No State or local statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances related to the capture, captivity, treatment, or release of wildlife shall apply to the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) between the dates of December 29 of each year and January 2 of each subsequent year.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-291.13
Application of wildlife laws to opossums
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 246 N.C. App. 571 - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. Myers (2016)
Most recently applied in 246 N.C. App. 571 - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc. v. Myers (April 2016)
2015-73, s. 1.
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.