FINES AND PENALTIES.

Raleigh City Code § 12-3069

in effect

Sec. 12-3069. - FINES AND PENALTIES. (a) Any violation of this chapter is both a civil offense and a misdemeanor criminal offense. The fine for a criminal violation of this chapter shall be up to five hundred dollars ($500.00) or larger if allowed by G.S. 14-4. Misdemeanor violations shall be enforced by the issuance of citations or by arrest according to the same procedures used for other criminal violations. (b) The first violation of this chapter shall subject the violator to a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00); the second violation during a twelve-month period shall be subject to a one hundred fifty dollar ($150.00) penalty; the third violation during a twelve-month period shall be subject to a two hundred fifty dollar ($250.00) penalty; the fourth and subsequent violations shall be subject to a five hundred dollar ($500.00) penalty. Civil citations shall be served personally upon the violator by an animal controlofficer, by a member of the Raleigh Police Department, or by any other means authorized for the service of civil process by the North Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. (c) Failure to pay any license fee established by this chapter will constitute both a civil offense and a criminal misdemeanor. The violator will be subject to the amount of the license fee in addition to the civil and criminal penalties set out in subsection (b) above. A civil collection of the fee will be in the nature of a collection for debt. (d) In the event that no animal has suffered injury or death, a first violation related to the extreme weather provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to a written warning prior to being subject to a civil penalty. (Ord. No. 2003-433, §2, 4-15-03; Ord. No. 2016-552, §10, 3-1-16, eff. 3-15-16; Ord. No. 2020-114, §6, 7-7-20)

Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT12LIRE_CH3AN_ARTEADEN_DIV1IMDI_S12-3069FIPEFetched: 11/1/2026