{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-182","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-182","heading":"Abuse of animals.","body":"A city may by ordinance define and prohibit the abuse of animals. (1917, c. 136, subch. 5, s. 1; 1919, cc. 136, 237; C.S., s. 2787; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 160A. Cities and Towns.","Article 8. Delegation and Exercise of the General Police Power."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_160A/GS_160A-182.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:25:42Z","sha256":"b69eb0d2342a66d8d1570cb67de011af29fad7ac385e7f4781da17adfb9b7d65","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-181.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-160a-183"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}