North Carolina § 14-418 - Prohibited handling of reptiles or suggesting or inducing others to handle.
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§ 14-418. Prohibited handling of reptiles or suggesting or inducing others to handle.
It shall be unlawful for any person to handle any reptile regulated under this Article in a manner that intentionally or negligently exposes another person to unsafe contact with the reptile. It shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally or negligently suggest, entice, invite, challenge, intimidate, exhort or otherwise induce or aid any person to handle or expose himself in an unsafe manner to any reptile regulated under this Article. Safe and responsible handling of reptiles for purposes of animal husbandry, exhibition, training, transport, and education is permitted under this section. History (1949, c. 1084, s. 3; 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, rewrote the section.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-418 ("Prohibited handling of reptiles or suggesting or inducing others to handle.") 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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