North Carolina § 130A-184 - Definitions.

§ 130A-184. Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Part: Animal Control Officer. - A city or county employee whose responsibility includes animal control. The term "Animal Control Officer" also includes agents of a private organization that is operating an animal shelter under contract with a city or county whenever those agents are performing animal control functions at the shelter. Cat. - A domestic feline of the genus and species Felis catus. Certified rabies vaccinator. - A person appointed and certified to administer rabies vaccine to animals in accordance with this Part. Dog. - A domestic canine of the genus, species, and subspecies Canis lupus familiaris. Feral. - An animal that is not socialized. Ferret. - A domestic mammal of the genus, species, and subspecies Mustela putorius furo. Rabies vaccine. - An animal rabies vaccine licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture and approved for use in this State by the Commission. State Public Heath Veterinarian. - A person appointed by the Secretary to direct the State public health veterinary program. Stray. - An animal that meets both of the following conditions: Is beyond the limits of confinement or lost. Is not wearing any tags, microchips, tattoos, or other methods of identification. Vaccination. - The administration of rabies vaccine by a person authorized to administer it under G.S. 130A-185. History (1935, c. 122, s. 1; 1949, c. 645, s. 1; 1953, c. 876, s. 1; 1957, c. 1357, s. 3; 1973, c. 476, s. 128; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 2009-304, s. 2; 2009-327, s. 1.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-304, s. 2, effective January 1, 2010, added the last sentence of subdivision (1). Session Laws 2009-327, s. 1, effective October 1, 2009, rewrote this section.