<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 3-100. - Definitions.</div>
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               <span class="ital">Exotic animal</span> is any animal which:
               
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                  (1)
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                  Is not native or indigenous to North Carolina;
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                  (2)
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                  Does not have an established wild population in North Carolina;
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                  (3)
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                  Is not regulated by the North Carolina State Wildlife Commission; and
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                  (4)
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                  Is not considered livestock as defined in <a href="" data-chunk-id="COOR_CH3AN_ARTIINGE_S3-1DE" class="section-link" data-product-id="12207">section 3-1</a> of this chapter.
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               <span class="ital">Inherently dangerous animal</span> means any of the following:
               
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                  (1)
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                  Any wolf, fox, coyote, or member of the family Canidae not customarily domesticated
                  by man, including hybrids between dogs and wild species.
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                  (2)
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                  Any member of the cat family weighing over fifteen (15) pounds other than the domestic
                  cat, or any member of the species Felis sylvestris regardless of size, or any hybrid
                  of domestic and wild cats, or any member of the genus Panthera.
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                  (3)
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                  Any bear or hybrid of any species of bear.
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                  (4)
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                  Any non-human primate.
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                  (5)
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                  Any venomous reptile or venomous amphibian.
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                  (6)
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                  Any constrictor snake, including, but not limited to, pythons and anacondas.
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                  (7)
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                  Any crocodile, alligator, or caiman.
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                  (8)
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                  Any member of the family Macropodidae, including, but not limited to, kangaroos.
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                  (9)
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                  Any animal that is not livestock or customarily used for agricultural purposes and
                  which weighs over three hundred (300) pounds.
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               <span class="ital">Wild animal</span> means any animal native or indigenous to North Carolina with an established wild
               population in North Carolina.
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               (Ord. Of 9-21-21(2); Ord. No. 2022-02, 3-15-22)
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