NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

CHAPTER 721

HOUSE BILL 652

AN ACT TO REGULATE THE HUNTING WITH RIFLES IN CERTAIN TOWNSHIPS OF MOORE COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt with the use of any rifle that has a bore larger than twenty-two (.22) caliber unless the person discharging (shooting) the rifle is positioned at least eight feet from the ground and is not located within one mile of any residence or any business establishment including a golf course. This act shall be deemed to prohibit the use of a rifle which is capable of firing twenty-two (.22) caliber center fire ammunition or the use of such ammunition.

Sec. 2. Violation of this act shall constitute a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, or both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

Sec. 3. All law enforcement officers of the county and State, including officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, shall have authority to enforce the provisions of this act.

Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt any game animal unless he has in his possession the written permission of the person owning or leasing the land on which he is located.

Sec. 5. This act shall apply only to the Townships of Sandhill and Mineral Springs in Moore County.

Sec. 6. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 31st day of May, 1979.