North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes — Crimes & Controlled Substances

N.C.G.S. (Criminal Law) § 14-342: Selling or offering to sell meat of diseased animals

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

It is illegal to knowingly slaughter a diseased animal and sell or offer its meat for human consumption. Violators are guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

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