Section 113-337 - Unlawful acts; penalties(a) It is unlawful:(1) To take, possess, transport, sell, barter, trade, exchange, export, or offer for sale, barter, trade, exchange or export, or give away for any purpose including advertising or other promotional purpose any animal on a protected wild animal list, except as authorized according to the regulations of the Commission, including those promulgated pursuant to G.S. 113-333(1);(2) To perform any act specifically prohibited by the regulations of the Commission promulgated pursuant to its authority under G.S. 113-333.(b) Each person convicted of violating the provisions of this Article is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-337
1987, c. 382, s. 1; 1999-408, s. 10.