N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-9: State reptile.
Where this section sits in the code
- Chapter 145. State Symbols and Other Official Adoptions.
The turtle is adopted as the official State reptile of the State of North Carolina, and the eastern box turtle is designated as the emblem representing the turtles inhabiting North Carolina. (1979, c. 154, s. 1.)
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