{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-67-4.2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 67-4.2","heading":"Precautions against attacks by dangerous dogs.","body":"(a)\tIt is unlawful for an owner to:\n(1)\tLeave a dangerous dog unattended on the owner's real property unless the dog is confined indoors, in a securely enclosed and locked pen, or in another structure designed to restrain the dog;\n(2)\tPermit a dangerous dog to go beyond the owner's real property unless the dog is leashed and muzzled or is otherwise securely restrained and muzzled.\n(b)\tIf the owner of a dangerous dog transfers ownership or possession of the dog to another person (as defined in G.S. 12-3(6)), the owner shall provide written notice to:\n(1)\tThe authority that made the determination under this Article, stating the name and address of the new owner or possessor of the dog; and\n(2)\tThe person taking ownership or possession of the dog, specifying the dog's dangerous behavior and the authority's determination.\n(c)\tViolation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1023; 1993, c. 539, s. 532; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)","path":["Chapter 67. Dogs.","Article 1A. Dangerous Dogs."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_67/GS_67-4.2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:07:57Z","sha256":"c44ba67336f9c727e4d20ed4c405390520556f1e45a4682c0633a47233de238f","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-67-4.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-67-4.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}