{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-19a-1","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 19A-1","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following definitions apply in this Article:\n(1)\tThe term \"animals\" includes every living vertebrate in the classes Amphibia, Reptilia, Aves, and Mammalia except human beings.\n(2)\tThe terms \"cruelty\" and \"cruel treatment\" include every act, omission, or neglect whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffering, or death is caused or permitted.\n(3)\tThe term \"person\" has the same meaning as in G.S. 12-3. (1969, c. 831; 1979, c. 808, s. 2; 1995, c. 509, s. 19; 2003-208, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 19A. Protection of Animals.","Article 1. Civil Remedy for Protection of Animals."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_19A/GS_19A-1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:58:02Z","sha256":"9f0570b8b9f5004c66e8660c598afe8b2bd7aa6682ef4453270a5862e0083adc","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-19-21","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-19a-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}