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NC Gen Stat § 106-409 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35 - Public Livestock Markets.|§ 106-409 - Removal of cattle from market for slaughter and nonslaughter purposes; identification; permit needed.

 106-409. Removal of cattle from market for slaughter and nonslaughter purposes; identification; permit needed.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. (1941, c. 263, s. 4; 1943, c. 724, s. 2; 1949, c. 997, s. 2; 1967, c. 894, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-410 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35 - Public Livestock Markets.|§ 106-410 - Removal of swine from market for slaughter and nonslaughter purposes; identification; permit needed; resale for feeding or breeding; out-of-state shipment.

 106-410. Removal of swine from market for slaughter and nonslaughter purposes; identification; permit needed; resale for feeding or breeding; out-of-state shipment.No swine, except those for immediate slaughter, shall be removed from any public livestock market except in accordance with regulations adopted by the North Carolina Board of Agriculture. All swine removed from any public livestock market for immediate slaughter shall be identified in a manner prescribed by regulation adopted by the North Carolina Board of Agriculture and the person removing same shall sign a form in duplicate showing the number of hogs, their description and where they are to be slaughtered or resold for slaughter. Slaughter hogs may be disposed of in one of the following ways:(1) Moved directly to a recognized slaughter establishment for immediate slaughter.(2) Sold to a dealer, bonded under the Packers and Stockyards Act, who handles hogs for immediate slaughter.(3) Offered for resale for slaughter through a livestock auction market holding a valid permit issued under this Article.Swine 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 market operator shall allow the removal of any swine from a market in violation of this section.Swine for breeding or feeding purposes shall not be resold in a livestock market for other than immediate slaughter within 14 days of prior sale at a livestock market unless they are identified as having been previously sold swine at the time of resale. Such identification shall contain the date and place of the prior sale and shall be furnished in writing to the market operator by the seller of said swine.Provided, however, that the Commissioner of Agriculture may permit swine to be shipped out of the State of North Carolina, under the same conditions as if said swine were being delivered for immediate slaughter, for immediate delivery to holding or feeding lots in any other state when he determines that said holding or feeding lots are being operated in compliance with the laws of said state and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. (1941, c. 263, s. 5; 1943, c. 724, s. 3; 1949, c. 997, ss. 3, 4; 1967, c. 894, s. 7; 1971, c. 739, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-411 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35 - Public Livestock Markets.|§ 106-411 - Regulation of use of livestock removed from market; swine shipped out of State.

 106-411. Regulation of use of livestock removed from market; swine shipped out of State.Any person or persons who shall remove, or whose agent or employee at the direction of the employer, shall remove from a public livestock market any cattle, swine, or other livestock for immediate slaughter shall use them for immediate slaughter only or resale for immediate slaughter only in compliance with this Article and the applicable regulations of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor for the owner of any cattle, swine or other livestock purchased for immediate slaughter, to order, direct or procure his agent or employee to transport said cattle, swine, or other livestock to any place other than a recognized slaughter plant or as provided in G.S. 106-409 and G.S. 106-410; and the agent or employee who transports said animal or animals shall likewise be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.Provided that, it shall not be a violation of law to ship swine out of this State to holding or feeding lots as provided for in G.S. 106-410. (1941, c. 263, s. 6; 1943, c. 724, s. 4; 1949, c. 997, s. 5; 1967, c. 894, s. 8; 1993, c. 539, s. 779; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-412 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35 - Public Livestock Markets.|§ 106-412 - Admission of animals to markets; quarantine of diseased animals; sale restricted; regulation of trucks, etc.

 106-412. Admission of animals to markets; quarantine of diseased animals; sale restricted; regulation of trucks, etc.No animal known to be affected with or having visible symptoms of a contagious or infectious disease shall be received or admitted into any public livestock market except upon special permit issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture or his authorized representative. All animals affected with, or exposed to, any contagious or infectious disease of animals or any animal that reacts to an official test indicating the presence of such a disease, shall be quarantined separate and apart from healthy animals and shall not be sold, traded, or otherwise disposed of except upon written permission of the Commissioner of Agriculture or his authorized representative. All animals sold for slaughter under this provision must be moved directly to a recognized slaughter establishment with State or federal meat inspection unless written permission to do otherwise is secured from the State Veterinarian or his authorized representative. The owner of the animals shall be responsible for the cost of maintaining the quarantine, the necessary treatment, and the feed and care of the animals while under quarantine and said costs shall constitute a lien against all of said animals. All trucks, trailers, and other conveyances used in transporting livestock shall be cleaned and disinfected in accordance with the regulations issued by authority of this Article. (1941, c. 263, s. 7; 1967, c. 894, s. 9.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-413 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35 - Public Livestock Markets.|§ 106-413 - Sale, etc., of certain diseased animals restricted; application of Article; sales by farmers.

 106-413. Sale, etc., of certain diseased animals restricted; application of Article; sales by farmers.No person or persons shall sell or offer for sale, trade or otherwise dispose of any animal or animals that are affected with a contagious or infectious disease, or that the owner or person in charge or a livestock inspector or an approved veterinarian has reason to believe are so affected or exposed; provided, however, that upon written permission of the Commissioner of Agriculture or his authorized representative it shall be lawful to sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of such animals for immediate slaughter at a plant with State or federal meat inspection. The provisions of this Article, including those regulations adopted by the North Carolina Board of Agriculture, shall apply to all animals sold or offered for sale on any public highway, right-of-way, street, or within one-half mile of any public livestock market, or other public place; provided, that the one-half mile provision shall not apply to animals raised and owned by a bona fide farmer who is a resident of the State of North Carolina and sold or offered for sale by him. (1941, c. 263, s. 8; 1943, c. 724, s. 5; 1967, c. 894, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-414 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35 - Public Livestock Markets.|§ 106-414 - Transportation, sale, etc., of diseased livestock; burden of proving health; movement to laboratory; removal of identification.

 106-414. Transportation, sale, etc., of diseased livestock; burden of proving health; movement to laboratory; removal of identification.No cattle, swine, or other livestock with visible symptoms of a contagious or infectious disease shall be transported or otherwise moved on any public highway or street in this State except upon written permission of the Commissioner of Agriculture or his authorized representative. The burden of proof to establish the health of any animal transported on the public highways of this State, or sold, traded, or otherwise disposed of in any public place shall be upon the vendor. Any person who shall sell, trade, or otherwise dispose of any animal affected with, or exposed to, a contagious or infectious disease, or one he has or should have reason to believe is so affected, or exposed, shall be civilly liable for all damages resulting from such sale or trade; provided that, nothing in this section shall prevent an individual who owns or has custody of sick animals from transporting sick or dead animals to a disease diagnostic laboratory operated or approved by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services if reasonable and proper precautions to prevent the exposure of other animals is taken by the owner or transporter thereof.It shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor to remove before slaughter any ear tag, back tag, or other mark of identification approved by the Commissioner of Agriculture for identifying animals for disease control purposes unless prior written authorization has been obtained from the State Veterinarian or his authorized representative. (1941, c. 263, s. 9; 1967, c. 894, s. 11; 1993, c. 539, s. 780; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997-261, s. 109.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-415 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35 - Public Livestock Markets.|§ 106-415 - Cost of tests, serums, etc.

 106-415. Cost of tests, serums, etc.The cost of all tests, serums, vaccines and other medical supplies necessary for the enforcement of this Article and the protection of livestock against contagious and infectious diseases shall be paid for by the owner of said livestock and the cost shall constitute a lien against all said animals; provided that, the Commissioner of Agriculture, by and with the consent of the Board of Agriculture, is hereby authorized to determine reasonable charges and costs for such tests, serums, vaccines, and other medical supplies; provided further, that an animal which shows a reaction to a test for brucellosis shall be automatically "no-saled" and resold for immediate slaughter and the cost of the test paid by the original seller. (1941, c. 263, s. 10; 1949, c. 997, s. 6; 1957, c. 1269; 1967, c. 894, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-416 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35 - Public Livestock Markets.|§ 106-416 - Rules and regulations.

 106-416. Rules and regulations.The Commissioner of Agriculture, by and with the consent of the State Board of Agriculture, shall have full power to promulgate and enforce such rules and regulations that may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article. This power shall include, but not be confined to, the authority to designate a time after which livestock shall not be allowed to enter a sales barn on the day of a sale. (1941, c. 263, s. 11; 1967, c. 894, s. 13; 1971, c. 739, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-417 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35 - Public Livestock Markets.|§ 106-417 - Violation made misdemeanor; responsibility for health, etc., of animals.

 106-417. Violation made misdemeanor; responsibility for health, etc., of animals.Any person, firm, or corporation who shall knowingly violate any provisions set forth in this Article or any rule or regulation duly established by the State Board of Agriculture, or any officer or inspector who shall willfully fail to comply with any provisions of this Article, shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. A market operating under this Article shall not be responsible for the health or death of an animal sold through such market if the provisions of this Article have been complied with. (1941, c. 263, s. 12; 1943, c. 724, s. 6; 1967, c. 894, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 781; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-417.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35 - Public Livestock Markets.|§ 106-417.1 - Civil penalties.

 106-417.1. Civil penalties.The Commissioner may assess a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) against any person who violates a provision of this Article or any rule promulgated thereunder. In determining the amount of the penalty, the Commissioner shall consider the degree and extent of harm caused by the violation.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. (1995, c. 516, s. 9; 1998-215, s. 13.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-418 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35 - Public Livestock Markets.|§ 106-418 - Exemption from health provisions.

 106-418. Exemption from health provisions.The health provisions of this Article shall not apply to "no-sale" cattle offered for sale at a public livestock market by a bona fide farmer who has owned them at least 60 days. (1941, c. 263, s. 12 1/2; 1967, c. 894, s. 15.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-418.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35A - North Carolina Livestock Prompt Pay Law.|§ 106-418.1 - Short title.

 106-418.1. Short title.This Article shall be known by the short title of "North Carolina Livestock Prompt Pay Law." (1973, c. 38, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-418.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35A - North Carolina Livestock Prompt Pay Law.|§ 106-418.2 - Legislative intent and purpose.

 106-418.2. Legislative intent and purpose.The purpose of the Article is to regulate the sale of livestock by auction at public livestock markets and to assure prompt payment for livestock sold. (1973, c. 38, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-418.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35A - North Carolina Livestock Prompt Pay Law.|§ 106-418.3 - Definitions.

 106-418.3. Definitions.As used in this Article, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(1) "Banking business day" means a day in which banks are normally open for business in North Carolina.(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture of North Carolina or his designated agent or agents.(3) "Custodial accounts" means custodial accounts for trust funds as explained in the Code of Federal Regulations, January 1, 1972, 201.42.(4) The "North Carolina Public Livestock Market Advisory Board" means the Board established under G.S. 106-407.1.(5) "Public livestock market" means livestock sales at a market duly licensed under G.S. 106-406. (1973, c. 38, s. 3; 1975, c. 19, s. 33.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-418.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35A - North Carolina Livestock Prompt Pay Law.|§ 106-418.4 - Duties of Commissioner.

 106-418.4. Duties of Commissioner.The Commissioner shall regulate, by and with the consent of the Board of Agriculture as provided herein, the payment for livestock sold at auction. (1973, c. 38, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-418.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35A - North Carolina Livestock Prompt Pay Law.|§ 106-418.5 - Collection of payment.

 106-418.5. Collection of payment.Collection of payment for livestock purchased at auction shall be made by the public livestock market on the same date of purchase of the livestock, and the proceeds therefrom shall be deposited by the public livestock market in their custodial account not later than the next banking business day following the date of sale. Collection for livestock purchased by auction shall be made by cash, check, or draft. There shall be no loans made from the custodial account of any public livestock market to any purchaser of livestock at said sales establishment. Payment shall be made by the public livestock market to the seller of livestock at auction not later than one banking business day after the date of sale of the animal or animals. (1973, c. 38, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-418.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35A - North Carolina Livestock Prompt Pay Law.|§ 106-418.6 - Action upon failure of payment.

 106-418.6. Action upon failure of payment.It shall be the duty and responsibility of each public livestock market to report to the Commissioner within 24 hours after having knowledge that a check or draft issued in payment for livestock has been dishonored or that a buyer of livestock at auction has not fulfilled his obligation to pay for livestock within the prescribed time in G.S. 106-418.5. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Commissioner to notify all public livestock markets of the fact of dishonor of any such check issued or the failure to honor any draft upon presentation used in payment for livestock or due to the lack of satisfactory payment for livestock. (1973, c. 38, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-418.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35A - North Carolina Livestock Prompt Pay Law.|§ 106-418.7 - Authority of Board of Agriculture, North Carolina Public Livestock Market Advisory Board and the Commissioner.

 106-418.7. Authority of Board of Agriculture, North Carolina Public Livestock Market Advisory Board and the Commissioner.The Board of Agriculture shall establish rules and regulations pertaining to the purchase and payment of livestock sold in this State at public livestock markets. The North Carolina Public Livestock Market Advisory Board shall recommend rules and regulations pertaining to the administration of this Article to the Board of Agriculture for their consideration. The Commissioner is authorized to revoke any livestock market operator's license issued or to refuse to issue a livestock market license to any person as hereinafter provided upon satisfactory proof that said person has repeatedly violated any of the provisions of this Article or any of the rules and regulations made and promulgated thereunder; provided that no license shall be revoked or refused until the person, firm or corporation shall have first been given an opportunity to appear at a hearing before the Commissioner or his agent. Any person who is refused a license, or whose license is revoked by any order of the Commissioner, may appeal within 30 days from said order to the Superior Court of Wake County or the superior court of the county of his residence. (1973, c. 38, s. 7; 1989, c. 770, s. 25.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-418.7A (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35A - North Carolina Livestock Prompt Pay Law.|§ 106-418.7A - Civil penalties.

 106-418.7A. Civil penalties.The Commissioner may assess a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) against any person who violates a provision of this Article or any rule promulgated thereunder. In determining the amount of the penalty, the Commissioner shall consider the degree and extent of harm caused by the violation.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. (1995, c. 516, s. 10; 1998-215, s. 14.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-418.8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35B - Livestock Dealer Licensing Act.|§ 106-418.8 - Definitions.

 106-418.8. Definitions.When used in this Article,(1) The term "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture of North Carolina;(2) The term "livestock" means cattle, sheep, goats, swine, horses and mules;(3) The term "livestock dealer" means any person who buys livestock (i) for his own account for purposes of resale, or (ii) for the account of others; and(4) The term "person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. (1973, c. 196.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-418.9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35B - Livestock Dealer Licensing Act.|§ 106-418.9 - Exemptions.

 106-418.9. Exemptions.The provisions of this Article shall not apply to a person who offers for sale or trade only livestock which he has raised or livestock which he owns or has had in his possession for a period of 30 days or longer or who has had the livestock grown under contract, and is not engaged in the business of buying, selling, trading, or negotiating the transfer of livestock. Neither shall this Article apply to a livestock market operator conducting sales in compliance with the Public Livestock Markets Act (General Statutes Chapter 106, Article 35). (1973, c. 196.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-418.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 35B - Livestock Dealer Licensing Act.|§ 106-418.10 - Prohibited conduct.

 106-418.10. Prohibited conduct.It shall be unlawful for any person to:(1) Carry on or conduct the business of a livestock dealer without a current valid license issued by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services under the provisions of this Article;(2) Fail to keep the records required by G.S. 106-418.13. (1973, c. 196; 1997-261, s. 52.)