Operation of a pet shop, kennel, or public auction without a currently valid license shall constitute a Class 3 misdemeanor subject only to a penalty of not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00), and each day of operation shall constitute a separate offense.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 19A-33
Penalty for operation of pet shop, kennel or auction without license
Known as the Animal Welfare Act
The act spans §§ 19A-20 to 19A-44 (26 sections).
1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1217, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 315; 1994, Ex
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