North Carolina § 14-416 - Mishandling of certain reptiles declared public nuisance and criminal offense.

§ 14-416. Mishandling of certain reptiles declared public nuisance and criminal offense.

The intentional or negligent exposure of other human beings to unsafe contact with venomous reptiles, large constricting snakes, or crocodilians is essentially dangerous and injurious and detrimental to public health, safety and welfare, and is therefore declared to be a public nuisance and a criminal offense, to be abated and punished as provided in this Article. History (1949, c. 1084, s. 1; 2009-344, s. 1.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-344, s. 1, effective December 1, 2009, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, in the section catchline, substituted "Mishandling of certain reptiles" for "Handling of poisonous reptiles"; substituted "or negligent exposure of other human beings to unsafe contact with venomous reptiles, large constricting snakes, or crocodilians is" for "exposure of human beings to contact with reptiles of a venomous nature being" and substituted "and is therefore" for "the indulgence in and inducement to such exposure is hereby" near the end.