Publications

Books and Book Chapters

A North Carolina Guide to Animal Control Law, by Aimee N. Wall, 2008 (Chapters are available in view-only PDF format. You may view these files on your computer and save them for future viewing, but you will not be able to print them.)

• "Animal Control," County and Municipal Government in North Carolina, 2006, by Aimee N. Wall (read-only) Individual articles from County and Municipal Government in North Carolina may be purchased in PDF format from the School of Government at http://www.sog.unc.edu/pubs/cmg/.
• Coates' Canons Local Government Law Blog Compilation, January-June 2011
• Coates’ Canons Local Government Law Blog Compilation, 2009-2010
• Legislative Updates: Summaries of legislative changes affecting animal control law are included in the "Local Government" chapter of the School of Government's annual publication entitled North Carolina Legislation.
  • 2007
  • 2006

Bulletins

• Aimee Wall, An Overview of North Carolina's Rabies Control Laws, Local Government Law Bulletin No. 125, Oct. 2011
• Aimee Wall, North Carolina Animal Control Law: 2005 Legislative Update, Local Government Law Bulletin No. 107, Oct. 2005
• Jeanette Cox, Ordinances Targeting Pit Bull Dogs Must Be Drafted Carefully, Local Government Law Bulletin No. 106, Nov. 2004

Other Resources

• Katie O'Connor Sirakos, Euthanasia in North Carolina Companion Animal Shelters:  Interviews with Decreased-Rate Facilities and Comparative Analysis (UNC-CH Master's Paper, March 2011)
  • Final paper (95 KB)
  • Final paper, including including data and appendices (3.5 MB)
• Jennifer Reed and Courtney Pierce, Preliminary Assessment of the Effects of Recent Spay/Neuter Legislation in Buncombe County, NC (NCSU graduate students, June 2007)