GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1362

Short Title:  Unlawful to Remove Collars.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Senators Plexico; and Carpenter.
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Referred to:  Agriculture, Marine Resources, and Wildlife.
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May 25, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE IT UNLAWFUL TO REMOVE OR DESTROY ELECTRONIC COLLARS ON DOGS IN HAYWOOD, JACKSON, SWAIN, MACON, HENDERSON, AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  It is unlawful to intentionally remove or destroy an electronic collar or other electronic device placed on a dog by its owner to maintain control of the dog.
Sec. 2.  A first conviction for a violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.  A second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Sec. 3.  This act is enforceable by officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.
Sec. 4.  This act applies only to Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Macon, Henderson, and Transylvania Counties.
Sec. 5.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1994, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.