(a)        Nothing in this Article shall be construed to create any new claim, right of action, or civil liability not previously existing under State law.

(b)        Nothing in this Article shall be construed to interfere with any agency’s exclusive or primary jurisdiction to find or declare violations of a food adulteration or misbranding statute or rule. ?(2013-309, s. 1.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 99E-44

  • 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: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
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