It shall be the purpose of this Article to provide a civil remedy for the protection and humane treatment of animals in addition to any criminal remedies that are available and it shall be proper in any action to combine causes of action against one or more defendants for the protection of one or more animals. A real party in interest as plaintiff shall be held to include any person even though the person does not have a possessory or ownership right in an animal; a real party in interest as defendant shall include any person who owns or has possession of an animal. Venue for any action filed under this Article shall only be in the county where any violation is alleged to have occurred.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 19A-2
Purpose
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 181 N.C. App. 594 - Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Woodley (2007)
Most recently applied in 181 N.C. App. 594 - Animal Legal Defense Fund v. Woodley (February 2007)
1969, c. 831; 1995, c. 509, s. 20; 2003-208, s. 1; 2013-3, s. 4; 2013-410, s. 4.1.
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