GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

S	1 

SENATE BILL 46

Short Title:  Felony to Shoot a Horse.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senators McDaniel; and Horton.

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Referred to:  Judiciary.

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February 5, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE IT A CLASS I FELONY TO SHOOT A HORSE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 23 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14-163.2.  Shooting a horse.
Notwithstanding G.S. 14-360 or G.S. 14-366, if any person willfully and unlawfully shoots a horse that is the property of another, the person is guilty of a Class I felony."
Section 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1997, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.