This supports what wlcmmtt said but click the link for the offical document; Article 55.

http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/pdf/ByArticle/Chapter_14/Article_55.pdf

This is only guidelines for the state as a whole, you need to also check with county and city/town regulations.

I don't think the Article 55 is too much to ask of us hot herp keepers.