North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 145 State Symbols and Other Official Adoptions

• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-1.   State flower
  The dogwood is hereby adopted as the official flower of the State of North Carolina. (1941, c. 289.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-2.   State bird
  The cardinal is hereby declared to be the official State bird of North Carolina. (1943, c. 595.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-3.   State tree
  The pine is hereby adopted as the official State tree of the State of North Carolina. (1963, c. 41.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-4.   State shell
  The Scotch bonnet is hereby adopted as the official State shell of the State of North Carolina. (1965, c. 681.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-5.   State mammal
  The gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) is hereby adopted as the official State mammal of the State of North Carolina. (1969, c. 1207.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-6.   State saltwater fish
  The channel bass (red drum) is hereby adopted as the official State saltwater fish of the State of North Carolina. (1971, c. 274.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-7.   State insect
  The honeybee is hereby adopted as the official State insect of the State of North Carolina. (1973, c. 55.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-8.   State stone
  The emerald is hereby adopted as the official State precious stone of the State of North Carolina. (1973, c. 136, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 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...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-10.   State rock
  Granite is adopted as the official State rock of the State of North Carolina. (1979, c. 906, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-10.1.   State beverage
  Milk is hereby adopted as the official State beverage of the State of North Carolina. (1987, c. 347.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-11.   State historical boat
  The Shad Boat is adopted as the official State historical boat of the State of North Carolina. (1987, c. 366.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-12.   State language
  (a) Purpose. English is the common language of the people of the United States of America and the State of North Carolina. This section...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-13.   The State dog
  The Plott Hound is adopted as the official dog of the State of North Carolina. (1989, c. 773, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-14.   The State Military Academy
  Oak Ridge Military Academy, in Oak Ridge, North Carolina, as long as it remains a military academy is adopted as the official military academy...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-15.   State tartan
  The Carolina Tartan is adopted as the official tartan of the State of North Carolina. (1991, c. 85, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-16.   State Watermelon Festivals
  (a) The Hertford County Watermelon Festival is adopted as the official Northeastern North Carolina Watermelon Festival. The Hertford County Watermelon Festival shall be observed...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-17.   State vegetable
  The sweet potato is adopted as the official vegetable of the State of North Carolina. (1995, c. 521, s. 3.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-18.   State fruit and State berries
  (a) The official fruit of the State of North Carolina is the Scuppernong grape (Vitis genus). (b) The official red berry of the State...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-19.   State International Festival
  Folkmoot USA is adopted as the official international festival of the State of North Carolina. (2003-315, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-20.   State wildflower
  The Carolina Lily (Lilium michauxii) is adopted as the official wildflower of the State of North Carolina. (2003-426, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-21.   State Aviation Hall of Fame and Museum and State Museum of Aviation
  The Asheboro Municipal Airport is designated as the official location of the North Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame and the North Carolina Aviation Museum....
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-22.   State carnivorous plant
  The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is adopted as the official carnivorous plant of the State of North Carolina. (2005-74, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-23.   State birthplace of traditional pottery
  The Seagrove area, including portions of Randolph, Chatham, Lee, Moore, and Montgomery Counties, is designated as the official location of the birthplace of North...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-24.   Official State dances
  (a) Clogging is adopted as the official folk dance of North Carolina. (b) Shagging is adopted as the official popular dance of North Carolina....
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-25.   State Christmas tree
  The Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) is adopted as the official Christmas tree of the State of North Carolina. (2005-387, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-26.   State freshwater trout
  The Southern Appalachian strain of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is adopted as the official freshwater trout of the State of North Carolina. (2005-387, s.
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-27.   State Collard Festival
  The Ayden Collard Festival is adopted as the official collard festival of the State of North Carolina. (2007-28, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-28.   State food festival
  The Lexington Barbecue Festival is adopted as the official food festival of the Piedmont Triad Region of the State of North Carolina. (2007-533, s.
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-29.   State community theater
  The Thalian Association in Wilmington, North Carolina, is adopted as the official community theater of North Carolina. (2007-68, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-30.   State potato festival
  The Albemarle Potato Festival is adopted as the official Irish potato festival of the State of North Carolina. (2009-24, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-31.   State horse
  The Colonial Spanish Mustang is adopted as the official horse of the State of North Carolina. (2010-6, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-32.   Honor and Remember Flag
  The Honor and Remember Flag created by Honor and Remember, Inc., is adopted as a symbol to honor and recognize members of the Armed...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-33.   State Shad Festival; Blue Monday Shad Fry
  (a) The Grifton Shad Festival is adopted as the official Shad Festival of the State of North Carolina. (b) The East Arcadia Blue Monday...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-34.   State herring festival
  The Herring Festival held in the Town of Jamesville is adopted as the official herring festival of the State of North Carolina. (2011-59, s.
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-35.   State mineral
  Gold (Aurum) is adopted as the official State mineral of the State of North Carolina. (2011-233, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-36.   State sport
  Stock car racing is adopted as the official sport of North Carolina. (2011-187, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-37.   State Shrimp Festival
  The Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival is adopted as the official shrimp festival of the State of North Carolina. (2011-65, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-38.   State butterfly
  The Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) is adopted as the official State butterfly of the State of North Carolina. (2012-29, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-39.   State spring and fall livermush festivals
  (a) The Shelby Livermush Festival is adopted as the official fall livermush festival of the State of North Carolina. (b) The Marion Livermush Festival...
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-40.   State mullet festival
  The Swansboro Mullet Festival is adopted as the official mullet festival of the State of North Carolina. (2012-29, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-41.   State fossil
  The fossilized teeth of the megalodon shark is adopted as the official fossil of the State of North Carolina. (2013-189, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-42.   State frog
  The pine barrens tree frog (Hyla andersonii) is adopted as the official frog of the State of North Carolina. (2013-189, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-43.   State salamander
  The marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum) is adopted as the official salamander of the State of North Carolina. (2013-189, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-44.   State marsupial
  The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is adopted as the official marsupial of the State of North Carolina. (2013-189, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-45.   State folk art
  The whirligigs created by Vollis Simpson are adopted as the official folk art of the State of North Carolina. (2013-189, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-46.   State art medium
  Clay is adopted as the official art medium of the State of North Carolina. (2013-189, s. 1.)
• N.C. Gen. Stat. § 145-47.   State peanut festival
  The Dublin Peanut Festival, held the third Saturday of September of every year, is adopted as the official peanut festival of the State of...

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