State Reptile: Turtle
Emblem: Eastern Box Turtle
The General Assembly of 1979 designated the turtle (Terrapene carolina) as the official State Reptile for North Carolina. (Session Laws, 1979, c. 154).
§ 145-9. State reptile.
The turtle is adopted as the official State reptile of the State of North Carolina, and the eastern box turtle is designated as the emblem representing the turtles inhabiting North Carolina. (1979, c. 154, s. 1.)
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1 June 2007 | Case, Steven
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boosky replied on Permalink
Is there any more website's about turtles (any kind of turtle).
ehorton replied on Permalink
Thanks for using NCpedia. Here is a link to some more information on the Eastern Box Turtle in NCpedia: http://ncpedia.org/wildlife/box-turtle. Good luck in your turtle research!
Emily Horton, Government & Heritage Library, State Library of NC
bella replied on Permalink
i love turtles!!!!!!! when i found out you couldnt puchase them in the state of NC i did 12 laps around my house screaming..... do you know why you cant purchase them in the state of NC?
Riley Dougherty replied on Permalink
probly because they r endangered.
Mike Childs replied on Permalink
The sale of turtles with shells smaller than four inches was banned by the federal goverment in 1975 because such turtles can spread the disease Salmonella to humans:
http://www.ncdhhs.gov/pressrel/2007/4-17-07aturtlesflyer.pdf
North Carolina banned the sale of all turtles in 1976 due to these concerns. Here are some links from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services:
http://www.ncdhhs.gov/pressrel/2007/12-21-07.htm
http://www.ncdhhs.gov/pressrel/2007/4-17-07a.htm
Mike Childs, Government and Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina
cal dan replied on Permalink
not helpful
emma replied on Permalink
TOO CUTE!
makayla replied on Permalink
i love eastern box turtle
jack replied on Permalink
so adorable
nick replied on Permalink
adorable >=P
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