14-363. Conveying animals in a cruel manner.
If any person shall carry or cause to be carried in or upon any vehicle or other conveyance, any animal in a cruel or inhuman manner, he shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Whenever an offender shall be taken into custody therefor by any officer, the officer may take charge of such vehicle or other conveyance and its contents, and deposit the same in some safe place of custody. The necessary expenses which may be incurred for taking charge of and keeping and sustaining the vehicle or other conveyance shall be a lien thereon, to be paid before the same can be lawfully reclaimed; or the said expenses, or any part thereof remaining unpaid, may be recovered by the person incurring the same of the owner of such animal in an action therefor. (1881, c. 368, s. 5; Code, s. 2486; 1891, c. 65; Rev., s. 3302; C.S., s. 4486; 1953, c. 857, s. 3; 1969, c. 1224, s. 4; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 967, s. 1; 1989, c. 670, s. 4; 1993, c. 539, s. 244; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 47 - Cruelty to Animals.
§ 14-360 - Cruelty to animals; construction of section.
§ 14-360.1 - Immunity for veterinarian reporting animal cruelty.
§ 14-361 - Instigating or promoting cruelty to animals.
§ 14-361.1 - Abandonment of animals.
§ 14-362.1 - Animal fights and baiting, other than cock fights, dog fights and dog baiting.
§ 14-362.2 - Dog fighting and baiting.
§ 14-362.3 - Restraining dogs in a cruel manner.
§ 14-363 - Conveying animals in a cruel manner.