North Carolina § 130A-200 - Confinement or leashing of vicious animals.
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§ 130A-200. Confinement or leashing of vicious animals.
A local health director may declare an animal to be vicious and a menace to the public health when the animal has attacked a person causing bodily harm without being teased, molested, provoked, beaten, tortured or otherwise harmed. When an animal has been declared to be vicious and a menace to the public health, the local health director shall order the animal to be confined to its owner's property. However, the animal may be permitted to leave its owner's property when accompanied by a responsible adult and restrained on a leash. History (1935, c. 122, s. 18; 1953, c. 876, s. 14; 1983, c. 891, s. 2.)
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 130A-200 ("Confinement or leashing of vicious animals.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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