Animals on Campus

Except as provided in “REG05.10.03 Animals on University Property,” animals are not permitted in university buildings or on university property. The regulation allows limited exceptions for the following:

  • Pets
  • Service and Assistance Animals
  • Therapy Animals
  • Comfort and Emotional Support Animals
  • Law Enforcement Agency and Search and Rescue Animals
  • Animals for Academic/Research

Exempted animals must comply with the general requirements in section 4 of the regulation including, but not limited to the following:

  • Animals must be under the control of the owner/handler at all times.
  • With the exception of limited situations involving Service or Assistance Animals, all animals must be restrained by a leash or other appropriate device that does not exceed 6 feet in length.
  • All animals must be licensed and fully inoculated in accordance with applicable federal, state, Pitt County and City of Greenville North Carolina regulations. With limited exceptions for Service or Assistance Animals the burden of proving current valid licensure and current inoculation status is on the owner/handler.
  • Animal fecal matter deposited on or in University Property must be removed immediately and disposed of properly by the owner/handler. The burden is on the owner/handler to arrange for removal of fecal matter if he or she is personally unable to perform the task.
  • Damage to University Property is the responsibility of the owner/handler, including the costs for replacement and/or repairs.
  • The University may remove or require the removal of any animal on or in University Property that poses a Direct Threat to the health or safety of others, is not housebroken, or otherwise disrupts the uses to which the particular University Property is intended.
  • The ECU IACUC must be informed, and ECU Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) must review and approve requests for animals to be brought on or in University Property for exhibitions, petting zoos, circuses, animal shows and the like.

NOTE: ECU does not have a veterinary clinic/hospital on campus.