§ 19A-1. Definitions.
Chapter 19A.
Protection of Animals.
Article 1.
Civil Remedy forProtection of Animals.
§ 19A‑1. Definitions.
The following definitionsapply in this Article:
(1) The term"animals" includes every living vertebrate in the classes Amphibia,Reptilia, Aves, and Mammalia except human beings.
(2) The terms"cruelty" and "cruel treatment" include every act,omission, or neglect whereby unjustifiable physical pain, suffering, or deathis caused or permitted.
(3) The term"person" has the same meaning as in G.S. 12‑3. (1969, c. 831; 1979, c. 808,s. 2; 1995, c. 509, s. 19; 2003‑208, s. 1.)