NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 247.60
INTERFERENCE WITH ANIMAL RESEARCH—WILLFUL, UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF AN ANIMAL FROM AN ENCLOSURE OR RESTRAINING DEVICE. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with interference with animal
research by the willful unauthorized release of an animal from any
[enclosure] [restraining device] located within an animal research facility.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant willfully released an animal kept within an
animal research facility from any [enclosure] [restraining device] located
within that animal research facility. An animal research facility is any facility
where animals are kept within the facility for research in the advancement of
medical, veterinary, dental, or biological sciences. 1
And Second, that this release was unauthorized.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant willfully released an animal kept within
an animal research facility from an [enclosure] [restraining device] located
within that facility, and that this release was unauthorized, it would be your
duty to return a verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or have a reasonable
doubt as to one or both of these things, it would be your duty to return a
verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 247.60 (Replacement December 2000). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-159.2(a)(3). Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.
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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-24
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