NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1961 SESSION

CHAPTER 275

HOUSE BILL 171

AN ACT TO AMEND G. S. 106-408 RELATIVE TO LIVESTOCK MARKET FACILITIES AND TIME OF SALES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. G. S. 106-408, as the same appears in the 1960 Replacement Volume 3A, is hereby amended by changing the period at the end of the last sentence of the second and last paragraph to a semi-colon and adding the following:

"Provided, however, any livestock sale requiring no more than four hours selling time may begin sales at 2:00 P. M., but such sales must be concluded not later than 6:00 P. M.

"All public livestock market operators operating under this Article who shall begin sales later than 1:00 P.M., as provided in this Section, shall post notice of the sales starting time in a conspicuous place on the market premises and shall notify the State Veterinarian in writing at least ten days prior to the initial sale. In the event of subsequent changes in starting times, notice shall be posted on the premises and notification given to the State Veterinarian in the same manner as set out above."

Sec. 1(a). Provided, however, that this Act shall not apply to Robeson County.

Sec. 2. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 25th day of April, 1961.