North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 14. Criminal Law § 14-79.2. Waste kitchen grease; unlawful acts and penalties

(1) Take and carry away, or aid in taking or carrying away, any waste kitchen grease container or the waste kitchen grease contained therein, which container bears a notice that unauthorized removal is prohibited without written consent of the owner of the container.

(2) Intentionally contaminate or purposely damage any waste kitchen grease container or grease therein.

(3) Place a label on a waste kitchen grease container knowing that it is owned by another person in order to claim ownership of the container.

(1) If the value of the waste kitchen grease container, or the container and the waste kitchen grease contained therein, is one thousand dollars ($1,000) or less, it shall be a Class 1 misdemeanor.

(2) If the value of the waste kitchen grease container, or the container and the waste kitchen grease contained therein, is more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), it shall be a Class H felony.