SESSION LAW 2001-469
HOUSE BILL 1472
Passed: January 10, 2002
In response to the potential threat of biological terrorism (BT) the North Carolina General Assembly passed a law that requires the registration of potentially dangerous biological agents. This legislation was enacted because of the recent anthrax attacks in the fall of 2001. Effective January 10, 2002, the State of North Carolina now requires that organizations or individuals who possess and maintain a biological agent listed as select agents in Federal Register 42 C.F.R. Part 72 to notify the Office of the North Carolina BT Coordinator.
The information that is reported to the BT Coordinator for the Biological Agents Registry will be strictly confidential and can only be released by order of the State Health Director upon a finding that the release is necessary for the conduct of a disease investigation or for the investigation of a release, theft or loss of a biological agent.
