14-401. Putting poisonous foodstuffs, antifreeze, etc., in certain public places, prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to put or place (i) any strychnine, other poisonous compounds or ground glass on any beef or other foodstuffs of any kind, or (ii) any antifreeze that contains ethylene glycol and is not in a closed container, in any public square, street, lane, alley or on any lot in any village, town or city or on any public road, open field, woods or yard in the country. Any person, firm or corporation who violates the provisions of this section shall be liable in damages to the person injured thereby and also shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. This section shall not apply to the poisoning of insects or worms for the purpose of protecting crops or gardens by spraying plants, crops, or trees, to poisons used in rat extermination, or to the accidental release of antifreeze containing ethylene glycol. (1941, c. 181; 1953, c. 1239; 1993, c. 143, c. 539, s. 270; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 52 - Miscellaneous Police Regulations.
§ 14-381 - Desecration of State and United States flag.
§ 14-382 - Pollution of water on lands used for dairy purposes.
§ 14-383 - Cutting timber on town watershed without disposing of boughs and debris; misdemeanor.
§ 14-384 - Injuring notices and advertisements.
§ 14-385 - Defacing or destroying public notices and advertisements.
§ 14-391 - Usurious loans on household and kitchen furniture or assignment of wages.
§ 14-394 - Anonymous or threatening letters, mailing or transmitting.
§ 14-395 - Commercialization of American Legion emblem; wearing by nonmembers.
§ 14-395.1 - Sexual harassment.
§ 14-398 - Theft or destruction of property of public libraries, museums, etc.
§ 14-399.2 - Certain plastic yoke and ring type holding devices prohibited.
§ 14-400 - Tattooing; body piercing prohibited.
§ 14-401 - Putting poisonous foodstuffs, antifreeze, etc., in certain public places, prohibited.
§ 14-401.1 - Misdemeanor to tamper with examination questions.
§ 14-401.2 - Misdemeanor for detective to collect claims, accounts, etc.
§ 14-401.3 - Inscription on gravestone or monument charging commission of crime.
§ 14-401.6 - Unlawful to possess, etc., tear gas except for certain purposes.
§ 14-401.9 - Parking vehicle in private parking space without permission.
§ 14-401.11 - Distribution of certain food or beverage prohibited.
§ 14-401.12 - Soliciting charitable contributions by telephone.
§ 14-401.13 - Failure to give right to cancel in off-premises sales.
§ 14-401.14 - Ethnic intimidation; teaching any technique to be used for ethnic intimidation.
§ 14-401.15 - Telephone sales recovery services.
§ 14-401.16 - Contaminate food or drink to render one mentally incapacitated or physically helpless.
§ 14-401.17 - Unlawful removal or destruction of electronic dog collars.
§ 14-401.18 - Sale of certain packages of cigarettes prohibited.
§ 14-401.18A - Sale of certain e-liquid containers prohibited.
§ 14-401.19 - Filing false security agreements.
§ 14-401.20 - Defrauding drug and alcohol screening tests; penalty.
§ 14-401.21 - Practicing "rebirthing technique"; penalty.
§ 14-401.22 - Concealment of death; disturbing human remains; dismembering human remains.
§ 14-401.23 - Unlawful manufacture, sale, delivery, or possession of Salvia divinorum.
§ 14-401.24 - Unlawful possession and use of unmanned aircraft systems.
§ 14-401.25 - Unlawful distribution of images.
§ 14-401.26 - TNC driver failure to display license plate information.
§ 14-401.27 - Impersonation of a transportation network company driver.