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NC Gen Stat § 67-18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 67 - Dogs|Article 2 - License Taxes on Dogs.|§ 67-18 - Application of Article.

 67-18. Application of Article.This Article, G.S. 67-5 to 67-18, inclusive, is hereby made applicable to every county in the State of North Carolina, notwithstanding any provisions in local, special or private acts exempting any county or any township or municipality from the provisions of the same enacted at any General Assembly commencing at the General Assembly of 1919 and going through the General Assembly of 1929. (1929, c. 318.)
NC Gen Stat § 67-30 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 67 - Dogs|Article 5 - Protection of Livestock and Poultry from Ranging Dogs.|§ 67-30 - Appointment of animal control officers authorized; salary, etc.

 67-30. Appointment of animal control officers authorized; salary, etc.A county may appoint one or more animal control officers and may fix their salaries, allowances, and expenses. (1951, c. 931, s. 1; 1955, c. 1333, s. 1; 1957, cc. 81, 840; 1973, c. 822, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 67-31 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 67 - Dogs|Article 5 - Protection of Livestock and Poultry from Ranging Dogs.|§ 67-31 - Powers and duties of dog warden.

 67-31. Powers and duties of dog warden.The powers and duties of the county dog warden shall be as follows:(1) He shall have the power of arrest and be responsible for the enforcement within his county of all public and public-local laws pertaining to the ownership and control of dogs, and shall cooperate with all other law-enforcement officers operating within the county in fulfilling this responsibility.(2) In those counties having a rabies control officer, the county dog warden shall act as assistant to the rabies control officer, working under the supervision of the county health department, to collect the dog tax. In those counties having no rabies control officer, the county dog warden shall serve as rabies control officer. (1951, c. 931, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 67-36 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 67 - Dogs|Article 5 - Protection of Livestock and Poultry from Ranging Dogs.|§ 67-36 - Article supplements existing laws.

 67-36. Article supplements existing laws.The provisions of this Article are to be construed as supplementing and not repealing existing State laws pertaining to the ownership, taxation, and control of dogs. (1951, c. 931, s. 7.)
NC Gen Stat § 68-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 3 - Livestock Law.|§ 68-15 - Term "livestock" defined.

 68-15. Term "livestock" defined.The word "livestock" in this Chapter shall include, but shall not be limited to, equine animals, bovine animals, sheep, goats, llamas, and swine. (Code, s. 2822; Rev., s. 1681; C.S., s. 1841; 1971, c. 741, s. 1; 1997-84, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 68-16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 3 - Livestock Law.|§ 68-16 - Allowing livestock to run at large forbidden.

 68-16. Allowing livestock to run at large forbidden.If any person shall allow his livestock to run at large, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (Code, s. 2811; 1889, c. 504; Rev., s. 3319; C.S., s. 1849; 1971, c. 741, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 536; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 68-17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 3 - Livestock Law.|§ 68-17 - Impounding livestock at large; right to recover costs and damages; abandoned livestock.

 68-17. Impounding livestock at large; right to recover costs and damages; abandoned livestock.(a) Any person may take up any livestock running at large or straying and impound the same; and such impounder may recover from the owner the reasonable costs of impounding and maintaining the livestock as well as damages to the impounder caused by such livestock, and may retain the livestock, with the right to use with proper care until such recovery is had. Reasonable costs of impounding shall include any fees paid pursuant to G.S. 68-18.1 in order to locate the owner.(b) Livestock is deemed to be abandoned when (i) it is placed in the custody of any other person for treatment, boarding, or care; (ii) the owner of the livestock does not retake custody of the animal within two months after the last day the owner paid a fee to the custodian for the treatment, boarding, or care of the livestock; and (iii) the custodian has made reasonable attempts to collect any past-due fees during the two-month period. If, after the end of the two-month period, the custodian of the abandoned livestock has been unsuccessful in collecting the past-due fees and the owner of the livestock has not retaken custody of the livestock, the custodian may sell or transfer the livestock by executing an affidavit that identifies the buyer or transferee of the livestock and certifies compliance with the criteria and requirements of this subsection. If the custodian is unable to sell or transfer the livestock, the custodian may, but shall not be required to, otherwise humanely dispose of the abandoned livestock. A custodian shall provide written notice of the provisions of this subsection in conspicuous type to the owner of livestock at the time the livestock is delivered for treatment, boarding, or care as follows: "Pursuant to N.C. General Statutes 68-17(b), the owner of this facility is entitled to sell, transfer, or otherwise humanely dispose of any livestock abandoned at this facility."  (Code, s. 2186; Rev., s. 1679; C.S., s. 1850; 1951, c. 569; 1971, c. 741, s. 1; 1991, c. 472, s. 3; 2017-108, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 68-18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 3 - Livestock Law.|§ 68-18 - Notice and demand when owner known.

 68-18. Notice and demand when owner known.If the owner of impounded livestock is or becomes known to the impounder, actual notice of the whereabouts of the impounded livestock must be immediately given to the owner and the impounder must then make demand upon the owner of the livestock for the costs of impoundment and the damages to the impounder, if any, caused by such livestock. (Code, s. 2817; Rev., s. 1680; C.S., s. 1851; 1971, c. 741, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 68-18.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 3 - Livestock Law.|§ 68-18.1 - Notice when owner not known.

 68-18.1. Notice when owner not known.If the owner of the impounded livestock is not known or cannot be found, the impounder shall inform the sheriff of the county in which the livestock was found of the impoundment, giving a full description of the livestock impounded, including all marks or brands on the livestock, and shall state when and where the animal was taken up.  (1874-5, c. 258, s. 2; Code, s. 3768; Rev., s. 2833; C.S., s. 3951; 1991, c. 472, s. 2; 2012-18, s. 1.10.)
NC Gen Stat § 68-19 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 3 - Livestock Law.|§ 68-19 - Determination of damages by selected landowners or by referee.

 68-19. Determination of damages by selected landowners or by referee.If the owner and impounder cannot agree as to the cost of impounding and maintaining such livestock, as well as damages to the impounder caused by such livestock running at large, then such costs and damages shall be determined by three disinterested landowners, one to be selected by the owner of the livestock, one to be selected by the impounder and a third to be selected by the first two. If within 10 days a majority of the landowners so selected cannot agree, or if the owner of the livestock or the impounder fails to make his selection, or if the two selected fail to select a third, then the clerk of superior court of the county where the livestock is impounded shall select a referee. The determination of such costs and damages by the landowners or by the referee shall be final. (Code, s. 2186; Rev., s. 1679; C.S., s. 1850; 1951, c. 569; 1971, c. 741, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 68-20 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 3 - Livestock Law.|§ 68-20 - Notice of sale and sale where owner fails to redeem or is unknown; application of proceeds.

 68-20. Notice of sale and sale where owner fails to redeem or is unknown; application of proceeds.If the owner fails to redeem his livestock within three days after the notice and demand as provided in G.S. 68-18 is received or within three days after the determination of the costs and damages as provided in G.S. 68-19, the impounder shall notify the local Sheriff's office and the Sheriff shall post a notice fully describing the livestock and stating the place, date, and hour of sale on the Web site of the Sheriff's department. After 10 days from such posting, the impounder shall sell the livestock at public auction. If the owner of the livestock remains unknown to the impounder, then, three days after publication of the notice required by G.S. 68-18.1, the impounder shall notify the local Sheriff's office and the Sheriff shall post a notice fully describing the livestock and stating the place, date, and hour of sale on the Web site of the Sheriff's department. After 10 days from such posting, the impounder shall sell the livestock at public auction. The proceeds of any such public sale shall be applied to pay the reasonable costs of impounding and maintaining the livestock and the damages to the impounder caused by the livestock. Reasonable costs of impounding shall include any fees paid pursuant to G.S. 68-18.1 in an attempt to locate the owner of the livestock. The balance, if any, shall be paid to the owner of the livestock, if known, or, if the owner is not known, then to the school fund of the county where the livestock was impounded.  (Code, s. 2817; Rev., s. 1680; C.S., s. 1851; 1971, c. 741, s. 1; 1991, c. 472, s. 4; 2015-263, s. 24(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 68-21 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 3 - Livestock Law.|§ 68-21 - Illegally releasing or receiving impounded livestock misdemeanor.

 68-21. Illegally releasing or receiving impounded livestock misdemeanor.If any person willfully releases any lawfully impounded livestock without the permission of the impounder or receives such livestock knowing that it was unlawfully released, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (Code, s. 2819; 1889, c. 504; Rev., s. 3310; C.S., s. 1853; 1971, c. 741, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 537; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 68-22 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 3 - Livestock Law.|§ 68-22 - Impounded livestock to be fed and watered.

 68-22. Impounded livestock to be fed and watered.If any person shall impound or cause to be impounded any livestock and shall fail to supply to the livestock during the confinement a reasonably adequate quantity of good and wholesome feed and water, he shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1881, c. 368, s. 3; Code, s. 2484; 1891, c. 65; Rev., s. 3311; C.S., s. 1854; 1971, c. 741, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 538; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 68-23 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 3 - Livestock Law.|§ 68-23 - Right to feed impounded livestock; owner liable.

 68-23. Right to feed impounded livestock; owner liable.When any livestock is impounded under the provisions of this Chapter and remains without reasonably adequate feed and water for more than 24 hours, any person may lawfully enter the area of impoundment to supply the livestock with feed and water. Such person shall not be liable in trespass for such entry and may recover of the owner or, if the owner is unknown, of the impounder of the livestock, the reasonable costs of the feed and water. (1881, c. 368, s. 4; Code, s. 2485; Rev., s. 1682; C.S., s. 1855; 1971, c. 741, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 68-24 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 3 - Livestock Law.|§ 68-24 - Penalties for violation of this Article.

 68-24. Penalties for violation of this Article.A violation of G.S. 68-16, 68-21 or 68-22 is a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1971, c. 741, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 539; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 68-25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 3 - Livestock Law.|§ 68-25 - Domestic fowls running at large after notice.

 68-25. Domestic fowls running at large after notice.(a) If any person shall permit any turkeys, geese, chickens, ducks or other domestic fowls to run at large on the lands of any other person while such lands are under cultivation in any kind of grain or feedstuff or while being used for gardens or ornamental purposes, after having received actual or constructive notice of such running at large, the person is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.(b) If any person permits any domestic fowls to run at large on the lands of a commercial poultry operation of any other person after having received actual or constructive notice of such running at large, the person is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. For purposes of this subsection, a commercial poultry operation means any premises or operation where domestic poultry are fed, caged, housed, or otherwise kept for meat or egg production until sold or marketed.(b1) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-412, s. 3.1, effective October 15, 2011.(c) If it shall appear to any magistrate that after three days' notice any person persists in allowing his fowls to run at large in violation of this section and fails or refuses to keep them upon his own premises, then the said magistrate may, in his discretion, order any sheriff or other officer to kill the fowls when they are running at large as herein provided.  (C.S., s. 1864; 1971, c. 741, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 540; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2011-313, s. 1; 2011-412, s. 3.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 68-42 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 4 - Stock along the Outer Banks.|§ 68-42 - Stock running at large prohibited; certain ponies excepted.

 68-42. Stock running at large prohibited; certain ponies excepted.From and after July 1, 1958, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to allow his or its horses, cattle, goats, sheep, or hogs to run free or at large along the outer banks of this State. This Article shall not apply to horses known as marsh ponies or banks ponies on Ocracoke Island, Hyde County. This Article shall not apply to horses known as marsh ponies or banks ponies on Shackleford Banks between Beaufort Inlet and Barden's Inlet in Carteret County. Saving and excepting those animals known as "banker ponies" on the island of Ocracoke owned by the Boy Scouts and not exceeding 35 in number. (1957, c. 1057, s. 1; 1997-456, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 68-43 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 4 - Stock along the Outer Banks.|§ 68-43 - Authority of Secretary of Environmental Quality to remove or confine ponies on Ocracoke Island and Shackleford Banks.

 68-43. Authority of Secretary of Environmental Quality to remove or confine ponies on Ocracoke Island and Shackleford Banks.Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, the Secretary of Environmental Quality shall have authority to remove or cause to be removed from Ocracoke Island and Shackleford Banks all ponies known as banks ponies or marsh ponies if and when he determines that such action is essential to prevent damage to the island. In the event such a determination is made, the Secretary, in lieu of removing all ponies, may require that they be restricted to a certain area or corralled so as to prevent damage to the island. In the event such action is taken, the Secretary is authorized to take such steps and act through his duly designated employees or such other persons as, in his opinion, he deems necessary and he may accept any assistance provided by or through the National Park Service.  (1957, c. 1057, s. 11/2; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 218(10); 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 1997-456, s. 10; 2015-241, s. 14.30(v).)
NC Gen Stat § 68-44 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 4 - Stock along the Outer Banks.|§ 68-44 - Penalty for violation of G.S. 68-42.

 68-44. Penalty for violation of G.S. 68-42.Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of G.S. 68-42 shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1957, c. 1057, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, s. 541; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 68-45 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 4 - Stock along the Outer Banks.|§ 68-45 - Impounding stock.

 68-45. Impounding stock.The provisions of G.S. 68-24 to 68-30, relative to the impounding of stock running at large shall apply with equal force and effect along the outer banks of this State. (1957, c. 1057, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 68-46 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 68 - Fences and Stock Law|Article 4 - Stock along the Outer Banks.|§ 68-46 - "Outer banks of this State" defined.

 68-46. "Outer banks of this State" defined.For the purposes of this Article, the terms "outer banks of this State" shall be construed to mean all of that part of North Carolina which is separated from the mainland by a body of water, such as an inlet or sound, and which is in part bounded by the Atlantic Ocean. (1957, c. 1057, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 69-1 through 69-7.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 69 - Fire Protection|Article 1 - Investigation of Fires and Inspection of Premises.|§ 69-1 through 69-7.1 - Recodified as Article 79 of Chapter 58.

 69-1 through 69-7.1: Recodified as Article 79 of Chapter 58.
NC Gen Stat § 69-14 through 69-25 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 69 - Fire Protection|Article 3 - State Volunteer Fire Department.|§ 69-14 through 69-25 - through 69-25: Recodified as Article 80 of Chapter 58.

 69-14 through 69-25: Recodified as Article 80 of Chapter 58.
NC Gen Stat § 69-25.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 69 - Fire Protection|Article 3A - Rural Fire Protection Districts.|§ 69-25.1 - Election to be held upon petition of voters.

 69-25.1. Election to be held upon petition of voters.Upon the petition of thirty-five percent (35%) of the resident freeholders living in an area lying outside the corporate limits of any city or town, which area is described in the petition and designated as "_________________ Fire District," the board of county commissioners of  (Here insert name)  the county shall call a special election in said district for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters therein the question of levying and collecting a special tax on all taxable property in said district, of not exceeding fifteen cents (15 ) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation of property, for the purpose of providing fire protection in said district. The county tax office shall be responsible for checking the freeholder status of those individuals signing the petition and confirming the location of the property owned by those individuals. Unless specifically excluded by other law, the provisions of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes concerning petitions for referenda and special elections shall apply. If the voters reject the special tax under the first paragraph of this section, then no new election may be held under the first paragraph of this section within two years on the question of levying and collecting a special tax under the first paragraph of this section in that district, or in any proposed district which includes a majority of the land within the district in which the tax was rejected.Upon the petition of thirty-five percent (35%) of the resident freeholders living in an area which has previously been established as a fire protection district and in which there has been authorized by a vote of the people a special tax not exceeding ten cents (10 ) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation of property within the area, the board of county commissioners shall call a special election in said area for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters therein the question of increasing the allowable special tax for fire protection within said district from ten cents (10 ) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation to fifteen cents (15 ) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) valuation on all taxable property within such district. Special elections on the question of increasing the allowable tax rate for fire protection shall not be held within the same district at intervals less than two years.  (1951, c. 820, s. 1; 1953, c. 453, s. 1; 1959, c. 805, ss. 1, 2; 1983, c. 388, ss. 1, 1.1; 2002-159, s. 55(g); 2013-381, s. 10.6; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 69-25.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 69 - Fire Protection|Article 3A - Rural Fire Protection Districts.|§ 69-25.2 - Duties of county board of commissioners regarding conduct of elections; cost of holding.

 69-25.2. Duties of county board of commissioners regarding conduct of elections; cost of holding.The board of county commissioners, after consulting with the county board of elections, shall set a date for the special election in accordance with G.S. 163-287 by resolution adopted. The county board of elections shall hold and conduct the election in the district. The county board of elections shall advertise and conduct said election, in accordance with the provisions of this Article and with the procedures prescribed in Chapter 163 governing the conduct of special and general elections. The cost of holding the election to establish a district shall be paid by the county, provided that if the district is established, then the county shall be reimbursed the cost of the election from the taxes levied within the district, but the cost of an election to increase the allowable tax under G.S. 69-25.1 or to abolish a fire district under G.S. 69-25.10 shall be paid from the funds of the district.  (1951, c. 820, s. 2; 1975, c. 706; 1981, c. 786, s. 2; 2013-381, s. 10.7; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 69-25.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 69 - Fire Protection|Article 3A - Rural Fire Protection Districts.|§ 69-25.3 - Ballots.

 69-25.3. Ballots.At said election those voters who are in favor of levying a tax in said district for fire protection therein shall vote a ballot on which shall be written or printed, "In favor of tax for fire protection in ________   (Here insert name)   Fire Protection District." Those who are against levying said tax shall vote a ballot on which shall be written or printed the words, "Against tax for fire protection in________________ Fire Protection District."  (Here insert name)  Whenever an election is called pursuant to this Article on the question of increasing the tax limit for fire protection in any area, those voters in favor of such increase therein shall vote a ballot on which shall be printed, "In favor of tax increase for fire protection in Fire Protection District." Those who are against increasing the tax limit for fire protection therein shall vote a ballot on which shall be printed, "Against tax increase for fire protection in Fire Protection District."The failure of the election on the question of an increase in the tax for fire protection shall not be deemed to be the abolishment of the special tax for fire protection already in effect in said district. (1951, c. 820, s. 3; 1959, c. 805, s. 3.)