GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1983 SESSION
CHAPTER 615
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 113-292 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(e) It is unlawful for any person to:
(1) Release or place exotic species of wild animals or wild birds in an area for the purpose of stocking the area for hunting or trapping;
(2) Release or place species of wild animals or wild birds not indigenous to that area in an area for the purpose of stocking the area for hunting or trapping;
(3) Take by hunting or trapping any animal or bird released or placed in an area in contravention of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, except under a permit to hunt or trap which may be issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission for the purpose of eradicating or controlling the population of any species of wildlife that has been so released or placed in the area."
Sec. 2. This act shall become effective October 1, 1983.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 24th day of June, 1983.