(A) No person shall butcher any cattle, hogs, or sheep within the corporate limits of the town.
(B) This section shall not apply to persons that butcher cattle, or hogs or sheep, for non-commercial home purposes.
(C) Bona fide farms may slaughter animals a maximum of six days per year; provided, that such activities shall be accessory to the primary bona fide farm use. This subsection (C) does not authorize commercial animal slaughtering operations, which are permitted only to the extent they are allowed by Chapter 17, “Planning, Zoning, and Subdivision Control”, of this code.
(Code 1976, § 9.7)
Cross-reference:
Livestock, §§ 4-501 et seq.
Statutory reference:
Meat inspection and slaughtering, G.S. Ch. 106, Art. 49B.