North Carolina § 113-337 - Unlawful acts; penalties.

§ 113-337. Unlawful acts; penalties.

It is unlawful: To take, possess, transport, sell, barter, trade, exchange, export, or offer for sale, barter, trade, exchange or export, or give away for any purpose including advertising or other promotional purpose any animal on a protected wild animal list, except as authorized according to the regulations of the Commission, including those promulgated pursuant to G.S. 113-333(1); To perform any act specifically prohibited by the regulations of the Commission promulgated pursuant to its authority under G.S. 113-333. Each person convicted of violating the provisions of this Article is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. History (1987, c. 382, s. 1; 1999-408, s. 10.) Editor's Note. - The reference in subdivision (a)(1) of this section to G.S. 113-333(1) should now be to G.S. 113-333(a)(1). Session Laws 2003-100, s. 2, provides: "The commercial taking of any turtle or terrapin within any of the species of turtles and terrapins in the families Emydidae and Trionychidae that are the large basking and sliding turtles and terrapins is prohibited until such time as the Wildlife Resources Commission adopts rules to regulate the taking of turtles or terrapins within these two families of reptiles. For the purposes of this section, 'commercial taking' is defined as the taking, possession, collection, transportation, purchase or sale of five or more individual turtles or terrapins from either of the two families of reptiles described in this section. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in G.S. 113-135. This section shall not apply to a licensed veterinarian; to a bona fide zoo operated by the federal government, the State, or a unit of local government; or to bona fide scientific, biological, medical, or veterinary education or research." §§ 113-338 through 113-350: Reserved for future codification purposes.