{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-106-451.44","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-451.44","heading":"Operation without registration unlawful; injunction.","body":"Engaging in business as a cotton gin, cotton warehouse, or cotton merchant without being registered under G.S. 106-451.41 is punishable as a Class 2 misdemeanor. In addition, the Commissioner of Agriculture may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to obtain injunctive relief to prevent violations of this act. (1999-412, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 106. Agriculture.","Article 38B. Cotton Gins, Warehouses, Merchants."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_106/GS_106-451.44.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:16:07Z","sha256":"1760a5def4a65e2ae0007fe1fdf110ba863810daee1a4a9cd5e6e6270567d96a","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-106-451.43","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-106-451.45-through-106-451.49"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}