NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 247.70
INTERFERENCE WITH ANIMAL RESEARCH—WILLFUL INTERFERENCE WITH THE CARE OF AN ANIMAL KEPT WITHIN AN ANIMAL RESEARCH FACILITY. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with interference with animal
research by willful interference with the care of any animal kept within an
animal research facility.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant willfully interfered
with the care of an animal kept within an 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
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant willfully interfered with the care of an
animal kept within an animal research facility, it would be your duty to
return a verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or have a reasonable doubt,
it would be your duty to return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 247.70 (Replacement June 2021). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-159.2 (a)(4). 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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