North Carolina Statutes
§ 145-9 — State reptile
North Carolina § 145-9
JurisdictionNorth Carolina
Ch. 145State Symbols and Other Official Adoptions
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Bluebook
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-9 (2026).
Text
The turtle is adopted as the official State reptile of the State of North Carolina, and the eastern box turtle is designated as the emblem representing the turtles inhabiting North Carolina. (1979, c. 154, s. 1.)
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North Carolina § 145-9, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nc/145/145-9.