ 153A-114 - Appointment; duties.

 153A-114. Appointment; duties.The board of commissioners shall appoint a county attorney to serve at its pleasure and to be its legal adviser. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-121 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-121 - General ordinance-making power.

 153A-121. General ordinance-making power.(a) A county may by ordinance define, regulate, prohibit, or abate acts, omissions, or conditions detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of its citizens and the peace and dignity of the county; and may define and abate nuisances.(b) This section does not authorize a county to regulate or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic on a street or highway under the control of the Board of Transportation, nor to regulate or control any right-of-way or right-of-passage belonging to a public utility, electric or telephone membership corporation, or public agency of the State. In addition, no county ordinance may regulate or control a highway right-of-way in a manner inconsistent with State law or an ordinance of the Board of Transportation.(c) This section does not impair the authority of local boards of health to adopt rules and regulations to protect and promote public health. (1963, c. 1060, ss. 1, 1 1/2; 1965, cc. 388, 567, 1083, 1158; 1967, c. 495, s. 2; 1969, c. 36, s. 1; 1971, c. 702, ss. 1-3; 1973, c. 507, s. 5; c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-122 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-122 - Territorial jurisdiction of county ordinances.

 153A-122. Territorial jurisdiction of county ordinances.(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Article, the board of commissioners may make any ordinance adopted pursuant to this Article applicable to any part of the county not within a city.(b) The governing board of a city may by resolution permit a county ordinance adopted pursuant to this Article to be applicable within the city. In the resolution permitting the county ordinance to be applicable within the city, the governing board of the city may specify that any signage required by the county ordinance be in compliance with city ordinances. The city may by resolution withdraw its permission to such an ordinance. If it does so, the city shall give written notice to the county of its withdrawal of permission; 30 days after the day the county receives this notice the county ordinance ceases to be applicable within the city.  (1963, c. 1060, ss. 1, 1 1/2; 1965, cc. 388, 567, 1083, 1158; 1967, c. 495, s. 2; 1969, c. 36, s. 1; 1971, c. 702, ss. 1-3; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 2015-166, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-124 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-124 - Enumeration not exclusive.

 153A-124. Enumeration not exclusive.The enumeration in this Article or other portions of this Chapter of specific powers to define, regulate, prohibit, or abate acts, omissions, or conditions is not exclusive, nor is it a limit on the general authority to adopt ordinances conferred on counties by G.S. 153A-121. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-125 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-125 - Regulation of solicitation campaigns, flea markets and itinerant merchants.

 153A-125. Regulation of solicitation campaigns, flea markets and itinerant merchants.A county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the solicitation of contributions from the public for charitable or eleemosynary purposes, and also the business activities of itinerant merchants, salesmen, promoters, drummers, peddlers, flea market operators and flea market vendors and hawkers. These ordinances may include, but are not limited to, requirements that an application be made and a permit issued, that an investigation be made, that activities be reasonably limited as to time and place, that proper credentials and proof of financial stability be submitted, that not more than a stated percentage of contributions to solicitation campaigns be retained for administrative expenses, and that an adequate bond be posted to protect the public from fraud. A county may charge a fee for a permit issued pursuant to such an ordinance. (1967, c. 80, ss. 1-2 1/2; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1987, c. 708, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-126 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-126 - Regulation of begging.

 153A-126. Regulation of begging.A county may by ordinance prohibit or regulate begging or otherwise canvassing the public for contributions for the private benefit of the solicitor or any other person. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-127 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-127 - Abuse of animals.

 153A-127. Abuse of animals.A county may by ordinance define and prohibit the abuse of animals. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-128 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-128 - Regulation of explosive, corrosive, inflammable, or radioactive substances.

 153A-128. Regulation of explosive, corrosive, inflammable, or radioactive substances.A county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the sale, possession, storage, use or conveyance of any explosive, corrosive, inflammable, or radioactive substance or of any weapon or instrumentality of mass death and destruction. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-129 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-129 - Firearms.

 153A-129. Firearms.(a) Except as provided in this section, a county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the discharge of firearms at any time or place except in any of the following instances:(1) When used to take birds or animals pursuant to Chapter 113, Subchapter IV.(2) When used in defense of person or property.(3) When used pursuant to lawful directions of law-enforcement officers.(b) A county may by ordinance prohibit hunting on Sunday as allowed under G.S. 103-2, provided the ordinance complies with all of the following:(1) The ordinance shall be applicable from January 1 until December 31 of any year of effectiveness.(2) The ordinance shall allow for individuals hunting in an adjacent county with no restriction on Sunday hunting to retrieve any animal lawfully shot from the adjacent county.(3) The ordinance shall be applicable to the entire county.(4) The ordinance shall not be effective unless approved by a majority of those voting in a county-wide referendum held as provided in G.S. 163-287. Such special election shall only be held at the time provided by G.S. 163-287(a)(1).(c) A county may regulate the display of firearms on the public roads, sidewalks, alleys, or other public property.(d) This section does not limit a county's authority to take action under Article 1A of Chapter 166A of the General Statutes. (1973, c. 822, s. 1; 2006-264, s. 16; 2012-12, s. 2(yy); 2015-144, s. 5(b); 2017-6, s. 3; 2017-182, s. 3(a); 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-130 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-130 - Pellet guns.

 153A-130. Pellet guns.A county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the sale, possession, or use of pellet guns or any other mechanism or device designed or used to project a missile by compressed air or mechanical action with less than deadly force. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-131 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-131 - Possession or harboring of dangerous animals.

 153A-131. Possession or harboring of dangerous animals.A county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the possession or harboring of animals which are dangerous to persons or property. No such ordinance shall have the effect of permitting any activity or condition with respect to a wild animal which is prohibited or more severely restricted by regulations of the Wildlife Resources Commission. (1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1977, c. 407, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-132.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-132.1 - To provide for the removal and disposal of trash, garbage, etc.

 153A-132.1. To provide for the removal and disposal of trash, garbage, etc.The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to enact ordinances governing the removal, method or manner of disposal, depositing or dumping of any trash, debris, garbage, litter, discarded cans or receptacles or any waste matter whatsoever within the rural areas of the county and outside and beyond the corporate limits of any municipality of said county. An ordinance adopted pursuant hereto may make it unlawful to place, discard, dispose, leave or dump any trash, debris, garbage, litter, discarded cans or receptacles or any waste matter whatsoever upon a street or highway located within that county or upon property owned or operated by the county unless such trash, debris, garbage, litter, discarded cans or receptacles or any waste matter is placed in a designated location or container for removal by a specific garbage or trash service collector.Boards of county commissioners may also provide by ordinance enacted pursuant to this section, that the placing, discarding, disposing, leaving or dumping of the articles forbidden by this section shall, for each day or portion thereof the articles or matter are left, constitute a separate offense, and that a person in violation of the ordinance may be punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisoned not exceeding 30 days, or both, for each offense. (1973, c. 952.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-133 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-133 - Noise regulation.

 153A-133. Noise regulation.A county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the production or emission of noises or amplified speech, music, or other sounds that tend to annoy, disturb, or frighten its citizens. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-134 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-134 - Regulating and licensing businesses, trades, etc.

 153A-134. Regulating and licensing businesses, trades, etc.(a) A county may by ordinance, subject to the general law of the State, regulate and license occupations, businesses, trades, professions, and forms of amusement or entertainment and prohibit those that may be inimical to the public health, welfare, safety, order, or convenience. In licensing trades, occupations, and professions, the county may, consistent with the general law of the State, require applicants for licenses to be examined and charge a reasonable fee therefor. This section does not authorize a county to examine or license a person holding a license issued by an occupational licensing board of this State as to the profession or trade that he has been licensed to practice or pursue by the State.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-237, s. 4, effective October 1, 2015.(c) Nothing in this section shall authorize a county to regulate and license a TNC service regulated under Article 10A of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes.  (1868, c. 20, s. 8; Code, s. 707; Rev., s. 1318; C.S., s. 1297; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 2013-413, s. 12.1(c); 2015-237, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-135 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-135 - Regulation of places of amusement.

 153A-135. Regulation of places of amusement.A county may by ordinance regulate places of amusement and entertainment, and may regulate, restrict, or prohibit the operation of pool and billiard halls, dance halls, carnivals, circuses, or itinerant shows or exhibitions of any kind. Places of amusement and entertainment include coffeehouses, cocktail lounges, nightclubs, beer halls, and similar establishments, but any regulation of such places shall be consistent with any permit or license issued by the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. (1963, c. 1060, ss. 1, 1 1/2; 1965, cc. 388, 567, 1083, 1158; 1967, c. 495, s. 2; 1969, c. 36, s. 1; 1971, c. 702, ss. 1-3; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1981, c. 412, ss. 4, 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-138 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-138 - Registration of mobile homes, house trailers, etc.

 153A-138. Registration of mobile homes, house trailers, etc.A county may by ordinance provide for the annual registration of mobile homes, house trailers and similar vehicular equipment designed for use as living or business quarters and for the display of a sticker or other device thereon as evidence of such registration. No fee shall be charged for such registration. (1975, c. 693.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-139 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-139 - Regulation of traffic at parking areas and driveways.

 153A-139. Regulation of traffic at parking areas and driveways.The governing body of any county may, by ordinance, regulate the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles in specified areas of any parking areas or driveways of a hospital, shopping center, apartment house, condominium complex, or commercial office complex or any other privately owned public vehicular area, or prohibit such stopping, standing, or parking during any specified hours, provided the owner or person in general charge of the operation and control of that area requests in writing that such an ordinance be adopted. The owner of a vehicle parked in violation of an ordinance adopted pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed to have appointed any appropriate law-enforcement officer as his agent for the purpose of arranging for the transportation and safe storage of such vehicle. (1979, c. 745, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-140 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-140 - Abatement of public health nuisances.

 153A-140. Abatement of public health nuisances.A county shall have authority, subject to the provisions of Article 57 of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes, to remove, abate, or remedy everything that is dangerous or prejudicial to the public health or safety. Pursuant to this section, a board of commissioners may order the removal of a swimming pool and its appurtenances upon a finding that the swimming pool or its appurtenances is dangerous or prejudicial to public health or safety. The expense of the action shall be paid by the person in default, and, if not paid, shall be a lien upon the land or premises where the nuisance arose, and shall be collected as unpaid taxes. The authority granted by this section may only be exercised upon adequate notice, the right to a hearing, and the right to appeal to the General Court of Justice. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to restrict or repeal the authority of any municipality to abate or remedy health nuisances pursuant to G.S. 160A-174, 160A-193, or any other general or local law. This section shall not affect bona fide farms, but any use of farm property for nonfarm purposes is subject to this section. (1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1314, s. 1; 2002-116, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-140.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-140.1 - Stream-clearing programs.

 153A-140.1. Stream-clearing programs.(a) A county shall have the authority to remove natural and man-made obstructions in stream channels and in the floodway of streams that may impede the passage of water during rain events.(b) The actions of a county to clear obstructions from a stream shall not create or increase the responsibility of the county for the clearing or maintenance of the stream, or for flooding of the stream. In addition, actions by a county to clear obstructions from a stream shall not create in the county any ownership in the stream, obligation to control the stream, or affect any otherwise existing private property right, responsibility, or entitlement regarding the stream. These provisions shall not relieve a county for negligence that might be found under otherwise applicable law.(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect existing rights of the State to control or regulate streams or activities within streams. In implementing a stream-clearing program, the county shall comply with all requirements in State or federal statutes and rules. (2005-441, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-140.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-140.2 - Annual notice to chronic violators of public nuisance ordinance.

 153A-140.2. Annual notice to chronic violators of public nuisance ordinance.A county may notify a chronic violator of the county's public nuisance ordinance that, if the violator's property is found to be in violation of the ordinance, the county shall, without further notice in the calendar year in which notice is given, take action to remedy the violation, and the expense of the action shall become a lien upon the property and shall be collected as unpaid taxes. The notice shall be sent by certified mail. A chronic violator is a person who owns property whereupon, in the previous calendar year, the county gave notice of violation at least three times under any provision of the public nuisance ordinance.  (2009-287, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-142 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-142 - Curfews.

 153A-142. Curfews.A county may by an appropriate ordinance impose a curfew on persons of any age less than 18. (1997-189, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-145 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-145 - Limitations on regulating cisterns and rain barrels.

 153A-145. Limitations on regulating cisterns and rain barrels.No county ordinance may prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting the installation and maintenance of cisterns and rain barrel collection systems used to collect water for irrigation purposes. A county may regulate the installation and maintenance of those cisterns and rain barrel collection systems for the purpose of protecting the public health and safety and for the purpose of preventing them from becoming a public nuisance.  (2011-394, s. 12(d).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-145.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-145.1 - Transportation impact mitigation ordinances prohibited.

 153A-145.1. Transportation impact mitigation ordinances prohibited.No county may enact or enforce an ordinance, rule, or regulation that requires an employer to assume financial, legal, or other responsibility for the mitigation of the impact of his or her employees' commute or transportation to or from the employer's workplace, which may result in the employer being subject to a fine, fee, or other monetary, legal, or negative consequences.  (2013-413, s. 10.1(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-145.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 6 - Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power.|§ 153A-145.2 - Limitations on regulating soft drink sizes.

 153A-145.2. Limitations on regulating soft drink sizes.No county ordinance may prohibit the sale of soft drinks above a particular size. This section does not prohibit any ordinance regulating the sanitation or other operational aspect of a device for the dispensing of soft drinks. For purposes of this section, "soft drink" shall have the meaning set forth in G.S. 105-164.3.  (2013-309, s. 3.)