A city may by ordinance define and prohibit the abuse of animals.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-182
Abuse of animals
1917, c. 136, subch. 5, s. 1; 1919, cc. 136, 237; C.S., s. 2787; 1971, c. 698, 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.