He’s off the fish hook!

Charges were dropped against a North Carolina man accused of mistreating his pet by leaving it behind when he was evicted — because the law doesn’t apply to fish.

The animal cruelty case was the county’s first involving a pet fish — and it will likely be the last, based on the announcement Tuesday by the New Hanover County District Attorney’s Office.

Michael Hinson, 53, no longer faces charges for allegedly abandoning the 6-inch tank dweller last month upon his eviction from a Wilmington home.

Hinson’s arrest made headlines last week after deputies seized the malnourished fish from his former residence.

The pet owner was booked April 3 on charges of animal cruelty and abandonment. He was released from jail on $4,000 bond.

The fish was brought to a local pet store, where it is receiving treatment, authorities said.

With Post wires