Craig v. County of Chatham

EAGLES, Chief Judge.

This appeal presents the issue of whether Chatham County exceeded its authority to enact certain swine farm regulations.

At the outset, we note that the Chatham County Board of Health and the Chatham County Board of Commissioners are not entities capable of being sued. See G.S. § 153A-11 (1999) (granting counties the right to sue and be sued). The present action concerns three sets of Chatham County regulations. The Chatham County Board of Commissioners enacted two ordinances, one entitled “Chatham County Ordinance Regulating Swine Farms” (Swine Ordinance) and another…