No person shall operate a public auction or a boarding kennel unless a license to operate such establishment shall have been granted by the Director. Application for such license shall be made in the manner provided by the Director. The license period shall be the fiscal year and the license fee shall be seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for each license period or part thereof beginning with the first day of the fiscal year.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 19A-28
License required for public auction or boarding kennel
Known as the Animal Welfare Act
The act spans §§ 19A-20 to 19A-44 (26 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Johnson v. Smith (2024)
Most recently applied in Johnson v. Smith (June 2024)
1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1217, s. 9; 1987, c. 827, s. 65; 1989, c. 544, s. 18; 2011-145, s. 31.5(b).
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.