North Carolina General Statutes 90-113.5. State Board of Pharmacy, State Bureau of Investigation and peace officers to enforce Article
It is hereby made the duty of the State Board of Pharmacy, its officers, agents, inspectors, and representatives, and all peace officers within the State, including agents of the State Bureau of Investigation, and all State’s attorneys, to enforce all provisions of this Article, except those specifically delegated, and to cooperate with all agencies charged with the enforcement of the laws of the United States, of this State, and of all other states, relating to controlled substances. The State Bureau of Investigation is hereby authorized to make initial investigation of all violations of this Article, and is given original but not exclusive jurisdiction in respect thereto with all other law-enforcement officers of the State. ?(1971, c. 919, s. 1; 2014-100, s. 17.1(hh).)
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 90-113.5
- Bureau: means the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, United States Department of Justice or its successor agency. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-87
- 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.
- State: means the State of North Carolina. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-87
- United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3