§ 106-120 Title of Article
§ 106-121 Definitions and general consideration
§ 106-122 Certain acts prohibited
§ 106-123 Injunctions restraining violations
§ 106-124 Violations made misdemeanor
§ 106-124.1 Civil penalties
§ 106-125 Detention of product or article suspected of being adulterated or misbranded
§ 106-126 Prosecutions of violations
§ 106-127 Report of minor violations in discretion of Commissioner
§ 106-128 Establishment of reasonable standards of quality by Board of Agriculture
§ 106-129 Foods deemed to be adulterated
§ 106-130 Foods deemed misbranded
§ 106-131 Permits governing manufacture of foods subject to contamination with microorganisms
§ 106-132 Additives, etc., deemed unsafe
§ 106-133 Drugs deemed to be adulterated
§ 106-134 Drugs deemed misbranded
§ 106-134.1 Prescriptions required; label requirements; removal of certain drugs from requirements of this section
§ 106-135 Regulations for sale of new drugs
§ 106-136 Cosmetics deemed adulterated
§ 106-137 Cosmetics deemed misbranded
§ 106-138 False advertising
§ 106-139 Regulations by Board of Agriculture
§ 106-139.1 Declaration of net quantity of contents
§ 106-140 Further powers of Commissioner of Agriculture for enforcement of Article; report by inspector to owner of establishment
§ 106-140.1 Registration of producers of prescription drugs and devices
§ 106-141 Examinations and investigations
§ 106-141.1 Inspections of donated food
§ 106-142 Publication of reports of judgments, decrees, etc
§ 106-143 Article construed supplementary
§ 106-144 Exemptions
§ 106-145 Effective date
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Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 106 > Article 12 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3