{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-145-9","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-9","heading":"State reptile.","body":"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.)","path":["Chapter 145. State Symbols and Other Official Adoptions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_145/GS_145-9.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:23:07Z","sha256":"9f5c2f86a0ec5868bf021fac672a8bfe80145297398fc18b26e916d899c66c3f","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-145-8","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-145-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}