NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 758

SENATE BILL 405

 

 

AN ACT TO RESTRICT THE TRAPPING OF ANIMALS IN NASH COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and notwithstanding any rule, regulation or order heretofore or hereafter adopted or issued by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission or its successor agency, except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to set any trap of any kind or description or to attempt to trap, or trap any animal of any kind in Nash County. Any owner of real estate may trap on his own land or give written permission annually to others to do so.

Sec. 2. Any person convicted of a violation of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined an amount not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) and/or imprisoned up to a period of six months in the discretion of the court.

Sec. 3. This act shall be in full force and effect on and after July 1, 1977.

Sec. 4. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 27th day of June, 1977.