GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1991 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 138

HOUSE BILL 712

 

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HUNTING ON, FROM, OR ACROSS THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF N.C. HIGHWAY 55 AND N.C. HIGHWAY 306 IN PAMLICO COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  It is unlawful to hunt, take, or kill any wild animal or wild bird on, from, or across the right-of-way of N.C. Highway 55 and N.C. Highway 306 in Pamlico County.

Sec. 2.  Violation of this act is a misdemeanor punishable for a first conviction by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, and punishable for a second conviction within three years by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or by both.

Sec. 3.  This act is enforceable by law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.

Sec. 4.  This act applies only to Pamlico County.

Sec. 5.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 27th day of May, 1991.

 

 

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James C. Gardner

President of the Senate

 

 

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Daniel Blue, Jr.

Speaker of the House of Representatives