New State Law For Petting Zoos
WFMY News 2
Raymond Jones , Assignment Editor
7/31/2006
61 people in the US die of E. Coli infections each year.
Many parents crossed out going to the petting zoo after the 2004 E-Coli outbreak at the State Fair.
New state rules take affect later this year and some local petting zoo's are getting a jump start on it.
A petting zoo that violates the new rules can lose its license and be forced to pay a $5000 fine.
The link to the law is http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2005/Bills/Senate/PDF/S268v4.pdf. Also, for more information of Petting Zoo safety, see www.fairsafety.com.